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Bradley Zimmer had an RBI single and five
Indians pitchers held the American League Central-leading White
Sox to one third-inning run and seven hits to help them bounce
back after falling 8-6 in eight innings of Game 1. Cleveland
also split a home doubleheader with Toronto on Sunday.
Yoan Moncada and Billy Hamilton each had two hits while Nick
Madrigal drove in the lone run for Chicago, which saw its
five-game winning streak come to an end. The White Sox struck
out 26 times over both contests Monday (14 in Game 1, 12 in Game
2).
Facing Chicago's Jimmy Lambert in his third major league
appearance, first of 2021 and first-ever start, Zimmer hit a
two-out RBI single in the second for a 1-0 Indians' lead. The
White Sox, though, tied it in the third when Hamilton doubled,
went to third on Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill's wild pitch
and scored when Madrigal singled to right field.
The Indians got the lead right back in the bottom of the third.
Amed Rosario reached on an infield single and Ramirez clubbed
Lambert's offering into the right-center field seats for a 3-1
edge. Ramirez has hit four of his 13 home runs this season
against the White Sox.
Lambert (0-1) left after 3 2/3 innings, allowing all three
earned runs and seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
Quantrill, one of Cleveland's better relievers, also went 3 2/3
innings, giving up the lone run, scattering four hits and
fanning five without a walk.
Indians closer Emmanuel Clase allowed a lead-off single to Jake
Lamb in the ninth, then struck out the next three batters for
his ninth save of the season.
--Field Level Media
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