CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday at Progressive Field.

The White Sox took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth after Chase Meidroth’s two-run homer in the top half. Cleveland cut the deficit to 5-3 in the sixth on a groundout by Chase DeLauter. Rocchio then delivered the decisive blow in the ninth, driving in Daniel Schneemann with his sixth homer of the season.

Cleveland scored two in the third on a double by Travis Bazzana and a bases-loaded walk to Rocchio. Chicago answered with three in the fifth on doubles by Sam Antonacci and Kyle Teel. Attendance was 22,556, and the game lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes.

Tim Herrin (1-3) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Grant Taylor (4-2) took the loss. Rocchio went 1-for-4 with three RBIs. Meidroth was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. The Guardians improved to 46-42, while the White Sox fell to 45-41.