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The Guardians navigated an unforeseen de facto
bullpen game to prevail against the White Sox (33-113), who have
lost a franchise-worst 14 straight home games.
Guardians starter Ben Lively pitched just two innings, exiting
the game after being struck on the outside of the right thigh by
a comebacker.
The ball, hit by White Sox right fielder Dominic Fletcher,
caromed off Lively and toward first baseman Josh Naylor, who
touched the bag for the last out of the second inning. Cleveland
staff helped Lively off the field before he stepped into the
dugout on his own.
Pedro Avila, Eli Morgan, Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis
and Erik Sabrowski followed with a combined seven scoreless
innings.
Avila (6-1) permitted two hits in two innings.
Chicago rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon lost for the fifth
time in six starts. Cannon (3-10) scattered three runs and seven
hits in 5 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Kyle
Manzardo singled home Thomas, who had doubled.
Cannon recorded an out to open the sixth but left after a walk
and single. Thomas greeted reliever Gus Varland with a three-run
blast to center field, putting the Guardians ahead 4-0.
Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-4 for Chicago. Andres Gimenez, Thomas,
Josh Naylor and Manzardo all had two hits for the Guardians.
Gimenez contributed an RBI single in the ninth.
The White Sox must win 10 of their remaining 16 games to avoid
matching the 1962 New York Mets for the highest single-season
loss total in modern baseball history (120).
Sean Burke, the White Sox's third-round draft pick in 2021,
pitched three innings in his major league debut. He yielded an
unearned run and three hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Cleveland clinched the season series against Chicago with its
seventh win in 12 meetings. The Guardians will try to complete a
three-game sweep of the current set on Wednesday.
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