But instead of scoring runs in every inning, as they did Monday, the Sox scored seven of their eight runs in the seventh inning, with the Indians’ sole run coming in the second on a Brandon Guyer solo home run off Jose Quintana. That changed in the sixth. “It wasn’t my best, although I felt real good”.
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– They close the season with 11 games against NL Central foes: four at the Brewers, four at the Cardinals and three against the Reds at home. Avisail Garcia greeted Dan Otero with a single through the middle, and Carlos Sanchez rifled a line drive to right that got past Abraham Almonte for a triple and a 7-1 lead.
Dodgers 2, Yankees 0: Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw pitched five almost flawless innings before Justin Turner hit an RBI double off Dellin Betances in a two-run ninth. 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 upped his RBI total to 94 with his run-scoring singles in the first and sixth innings. C Yan Gomes (shoulder) was the DH at Double-A Akron on Wednesday and is expected to come off the disabled list Friday, possibly in time to catch ace Corey Kluber when the Indians open a pivotal series against Detroit. Guyer took a fastball off the outside of left leg near the knee and didn’t even flinch.
The 23-year-old southpaw is providing a rare bright spot in the second half for the White Sox (70-74), who are headed toward their eighth straight season without a playoff appearance. Morneau could return Wednesday.
Tomlin won for the first time since July 30, when he was 11-3 with a 3.43 ERA. In seven appearances (six starts) since August 5, he is 0-5 with an 11.06 ERA. Tomlin said “the end result is on me” and added he needs to make quicker in-game adjustments. “We’re just going to give it today and see how he feels (Wednesday)”, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said.
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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. An Adam Eaton leadoff walk triggered a seven-run inning that turned a usually tense Quintana start into a crowd-pleaser for the 15,588 fans and 1,122 dogs in attendance.
