MLB

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball
Chicago White Sox
57-92, 25-49 Away
Final
1 - 3
Cleveland Guardians
77-71, 40-34 Home

Kayfus and Noel homer as the surging Guardians beat the White Sox 3-1

Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights

Kayfus connected for a two-run shot in the second against Davis Martin (6-10). The rookie also hit a two-run during a 3-2 victory over Kansas City on Thursday night.

The Guardians (77-71) won for the ninth time in 11 games. They are trying to rally into the third AL wild-card slot.

Messick (3-0) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings. The left-hander has a 1.84 ERA in five starts since making his MLB debut on Aug. 20.

Noel's pinch-hit drive off Fraser Ellard made it 3-1 in the eighth. It was his fourth homer of the season.

Cade Smith handled the ninth for his 14th save in 19 opportunities.

The White Sox got on the board in the first when Lenyn Sosa drove in Chase Meidroth by singling under the glove of first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Meidroth is batting .484 during a nine-game hitting streak.

Key moment Messick allowed three singles to the first four batters of the game, but got into a groove after Mike Tauchman lined into inning-ending double play.

Key stat The Guardians have won 14 of their last 16 games against the White Sox, taking a 1,134-1,131 lead in the all-time series.

Up next White Sox RHP Yoendrys Gómez (3-2, 5.05 ERA) faces Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi (6-6, 4.45 ERA) in the series finale on Sunday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Benintendi flied out to center.
9th Inning Vargas struck out swinging.
9th Inning Tauchman struck out swinging.
9th Inning Smith relieved Gaddis
9th Inning Noel in right field.
8th Inning Manzardo struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
16 Ground Balls 8
9 Strikeouts 6
1 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 1
1 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 30
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 0
8 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
127 Pitches 120
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 3
0 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
9 Total Bases 12
34 Plate Appearances 31
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
1 Extra Base Hits 2
2.3 Runs Created 2.6
.242 Batting Average .200
.000 Pinch Hit Average .333
.273 Slugging Percentage .400
.061 Secondary Average .267
.265 On Base Percentage .226
.537 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .626
2.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
2.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.8
14.0 Batter Rating 25.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 15.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.74 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.87
.030 Isolated Power .200
0.11 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.17
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .032
-.182 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .067
2.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.2
69.8 MLB Rating 76.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 28,463 | Capacity:
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