Cleveland 8, Chi. White Sox 6
When: 1:05 PM ET, Monday, May 7, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
61°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Gorman, 1B -
Angel Campos, 2B -
Todd Tichenor, 3B -
Larry Vanover
Attendance:
9196
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Indians 8, White Sox 6: Michael Brantley and Casey Kotchman each knocked in three runs and Cleveland held off visiting Chicago in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Brantley and Kotchman belted back-to-back, two-run doubles as the Central Division-leading Indians scored five times in the third inning to take an 8-2 lead. Cleveland went on to win for the fifth time in six games.
Indians starter Zach McAllister (1-0) gave up six hits and four runs – two earned – over six innings to earn his first major league victory in his 2012 debut.
Alexei Ramirez had three RBIs, including a two-run single in the ninth with no outs to bring the Sox within 8-6. Nick Hagadone got the final three outs for his first major league save.
Travis Hafner homered off White Sox starter Philip Humber to ignite a three-run rally in the second inning and give the Indians a 3-1 lead.
Humber (1-2) allowed nine hits and eight runs over 2 1/3 innings. The right-hander has given up 21 hits, including five homers, and 20 runs in three starts since his perfect game.
Jose Quintana allowed just one hit over the last 5 2/3 innings for the White Sox in his major league debut.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hafner lined his first triple since May 29, 2007 in the sixth. … The White Sox have dropped five of their last six games … Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis was 0-for-4, ending his hit streak at 10 games. … This was a make-up game for the rained-out contest on April 10.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. White Sox
|
8 |
0 |
11 |
.250 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Cleveland
|
10 |
1 |
18 |
.294 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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