White Sox edge Guardians 7‑6 in back-and-forth affair
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field, taking the series finale before 22,616 fans in 3 hours, 2 minutes.
Chicago scored two runs in the first inning on Kyle Teel’s two-run homer, added one in the second and three in the third, including Colson Montgomery’s two-run blast. The White Sox tacked on a run in the sixth. Cleveland countered with three runs in the first, highlighted by Chase DeLauter’s two-run homer, and three more in the fifth on Gabriel Arias’ three-run shot.
Erick Fedde (4-6) earned the win, allowing two earned runs on eight hits over 5⅓ innings with four strikeouts. Sean Newcomb recorded his third save, pitching 1⅔ hitless innings with two strikeouts. Colin Holderman (4-2) took the loss.
Teel finished 1 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Montgomery went 2 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Tristan Peters added a solo homer. DeLauter was 2 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs, while Arias also went 2 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs.
Chicago improved to 47-42, while Cleveland fell to 47-44.