Chi. White Sox 11, Cleveland 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, September 12, 2016
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Dan Iassogna, 1B -
Lance Barrett, 2B -
Dale Scott, 3B -
Bob Davidson
Attendance:
12588
By The Sports Xchange
CHICAGO -- Jose Abreu and Todd Frazier each drove in a pair of runs and Avisail Garcia homered and matched a career high with four hits as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-4 on Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
The White Sox gave starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez plenty of run support and scored in all eight of their at-bats after Chicago fell behind early. Adam Eaton homered in the sixth inning before Tyler Saladino and Eaton had run-scoring hits in the seventh when the White Sox tacked onto their lead. Frazier capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, his career-high 36th of the season.
Gonzalez (4-6) was strong over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander scattered six hits and surrendered three runs, but allowed only two hits over his final 4 2/3 innings.
Mike Napoli homered off relief pitcher Blake Smith in the eighth inning for the Indians, who used seven pitchers in the loss.
Garcia snapped a 3-3 tie with a solo home run to lead off the fourth inning before Tim Anderson extended the White Sox's lead to 5-3 with a two-out RBI double.
That chased Indians starter Carlos Carrasco, who allowed five runs (four earned) and scattered eight hits in just 3 2/3 innings.
The White Sox added another run in the fifth inning when Abreu scored on a Kyle Crockett passed ball. Abreu walked to lead off the inning and advanced to third base on a Frazier single and an error by right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall.
The Indians jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the second inning when they strung together three consecutive hits. Jose Ramirez doubled before Chisenhall followed with an RBI single. Rajai Davis' double drove in Chisenhall before Roberto Perez delivered a one-out RBI single.
The White Sox, who used an Abreu RBI groundout in the first inning to take 1-0 lead, drew even with an Omar Narvaez sacrifice fly in the second inning and an Abreu RBI double in the third.
NOTES: Indians RHP Danny Salazar will miss three to four weeks after being diagnosed with a mild strain to his right forearm flexor musculature. Salazar underwent an MRI exam Monday and will get a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday. He won't throw for 10 days. Manager Terry Francona said it is too early to speculate whether Salazar could factor into the Indians' postseason pitching plans. "The biggest thing is to get him healthy," Francona said. ... Cleveland C Yan Gomes (separated right shoulder) was scheduled to catch nine innings Monday night at Double-A Akron and will DH on Tuesday before he is re-evaluated as to when he could return. ... RHP Zack Burdi, the White Sox's 2016 first-round draft pick, made an appearance at U.S. Cellular Field to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Burdi was 1-0 and recorded a 3.32 ERA in 38 innings over 26 minor league appearances after finishing his collegiate career at Louisville.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Cleveland
|
8 |
1 |
15 |
.229 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Chi. White Sox
|
16 |
3 |
28 |
.400 |
20 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |