Chi. White Sox 12, Cleveland 6
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 27, 2012
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
93°
Umpires:
Home -
Marvin Hudson, 1B -
Tim McClelland, 2B -
Brian Runge, 3B -
Ted Barrett
Attendance:
22182
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White Sox 12, Indians 6: Paul Konerko belted a three-run homer and drove in four runs, lifting host Chicago past Cleveland for its fifth-straight victory.
Konerko raised his major-league leading average to .399 and extended his hitting streak to 13 games, finishing 4-for-4 with two runs scored. Chicago scored three runs in the first, fourth and fifth innings, winning for the 10th time in 11 games.
Gordon Beckham went 4-for-4 with three runs, and Alexei Ramirez added three hits and two RBIs for the White Sox.
Konerko cranked his 11th homer of the season on a 2-2 pitch from Ubaldo Jimenez (5-4) in the fourth. He drove in Chicago’s first run in the first on a groundout.
Alex Rios and Ramirez plated runs with RBI singles in the first. Cleveland tied the game 3-3 in the top of the second on Johnny Damon’s three-run homer off Gavin Floyd (4-5). It was Damon’s first homer this season.
With the game tied 4-4 in the fourth, Konerko’s homer gave Chicago the lead for keeps. Orlando Hudson tripled home two runs in the fifth, and Alejandro De Aza singled home a run to give the White Sox a 10-4 advantage.
Floyd got the victory, allowing 10 hits and five runs in five innings. Jimenez took the loss, surrendering seven hits and seven runs with four walks in four innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cleveland's Juan Diaz had two hits, his first two in the majors, and two runs scored. ... Chicago finished with 15 hits. ... Three Chicago relievers combined to allow just two hits in the final four innings.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Cleveland |
|
Chi. White Sox |
|
Juan Diaz | Player |
Gordon Beckham
|
|
2 |
Hits |
4 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
5 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
12 |
1 |
18 |
.316 |
22 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chi. White Sox
|
15 |
1 |
24 |
.417 |
19 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
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