BOSTON — Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin acknowledged that he may have inadvertently tipped his pitches during Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, a factor that likely contributed to the team’s 14-2 defeat.

Martin, who allowed nine earned runs in the outing and has now given up 23 earned runs over his last 25⅔ innings spanning five starts, noticed the Red Sox making unusually comfortable and confident swings early in the game. Boston scored six runs in the first inning, including a grand slam by Caleb Durbin, highlighting the offensive onslaught.

“Some of the adjustments we made thereafter, we started getting a lot more weak contact, a lot more swing and miss,” Martin said. “I definitely think there’s something to it. So something we have to go look at in between starts and see if we can clean it up.”

Catcher Kyle Teel, sidelined with an injury, reportedly observed the tipping signals from the dugout and alerted Martin and new catcher Joey Bart. Bart echoed concerns about the Red Sox’s ability to exploit the advantage.

“It just seemed like every wrinkle we threw at them they capitalized on,” Bart said. “A lot of times you get away with a lot of stuff, and tonight we didn’t. The Red Sox have a history of being really good with that. You know that going into the series. They’ve always been on top of that. So credit to them; it’s part of the game.”

Relief pitcher Erick Fedde, making his first appearance since transitioning to the bullpen, followed Martin and also struggled, allowing four runs (three earned) during Boston’s second six-run inning in the sixth. The Red Sox have won 24 of their last 27 games and continued their offensive dominance with the lopsided victory. The 14 runs allowed tied the most the White Sox have conceded this season.

Chicago’s hitters managed to score two runs, matching their total for the series during their last meeting in Chicago, where the Red Sox swept the White Sox. Chicago faces Boston’s Sonny Gray on Wednesday, who enters the game with a 13-2 record and a 2.93 ERA.

On the player development front, White Sox manager Pedro Venable addressed the recent demotion of catcher Edgar Quero to Triple-A Charlotte. Although Quero has shown some recent improvement at the plate, Venable emphasized that the team believes more progress is necessary.

“The things that we’ve asked him to do in the weight room, the training room, some of the preparation stuff, he’s really done a nice job of that, and we saw positive results from that,” Venable said. “But we believe strongly that there’s even more of a better version of him out there, and to send him back down to work on those things is really important.”

Additionally, left-handed pitcher Tyler Schweitzer was optioned to Charlotte following two scoreless relief appearances, while Tyler Gilbert was activated from the injured list but immediately sent to Triple-A. Outfielder Austin Hays, rehabbing from a strained left calf, has recorded seven hits, including three home runs, in 23 at-bats for Charlotte; however, the White Sox remain uncertain about his return timeline.

Shortstop Roch Cholowsky, the White Sox’s first-round pick in this year’s MLB Draft, made his professional debut with High-A Winston-Salem but went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a walk.

Chicago is scheduled to face Boston again Wednesday at 6:10 p.m. in a game featuring Sean Burke (7-5, 3.04 ERA) on the mound against Boston’s Sonny Gray.