Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
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Naylor's home run propels Guardians to 3-2 victory over White Sox and series sweep
The Guardians have won four straight and nine of 10. They are 2 1/2 games behind Houston for the AL's final wild card spot.
WIth the game tied at 2-2, Naylor drove an elevated sinker from Brandon Eisert (3-6) over the wall in right-center for his 12th homer this season.
Naylor also had two-run double in center in the fourth inning to put the Guardians up 2-1.
Miguel Vargas had two hits, including an RBI double in the fourth inning. Chase Meidroth's homered tied the score 1-1 in the fifth.
Matt Festa (5-3) got the win and Cade Smith earned his 15th save in 20 chances, retiring Andrew Benintendi on a groundout that stranded runners at the corners.
Guardians: LHP Joey Cantillo (5-3, 3.36 ERA) starts a series opener Tuesday at Detroit, which sends RHP Casey Mize (14-5, 3.83) to the mound.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Benintendi grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Vargas singled to right, Sosa to third. |
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9th Inning | Montgomery struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Sosa singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Teel struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Smith relieved Gaddis |
Statistics
 CHW |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 1 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 140 | Pitches | 132 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.3 | Runs Created | 3.8 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .207 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .281 | Slugging Percentage | .379 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .345 |
| .182 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
| .463 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .682 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 1.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.4 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 26.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.24 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .172 |
| 0.09 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
| .030 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .121 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .138 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 67.8 | MLB Rating | 76.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 22,320 | Capacity: