By Sean McAdam
CSNNE.com Red Sox InsiderFollow @sean_mcadam
CHICAGO -- There's something about going for personal milestones at U.S. Cellular Field which doesn't bode well for Red Sox pitchers.
The last time the Red Sox were here, in September, Jon Lester was shelled in his attempt to win his 20th game of 2010. Friday night, Tim Wakefield was tripped up on his way to try for career win No. 200.
Wakefield allowed just one hit through the first five innings, but was nicked for a run in the sixth then yielded a two-run homer to A.J. Pierzynski in the seventh, resulting in a 3-1 setback to the Chicago White Sox.
The veteran knuckleballer got little offensive support from his teammates who managed just three hits off start Gavin Floyd and two Chicago relievers.
The lone Red Sox run came on a solo homer from Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who hit his ninth home run -- and third in his last seven starts.
The only other hits for the Red Sox were a single from Drew Sutton in the second and an infield single by Marco Scutaro in the sixth.
Dustin Pedroia was hitless in four at-bats and saw his 25-game hitting streak snapped.
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The loss was the third in the last five games for the Sox. In those three games, they have scored a total of five runs.
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