White Sox bats were going early. Elvis Andrus doubled to lead off the inning and the game. Luis Robert Jr. brought him home with his first triple of the season to put the Sox on the board. Next pitch, Eloy Jiménez hit a sacrifice fly to Oscar Gonzalez to extend the lead to 2.
Sox starting pitcher Jesse Scholtens would hold the Guardians off until the fifth inning. Gabriel Arias would notch a 2-run homer to tie the game at 2. A couple of batters later, Myles Straw singled on a ground ball to Elvis Andrus, deflected by Scholtens and Bryan Rocchio scores on an Andrus throwing error to first to give the Guardians a 3–2 advantage until…
A 2-out 9th inning rally! Eloy Jiménez singled to start off the Sox rally in the top of the 9th inning; Andrew Benintendi would come into the pinch-run. Andrew Vaughn in his second at bat of the day drove a ball to left field for a single. Down to the last out, Oscar Colás hustled down the line and reached base on a throwing error by Brayan Rocchio to load the bases. Zach Remillard also reached on a throwing error by the Guardians third baseman, which scored Benintendi to tie the game 3–3. Hitting a single up the middle to score Vaughn and Colás, Elvis Andrus came through with a big hit to give the Sox a 5–3 lead.
Elvis Andrus went 3-for-5 with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
Sox pitching held their ground. Scholtens went 6.0 IP with 6 strikeouts. Lane Ramsey made his MLB debut, retiring the side. Sammy Peralta earned the win and Jimmy Lambert earned the save.
The Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Guardians, 5–3, at Progressive Field. This game marks the end of the season series between the two clubs. The Sox are 8–5 this season, going 4–3 at home and 4–2 at Progressive Field.
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