The Sox needed a minimum of 1,000 dogs in attendance for the record, and the dogs had to remain in their outfield seats for a period of 10 minutes, starting at the top of the third inning, in order for the record to count.
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Bauer (11-7) allowed just one run on a pair of singles over five innings before a few well-placed hits did him in.
Tomlin won for the first time since July 30, when he was 11-3 with a 3.43 ERA. He allowed just five hits, a walk and an HBP over his eight innings, and the Indians only had four at-bats with runners in scoring position all night (they went hitless). “It happens”, said Rodon. “But you’ve still got to go out there and you have to execute pitches and still got to figure out what you were doing wrong”.
The Detroit Tigers hung on in their divisional battle winning 4-2 over the Minnesota Twins. That’s the plan. I get home and just relax. Left-hander Carlos Rodon started for the White Sox (70-75) and took the loss after yielding six runs on nine hits and three walks. Cleveland, which lost the first two games of the series, has a chance to earn a split in the finale Thursday.
In this one though, Francona said Tomlin was back to being “crisp”. Four hits followed, with Jose Abreu driving in the first run and Frazier getting his career-high 92nd RBI to chase Bauer. “The biggest thing is to get him healthy”, Francona said.
White Sox 2B Tyler Saladino heard barking between pitches in the first inning and wheeled around. “We are thrilled that the White Sox dog-friendly event has become a storied piece of our tradition, especially as we add a milestone with tonight’s “most dogs attending a sporting event” title through Guinness World Records”.
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.
RHP Carlos Carrasco hit the showers earlier than expected by pitching into the fourth inning before Perci Garner came on in relief. “He won’t be ready to catch every day, but having him back will be really nice”, Francona said. 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.
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“When he first started out, it was coming out of his hand great”, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. Burdi was 1-0 and recorded a 3.32 ERA in 38 innings over 26 minor league appearances after finishing his collegiate career at Louisville. Morneau could return Wednesday.
