Cleveland 6, Chi. White Sox 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Kellogg, 1B -
Eric Cooper, 2B -
Marty Foster, 3B -
Tim Timmons
Attendance:
15192
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Indians 6, White Sox 3: Jack Hannahan’s RBI double in the eighth inning lifted visiting Cleveland past Chicago and into sole possession of the American League Central lead.
Michael Brantley began the decisive rally with a two-out single to center against Will Ohman (0-1). After Casey Kotchman walked, Hannahan greeted reliever Addison Reed with a double to left field that plated the go-ahead run.
Travis Hafner provided some insurance with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth, and Chris Perez retired the final three White Sox in order to save it for Joe Smith (1-0), who worked a scoreless seventh inning.
Carlos Santana gave the Indians a 3-1 lead with his three-run homer in the top of the fifth inning, but the White Sox drew even in the bottom of the frame on a two-run single by Alexei Ramirez.
Adam Dunn hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to open the scoring for Chicago, which came into the night tied with the Indians atop the division standings.
White Sox starter Philip Humber allowed three runs on four hits in six innings, walking six and striking out six. Josh Tomlin worked six innings for Cleveland, giving up three runs on five hits while finishing with four strikeouts and a pair of walks.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cleveland LF Johnny Damon left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning due to unspecified cramping ... Chicago C A.J Pierzynski is 1-for-13 in his last four games, dropping his batting average 44 points to .289 ... Chicago’s Jake Peavy was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for April on Wednesday after going 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA and two complete games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland |
|
Chi. White Sox |
|
Josh Tomlin
|
Player |
Phillip Humber
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
5 |
Hits |
4 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
8 |
2 |
16 |
.235 |
17 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| Chi. White Sox
|
6 |
1 |
9 |
.188 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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