BOSTON (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox will try to extend their winning streak to six games Tuesday night when they open a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. First pitch is scheduled under cloudy skies, with the temperature at 72 degrees. Boston (60-51) enters with a one-game lead over Chicago (59-52), though they play in different divisions. The Red Sox swept a three-game set at Chicago from July 7-9, outscoring the White Sox 15-2. That included a 5-0 win and a 2-1 victory in the final two games. Both teams are coming off Sunday victories. Chicago routed Tampa Bay 9-1, and Boston won 8-4 at Dodger Stadium. Chicago is expected to start Anthony Kay, who earned the win Sunday against the Rays. Kay allowed seven hits and no earned runs over 6 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts. He previously gave up three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Yankees on July 28 and allowed two earned runs in five innings at Texas on July 22. Against Boston on July 9, Kay took the loss despite allowing two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. In Sunday’s win, the White Sox backed Kay with home runs from Everson Pereira and Miguel Vargas. Pereira went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs. Vargas hit a solo homer in a 1-for-5 day. Boston is expected to start Jake Bennett, who also won Sunday. Bennett allowed six hits and three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings at Los Angeles, with four strikeouts. He threw seven scoreless innings against the White Sox on July 8, scattering four hits with four strikeouts in a 5-0 victory. He then gave up three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings at on July 28 and beat Baltimore on July 22. Masataka Yoshida and Wilyer Abreu powered Boston’s win over the Dodgers. Yoshida was 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Abreu also went 2 for 4 with a homer and an RBI. The Red Sox have won five straight, while the White Sox have won four of their last five. Boston’s recent surge came on the road, and Tuesday begins a six-game homestand. Interstat’s game simulator projects Boston to win 7-5. Its ELO model gives Boston a 62.4 percent chance to win. Boston is a -1.5 run-line favorite, and the over/under is 9. The series continues Wednesday and Thursday at Fenway. After that, Chicago returns home to face Cleveland, while Boston hosts Oakland.