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Kopech (3-4) earned his second win in as many
starts, and third over his last four appearances, going seven
innings with nine strikeouts and only two hits allowed. Kopech
did not surrender his first hit until the fifth inning -- and by
then, had a six-run cushion thanks to the White Sox's
fourth-inning deluge.
Walks drawn by leadoff batter Yoan Moncada and Gavin Sheets
bookended Andrew Vaughn's infield single. The sequence loaded
the bases with no outs, setting the table for Chicago's pivotal
inning.
All three to get aboard at the start of the fourth scored, with
Moncada driven in on a Jake Burger sacrifice fly. Clint Frazier
then singled before Romy Gonzalez doubled to send both Sheets
and Vaughn home.
A wild pitch allowed Frazier to score, and Seby Zavala's
sacrifice fly capped the big inning, sending Gonzalez home.
The five-run explosion followed Tim Anderson's RBI single that
drove in Frazier to give Chicago a 1-0 lead in the third inning.
All six White Sox runs were credited as earned to Cal Quantrill
(2-3), the Guardians starter. Quantrill pitched four innings in
which he walked three and allowed four hits -- the only four
hits Chicago had all game.
Cleveland relievers Eli Morgan -- who struck out three in two
innings -- Nick Sandlin, Sam Hentges and James Karinchak
combined for five innings without allowing a base-runner. The
Guardians bullpen's strong, collective effort was a bright spot
in an otherwise tough series finale for Cleveland.
Chicago relievers Reynaldo Lopez and Jimmy Lambert, meanwhile,
each pitched an inning to complete the White Sox's second
shutout win in six outings. Chicago blanked fellow American
League Central counterpart Kansas City 2-0 in Kopech's most
recent start on May 19.
Kopech has not allowed a run since May 12.
--Field Level Media
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