''Obviously Nolan leads off, has a great at-bat and gives us a chance. Everybody kind of does their job, does their role,'' Kwan said. ''Nobody has to do more than they need to. Kwan singled in pinch-runner Alex Call and scored on Ramirez's flyball. Rookie Nolan Jones doubled to begin the ninth and Naylor, batting for catcher Austin Hedges, gave Cleveland a 5-4 lead when he singled to center against All-Star closer Liam Hendriks (1-3). Kwan had three hits and Jose Ramirez drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. Josh Naylor snapped a ninth-inning tie with a pinch-hit single. There's still some things we're capable of doing,'' said Lance Lynn, who pitched six scoreless innings for Chicago in the second game.Ĭleveland stretched its win streak to five with a 7-4 victory in the opener. ''It hasn't been our year so far, but there's still some games left. The Guardians (48-45) got a runner to third in the ninth, but second baseman Josh Harrison snared Steven Kwan's liner for the final out. It is two games back of AL Central-leading Minnesota after the Twins won 8-4 at Detroit.īryan Shaw (4-2) was charged with two runs in 1 2/3 innings in the loss. ''We've had a lot of teams sneak a couple wins on us late, so it was good to get one like that,'' Pollock said.Ĭleveland dropped to 8-10 during its major league-high nine doubleheaders. Joe Kelly (1-2) got three outs for the win, and Matt Foster worked the ninth for his second career save. Clement tried to backhand Pollock's hard-hit ball on one hop, but was unable to make the difficult stop. The White Sox (47-48) won the division last year, but they are going to need a strong second half to secure a third straight postseason appearance.Ĭhicago blew a 3-0 lead in the second game, but Pollock's bases-loaded single to left against Nick Sandlin drove in Andrew Vaughn and Jose Abreu. ''Very tough, very gutty win for us,'' manager Tony La Russa said.Įloy Jimenez homered and Yoan Moncada drove in two runs as Chicago improved to 9-9 in a stretch of 19 straight games against AL Central opponents. Pollock hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Saturday to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader. CHICAGO (AP) It was a very bad day for the Chicago White Sox right up until AJ Pollock's liner went off the glove of third baseman Ernie Clement and into left field.
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