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Cesar Hernandez had two of the Indians' eight
hits as the team's offense awoke. Cleveland batted just .109
(10-for-92) in the first three games of the series and was
no-hit by White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon Wednesday night.
Civale improved to 3-0 after limiting Chicago to one run on five
hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Three pitchers combined
on three innings of three-hit relief, with Emmanuel Clase
pitching around a Luis Robert triple and an unearned run in the
ninth to record his third save in as many opportunities.
White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada opened the scoring for the
second straight game, hitting an RBI single with two outs in the
first inning.
Returning to the lineup following a stint on the 10-day injured
list with a strained left hamstring, Chicago leadoff man Tim
Anderson singled to left on Civale's first pitch and scored
three batters later.
Heavy commotion ensued in between, as Adam Eaton followed
Anderson's hit with a single of his own, but was thrown out by
Indians right fielder Josh Naylor while trying to advance to
second base. Eaton took exception, feeling he had been nudged
off the bag, and pushed Indians shortstop Andres Gimenez.
Both benches and bullpens cleared, but there were no ejections.
White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn again pitched effectively to
bookend the club's first homestand of the season, but received
little run support. One week removed from defeating the Kansas
City Royals with a five-hit shutout in the home opener, the
right-hander cruised through the first 5 2/3 innings before
allowing a go-ahead two-run home run to Ramirez.
Lynn (1-1) allowed two runs on five hits in six innings while
striking out 10. He became the first pitcher in franchise
history to deliver consecutive starts with 10-plus strikeouts
and zero walks.
Cleveland extended its lead to 3-1 on a run-scoring groundout by
Gimenez in the seventh and a pair of errors against Chicago
first baseman Jose Abreu led to another run in the eighth.
Anderson and Robert had two hits each for Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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