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Clevinger (8-8) struck out seven batters and
surrendered only six hits -- including Dominic Smith's two-out
home run in the bottom of the ninth inning -- in a complete
game. He has fanned 23 batters without issuing a walk in 26
September innings. It was his third career complete game, his
first since 2020.
The Nationals (66-85) dropped the opener of their final
homestand of the season, giving them six defeats in the past
seven games. Joan Adon (2-3) allowed five runs and nine hits in
five-plus innings. He walked two and struck out five.
CJ Abrams had two of Washington's hits. The batters in the Nos.
3-7 positions in the Washington lineup combined to go 1-for-19,
with the lone hit coming on Smith's 10th home run of the year.
Clevinger, who has alternated wins and losses in every decision
since early May, didn't appear dominant early on as Abrams and
Lane Thomas, the first two batters in the Washington order,
singled in the bottom of the first inning. Abrams, though, was
picked off first base before Thomas' hit.
Robert, who didn't play on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins,
put the White Sox on the board when he hit his 36th home run of
the season with two outs in the fifth inning. It was his first
long ball in 13 games.
Chicago tacked on three runs in the sixth on run-scoring singles
from Andrew Vaughn, Elvis Andrus and Andrew Benintendi.
Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada and Vaughn all finished with two hits
in Chicago's 15-hit outburst. The White Sox left 10 runners on
base.
--Field Level Media
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