White Sox rally past Guardians with two-run ninth
CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-5 on Monday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field before 23,151 fans in a game lasting 3 hours, 3 minutes.
Chicago took an early lead with a run in the second inning on Braden Montgomery’s double and another in the third on Andrew Benintendi’s single. The Guardians tied the game with three runs in the seventh inning, keyed by Kahlil Watson’s two-run single and Rhys Hoskins’ RBI single. Chicago answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh on Sam Antonacci’s single.
Cleveland moved ahead with two runs in the ninth on Patrick Bailey’s RBI single and a sacrifice fly. But the White Sox rallied in the bottom half, as Antonacci’s two-run single scored Montgomery and Tristan Peters to win the game.
Chris Murphy earned the win, improving to 2-0, while Cade Smith took the loss, falling to 2-1. Cleveland had eight hits; Chicago had 10. The Guardians fell to 41-38, the White Sox to 40-37.