Rick Porcello wasn’t satisfied with his team-best 10th quality start of the season in yesterday’s 5-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox in the series finale at Fenway Park.

Porcello went six innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Porcello is 8-3 with a 3.54 ERA in 14 starts.

While his line qualified for a quality start, Porcello used an inordinate amount of his 105 pitches to escape self-inflicted jams during the first three innings.

“It was a battle and I really felt I could have thrown the ball a lot better than I did,” said Porcello. “Mainly it was walks and two of those walks were for bad walks that resulted in two runs.

“That’s part of pitching. You are not going to feel 100 percent all of the time when the ball is not going to where you want. But, again, the end of the day the thing I have to do well and throw strikes and not get to passive.”

The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI double off The Wall by Jose Abreu. Porcello pitched out of trouble with runners at the corners in the second, and gave up and unearned run in the third.

The White Sox went up 3-1 on a cheap run in the sixth. Shortstop Tim Anderson drew a leadoff walk and advance on a sacrifice bunt by Charlie Tilson. Trayce Thompson followed with a grounder to first and engaged in a foot race with Porcello to the bag. Porcello made the putout but stumbled coming off the bag. Anderson saw the opening and made a dash to the plate.

“I was coming in as fast as I could and I didn’t know where the runner was and I didn’t know how close it was going to be,” said Porcello. “I was trying at least beat him to the bag and make the out and Mitch (Moreland) made a good feed.

“I tripped and him being a great baserunner, as fast as he is, took advantage of it.”

In the swing

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said injured right fielder Mookie Betts was ready to undergo pregame progression.

Cora was encouraged by Betts’ swing and comfort level in the batting cage prior to the game. Betts was placed on the disabled list on June 1 with a left abdominal strain and has missed 14 straight games.

“He hit and it was good and he was driving the ball and he still has stuff to do,” said Cora. “We are going to take a pregame where he goes through his whole routine and he is actually going to hit off the machine during the game and see how he reacts to it.”

Cora would not confirm if Betts would make a rehab start but said he would travel with the team.

Cora said second baseman Dustin Pedroia (knee inflammation) is recused from all baseball activity but will travel with the team.

Knuckled under

Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez made sure he packed both catcher mitts for the 10-game road swing. There was the normal mitt for everyday use and the special glove that resembles a spiderweb he uses to receive knuckleballer Steven Wright, who will throw the series opener at Baltimore.

“It’s a special mitt,” said Vazquez. “It feels like three times (the size of) my regular glove, just so much bigger, and they made it for (Wright) and I grabbed it from him.”