Andres Gimenez's HR propels Guardians past White Sox
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[August 05, 2023]
Andres Gimenez clubbed a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth to
lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Chicago
White Sox on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
After Steven Kwan opened the inning with a single, Gimenez, who began
his at-bat by trying to bunt Kwan over to second, got hold of a 2-2
fastball from Mike Clevinger. He pulled it over the wall in right for
his 10th homer of the season. |
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Aug 4, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland
Guardians center fielder Myles Straw (7) steals second as Chicago White
Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) misses the throw during the second inning
at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports |
Gimenez added a pair of doubles for the
Guardians, who also got two hits from Oscar Gonzalez.
Cleveland starter Logan Allen (5-4) allowed two runs on four
hits in six innings to earn the win. He walked four and struck
out five.
Emmanuel Clase worked around a two-out walk in the ninth to earn
his 29th save of the season.
Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-4 and Elvis Andrus had an RBI double
for Chicago, which has lost five straight games and 11 of its
last 13.
Clevinger (4-5) gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits
in five innings. He walked one and fanned two.
Jose Ramirez ripped an RBI single in the bottom of the first to
open the scoring. Cleveland doubled its advantage an inning
later when Myles Straw hit a two-out single and later scored on
a wild pitch to make it 2-0.
The White Sox quickly drew even in the third thanks to Andrus'
run-scoring double and Andrew Benintendi's bases-loaded walk.
Chicago left three runners stranded, though, as Allen struck out
Luis Robert Jr. and Vaughn before getting Yoan Moncada to ground
out to end the inning.
Brayan Rocchio opened the fourth with a double, but he ended up
being ruled out at second following a challenge by the White
Sox. Guardians manager Terry Francona disagreed with the call
and came out to argue, leading to his ejection.
Chicago went just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and
left seven on base.
--Field Level Media
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