In a closely contested series, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians faced off, with the Guardians ultimately securing a 7-6 victory in extra innings. The White Sox, looking to improve their season record, initially took a commanding 5-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted by a performance that broke the Guardians' bullpen's 14 1/3 innings scoreless streak. However, Josh Naylor's impactful hitting, including a two-run homer, significantly contributed to the Guardians' comeback, tying the game at 5-5. Despite a late effort from the White Sox, including a two-run double by Dominic Fletcher, who was out trying for a triple, and Gavin Sheets driving in five runs, Bo Naylor's walk-off hit in the 10th inning sealed the win for the Guardians. Michael Kopech's relief performance and Yoán Moncada's injury were significant, as the Sox snapped a 5-game losing streak. Naylor's .350 average against the Sox underscored his crucial role in the Guardians' victory. This win marked the Guardians' fourth-straight series win, improving their record to 9-3, while the White Sox fell to 2-10.
Four-straight series wins! #ForTheLand | #GuardiWins https://t.co/wyEGC1vXDj
The Guardians walk it off in extra innings. 🙌 (🎥: @MLB) https://t.co/ZgRzC8QHT0
Bo Naylor walks it off for the Guardians! https://t.co/Mv3dO4ndSc
Bo Naylor walks it off in Cleveland! 😤 https://t.co/klTxKR1R5h
Guardians walk it off against Bryan Shaw. Cleveland wins 7-6 in 10, takes series, Sox fall to 2-10. Guardians are 9-3. Gavin Sheets drove in five runs. Homered, doubled twice.
Sox jump ahead in a blink as Gavin Sheets drives in his fifth run of the night, a gap-splitting double bringing home free-runner Lenyn Sosa. Sox up 6-5 in the 10th.
Sox’ bullpen has been good tonight. Four scoreless, one-hit innings, including Steven Wilson’s 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth. They’re going to the free-runner innings in The Cleve, still tied at 5.
Sox got a leadoff double from Andrew Vaughn to start the eighth. But Andrew Benintendi struck out, a pinch-hitting Oscar Colás grounded out, and Dominic Fletcher, last night’s hero, struck out to leave him on base. Score stays 5-all.
Sox doing the Guardians’ work for them in the sixth. Inning started with a Braden Shewmake fielding error, then Erick Fedde walks back-to-back hitters. Bases loaded with nobody out. Fedde leaves as Sox cling to a one-run lead.
Tonight: Josh Naylor homers, then 3 batters later in the same inning, Bo Naylor homers July 14, 2023: Bo Naylor homers, then 4 batters later in the same inning, Josh Naylor homers https://t.co/BQSjB4yIY5
Three homers for Guardians v Erick Fedde tonight. Kwan gets that one, Sox lead trimmed to 5-4. B5
Josh Naylor is hitting .350 with 5 home runs and 27 RBIs in his career against the White Sox🔥 https://t.co/nwUmAgY5oI
Home runs by Naylor and Naylor put three on the board for Guardians, who trail 5-3.
There goes Erick Fedde’s shutout bid. Josh Naylor blasts a solo homer, shrinking the Sox’ lead to 5-1 in the fourth inning.
Sox buy another run on the bases! ⚾ https://t.co/IRc0ZtX4M7
The White Sox strike first again in the first inning! 🔥 https://t.co/46yAuBq3rx
Chicago White Sox (2-9, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (8-3, first in the AL Central) https://t.co/W1dywfc22G
FINAL: White Sox 7, Guardians 5 Michael Kopech locked things down late to help secure the team's second win of the season. @mattcotner90 recaps tonight's dub! https://t.co/ccNgipZQgH
Pitcher Michael Kopech struck out four batters in the eighth inning to help lead the White Sox second win of season https://t.co/jJJchHXqYI
- Dominic Fletcher hit a two-run double in the eighth inning as the Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with their first road win, 7-5 over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. https://t.co/GobgltixiJ
Josh Naylor homers in loss on Tuesday https://t.co/FyoHB36am1
SOX WIN!!!!!!! https://t.co/BwGdW7qYWx
SOX WIN! https://t.co/MmtZxXiP2N
Sox win 7-5. Snap a 5-game losing streak and improve to 2-9. Kopech with two perfect innings of relief, with four strikeouts.
Ballgame. Sox win 7-5. They blew a 5-0 lead after five first-inning runs but got a clutch Dominic Fletcher hit to retake the lead late. Michael Kopech made quick work of the Guardians in the eighth and ninth innings for a six-out save. But Yoán Moncada’s injury is the headline.
White Sox snapped Guardians bullpen's scoreless streak at 14 1/3 innings.
Dominic Fletcher breaks tie with two-run double. He's out trying for a triple, but it's 7-5 Sox over Guardians T8
Guardians rally back. It's tied at 5, bottom fifth, after Sox put up a five-spot in the first.
-Sox score 5 in the first -Soroka looks good -Naylor hits a bomb -Moncada’s adductor is done for -2/3/4 hitters are all hurt Can’t make this up. https://t.co/tzf1pfFOMu
Josh Naylor with an elite home run celly 😭 https://t.co/NkLVFz9tqa
Josh Naylor crushes a two-run homer off Michael Soroka, eating into the Sox’ lead, which stands at 5-2 in the bottom of the first.
Josh Naylor responds, pokes 2-run homer to pull Guards within 5-2 in first.
Josh Naylor cuts the lead to 5-2.
The White Sox just scored 5 runs in the 1st inning with this lineup… Baseball is a funny sport https://t.co/BQztALZSK9
The White Sox? Scoring Runs? https://t.co/wxOFlDwGGI
White Sox have jumped all over Logan Allen with five runs in the 1st! https://t.co/AxbMKBmNEh
White Sox were overdue. Came in 5 for 55 with RISP. They're 3 for 3 in the first, lead 3-0, nobody out in first.
Sox got another one in! It's 2-0 😎 https://t.co/Ts74Sqm2qU
Robbie Grossman walks, Yoán Moncada singles (getting Grossman to third), and No. 3 hitter Lenyn Sosa doubles home a run to give the Sox a quick 1-0 lead.
Sox looking for their second win of the season in their second game of the week against the Guardians in lovely Cleveland. Play ball.
Chicago White Sox (1-9) vs. Cleveland Guardians (8-2) https://t.co/kf3bvTOyv3