White Sox edge Guardians to earn series split
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 [July 14, 2022]
Right-hander Lucas Giolito
pitched six shutout innings in the Chicago White Sox's 2-1 victory
over the host Cleveland Guardians in the teams' series finale on
Wednesday.
Giolito (6-5) went 6 1/3 innings and allowed five hits, one unearned
run and one walk. The veteran struck out five batters.
He came into the game with a 1.93 ERA in 11 career starts against
Cleveland. That trend didn't change on Wednesday.
Veteran Liam Hendriks earned his 18th save with a scoreless ninth
inning.
The teams split the four-game series 2-2.
The Guardians knocked out Giolito in the seventh when Franmil Reyes
singled and Nolan Jones walked. Manager Tony La Russa brought in
reliever Reynaldo Lopez, who induced a fielder's choice to Owen
Miller for the second out. Pinch hitter Andres Gimenez's hard
grounder was booted by second baseman Josh Harrison, as Reyes
scored.
It snapped an 18-inning scoreless drought by the Cleveland offense.
The Guardians got out of a jam in the seventh. After Tim Anderson
singled and Yoan Moncada walked with two outs, Robert hit Anderson
in the back with a line drive for the third out. Robert, who went
3-for-4 with a run, was credited with a single.
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Reliever Sam Hentges (2-2) pitched 1 2/3 innings to
suffer the loss. He allowed three hits, two runs and two walks. The
left-hander struck out one batter.
Guardians starter Aaron Civale was taken out of the game after one
inning with right wrist soreness. He allowed two hits and no runs.
He was replaced by Eli Morgan, who pitched two shutout innings.
The White Sox finally got to the Cleveland bullpen in the sixth
inning. Hentges walked Moncada -- the first free pass of the game --
and allowed a single to Robert. Jose Abreu followed with a double
off the wall in right field, which scored Moncada for the first run
of the game. Robert came home on an RBI grounder by Andrew Vaughn
for a 2-0 advantage.
Left fielder Eloy Jimenez was taken out of the game after making a
running catch to end the sixth inning. He limped off the field and
was replaced by Adam Engel.
--Field Level Media
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