Cleveland 9, Chi. White Sox 4
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, April 13, 2013
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
44°
Umpires:
Home -
Ed Hickox, 1B -
Cory Blaser, 2B -
Jim Joyce, 3B -
Jim Wolf
Attendance:
11422
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Indians 9, White Sox 4: Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam as part of a five-RBI performance to lead Cleveland past visiting Chicago for the second straight day.
Nick Swisher and Yan Gomes both hit two-run homers and right-hander Zach McAllister (1-1) allowed one earned run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings as the Indians evened their record at 5-5.
Alejandro De Aza hit a two-run homer for the White Sox. Left-hander Chris Sale (1-1) was roughed up for eight runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings as Chicago lost its fifth straight game.
The contest was tied at 2 before Reynolds delivered a go-ahead single in the third. He broke the game open on his next at-bat in the fifth, when he slammed a 1-1 pitch from Sale over the left-field fence to give Cleveland a five-run lead.
Gomes homered off reliever Deunte Heath later in the inning to make it 9-2.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Reynolds has 186 career homers but the grand slam was just his second. … White Sox 1B Adam Dunn struck out twice in four hitless at-bats as his average dropped to .146. … C Carlos Santana (thumb) and 2B Jason Kipnis (elbow) were held out of Cleveland’s starting lineup.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Chi. White Sox
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.200 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cleveland
|
9 |
3 |
20 |
.273 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
1 |