The American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians attempt to continue to reduce their magic number and earn a split of their four-game series when they visit the Chicago White Sox for the finale on Thursday afternoon.
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Adam Eaton tripled in a run in the third inning to put the White Sox ahead 1-0.
Major League Baseball’s schedule makers will challenge the White Sox on their soft underbelly early and often in 2017.
CHICAGO (AP) – Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer didn’t care for the outcome on Tuesday night, but based on his performance, he liked his chances for the rest of the regular season and beyond. Coco Crisp made him pay, taking Rodon’s first offering, an 83 miles per hour changeup, into the left field stands for a three-run homer. “It happens”, said Rodon. “They got six hits (off him) tonight”. He struck out two and didn’t allow a walk. “Baseball is a (screwed-up) game”. But Francona said neither he or his team are feeling pressure as they try to wrap up the division. “I thought (Bauer) was getting frustrated toward the end”.
Cleveland’s lead in the AL Central over the second-place Tigers remained at six games with 17 to play.
“I mean, we’re gonna lose games”, said Francisco Lindor, who went hitless.
Compared to Francona, the Indians and Tribe fans are more than just kind of hoping Tomlin rises to the occasion for Wednesday’s game.
Tomlin (12-8) allowed one run on four hits and walked none as he ended a personal five-game losing streak that led to the right-hander being demoted to the bullpen after his last start on August 30. That ended Bauer’s evening, and reliever Dan Otero allowed another two inherited runs to score to further sully Bauer’s line. In the hopes of setting a Guinness World Record, they needed at least 1000 dogs to stay in their outfield seats for a 10-minute period in the third inning to take home the certificate for the most dogs attending a sporting event.
Abreu’s two-out bloop single in the first made it 1-0 and extended Chicago’s scoring streak to nine consecutive innings after an 11-4 rout Monday.
In the fifth, Rodon gave up a leadoff double to Rajai Davis and then a single to Jason Kipnis, but got three straight outs to escape.
Nationals 1, Mets 0: Tanner Roark pitched seven scoreless innings and Wilson Ramos homered in the seventh inning for the game’s only run as Washington beat NY. The 31-year-old Tomlin has not won since July 30 against Oakland, going 0-5 over his last six starts.
“The one thing we want to do is get him healthy, make sure he knows he’s healthy, because that’s important”, Francona said, “and then if it fits somewhere, good”.
With 1,122 dogs in the stands, the White Sox achieved their goal, though it was never revealed what the previous record was or who held it. Guyer took a fastball off the outside of left leg near the knee and didn’t even flinch. He was expected to be available Wednesday.
Indians: Yan Gomes (shoulder) caught nine innings and went 2 for 4 in a playoff game for Double-A Akron.
DH Justin Morneau didn’t start for the White Sox for the second straight game because of neck soreness.
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“If we can swing the bats like that with him, you feel really good about your opportunity”, manager Robin Ventura said. Morneau could return Wednesday.
