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Rookie Daniel Schneemann and Tyler Freeman each
hit a two-run homer for Cleveland, which took advantage of
mistake-prone Chicago to win its sixth straight at home. Andres
Gimenez singled to lead off the ninth, went to second on a
groundout and took third on a Michael Kopech (2-7) wild pitch.
Then, with one out, Naylor sent a fly ball to center, which
Chicago's Luis Robert Jr. caught. Robert never attempted a throw
to the plate as Gimenez scored.
That finish overshadowed a big offensive day for Robert, who hit
a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth and roped a two-run
single to level the game once again in seventh for the White
Sox. Chicago fell to 8-34 on the road this year.
Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco retired the first two batters
of the game before Andrew Vaughn homered for a 1-0 Chicago lead.
However, the Guardians moved in front in the third when
Schneemann, with a man on, drove the ball over the right field
wall, just inside the foul pole.
Cleveland went up 3-1 in the fifth when Freeman singled, went to
second on a balk by Chicago starter Chris Flexen and scored on a
single by Brayan Rocchio.
The White Sox tied it in the top of the sixth on Robert's
two-run shot.
In the home half of the frame, Josh Naylor knocked a one-out
double to left and scored when Chicago shortstop Paul DeJong hit
him in the back while trying to get him out at third on a
grounder by David Fry. Two batters later, Freeman sent a slider
from Flexen over the left field fence for a 6-3 Guardians lead.
But in the seventh, Cleveland's Cade Smith allowed back-to-back
singles by DeJong and Nicky Lopez and an RBI double by Lenyn
Sosa. Then with two outs -- and Hunter Gaddis on the mound --
Robert ripped his two-run single to center to make it 6-6.
Emmanuel Clase (4-1) got the win for the Guardians with a 1-2-3
ninth.
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