MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/20/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2609 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (83-70) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 2
Cleveland Indians (65-87) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 X 9 10 1
Indians Roll Over White Sox, 9-3
The Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, with right fielder Matt Joyce playing a big role. Joyce was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Indians in the win. Cleveland is now 65-87.

Joyce contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Cleveland in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 2-1, Joyce took a fastball from Paul Clemens and stroked the home run to right-center. His 11th home run of the season allowed the Indians to leap in front, 4-2.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Joyce said. "We did a good job of that today."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Turner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .298 25 73
M. Brantley LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .305 24 91
C. Blackmon CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .321 33 109
J. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 52 141
D. Murphy 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .302 22 92
C. Seager SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .289 22 77
J. Lucroy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 11 65
B. Belt 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .249 14 64
A. Toles RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241 13 59
Totals 34 3 8 3 0 10 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Seager (22, 2nd Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Blackmon (33, 4th Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Seager 5 , B. Belt 2 , C. Blackmon 4 , J. Turner , D. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: C. Seager
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Turner
GIDP: M. Brantley
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager (19) , J. Lucroy (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .284 6 45
M. Carpenter 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .264 14 47
J. Ramirez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .299 30 106
E. Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .252 12 64
M. Joyce RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .251 11 41
S. Souza Jr. DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .226 17 68
C. Yelich LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .304 27 91
B. McCann C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .241 17 51
J. Kang SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .182 4 16
Totals 34 9 10 7 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (12, 8th Inning off R. Lovelady, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Joyce (15, 8th Inning off R. Lovelady, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Joyce (11, 4th Inning off P. Clemens, 2 on, 1 out) J. Ellsbury (6, 5th Inning off P. Clemens, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCann 2 , C. Yelich , S. Souza Jr. , M. Carpenter , E. Hosmer 2 , M. Joyce 6 , J. Ellsbury 5
2-out RBI: B. McCann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kang , J. Ramirez 2 , M. Carpenter
Sac Fly: C. Yelich
Hit by Pitch: J. Ellsbury
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ellsbury (31)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Yelich (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Kang-Ramirez-Hosmer)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Clemens L (2-2) 5.0 6 5 5 1 2 2 72 43 6.97   
J. Miller 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 32 22 2.48   
R. Lovelady 1.0 2 3 2 1 0 0 23 12 6.63   
B. Clark 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 22 13 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Clemens 36
Batters Faced: P. Clemens 21, J. Miller 8, R. Lovelady 6, B. Clark 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Clemens 6-6, J. Miller 1-0, R. Lovelady 0-3, B. Clark 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Clemens 72-43, J. Miller 32-22, R. Lovelady 23-12, B. Clark 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lovelady 2-0 , B. Clark 1-1
WP: R. Lovelady , B. Clark
Hit Batsmen: J. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Maeda W (12-14) 6.1 8 3 3 0 5 2 99 65 6.29   
Z. Rosscup H (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 17 5.76   
D. German 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 50
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 26, Z. Rosscup 6, D. German 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 5-8, Z. Rosscup 0-1, D. German 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 99-65, Z. Rosscup 26-17, D. German 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Rosscup 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Joyce
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 15102
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