Eaton's ninth-inning slam helps White Sox sink Indians
CLEVELAND -- Adam Eaton's grand slam with one out in the ninth inning capped a five-run rally that gave the Chicago White Sox a 10-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field.
The win went to Jacob Turner (1-1), who pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth. David Robertson pitched the bottom of the ninth to pick up his 30th save of the season.
Cleveland went into the ninth inning with a 7-5 lead. Closer Cody Allen (2-5) struck out the first batter of the ninth, but Todd Frazier reached on an infield single and went to second on a throwing error by shortstop Francisco Lindor. J.B. Shuck reached on an infield single to second. Tim Anderson walked, loading the bases.
Dioner Navarro hit a popup behind third base that fell in safely for a single, scoring Frazier to cut the lead to 7-6 and left the bases loaded. Eaton then belted an 0-2 pitch from Allen into the seats in right field for his first career grand slam.
Cleveland’s 7-5 lead was forged by Brandon Guyer, who had three hits and two RBIs, and Lonnie Chisenhall had two hits and three RBIs. Chisenhall and Carlos Santana homered for the Indians, who got a strong start from Carlos Carrasco.
Carrasco had 11 strikeouts and no walks in 6 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs(four earned) and eight hits.
Anthony Ranaudo was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to start for the White Sox, and it was a brief evening for the big right-hander, who gave up five runs in four innings.
Carrasco retired the first six batters he faced, then had lots of trouble in the next two innings, giving up five runs and six hits in the third and fourth. But Carrasco settled down after that and retired eight of the last nine batters he faced. However, Cleveland’s normally reliable bullpen wasn't able to preserve the lead.
Called up from Triple-A Charlotte to make this start, Anthony Ranaudo retired the side in order in the first inning. But in the second, he allowed a one-out double to Jose Ramirez and a two-run homer to Chisenhall, giving Cleveland a 2-0 lead.
Carrasco retired the first six batters he faced, but after being given a 2-0 lead, he gave it right back two batters into the third inning. Shuck led off with a single and he rode home on Anderson's seventh home run of the season, over the left-field wall.
The Indians gave Carrasco another lead in the bottom of the third. Carlos Santana led off with his 26th home run of the year, a long drive deep into the right-field seats. One out later, Francisco Lindor singled and Mike Napoli walked. Ranaudo retired Ramirez on a flyout for the second out, but Chisenhall's ground single into right field scored Lindor to give Cleveland a 4-2 lead.
But again, Carrasco immediately gave it back.
With one out in the top of the fourth, Jose Abreu singled and went to third on a double by Justin Morneau. Todd Frazier, who had struck out in each of his first five at-bats in the series, ended that streak by bouncing a double off the center-field wall, driving in both runners to tie the score at 4.
Shuck then hit a ground ball to second baseman Jason Kipnis, who booted it for an error. Frazier went to third, then scored the go-ahead run when Shuck got caught in a rundown between first and second.
Cleveland tied it in the bottom of the fourth, thanks to a victorious managerial challenge that kept a rally going. Brandon Guyer led off the inning with a single. Roberto Perez hit a grounder to second baseman Tyler Saladino, who threw to shortstop Anderson for the forceout at second. Anderson's throw to first was in time to complete what appeared to be a double play.
But Cleveland manager Terry Francona challenged the call at second base, saying Anderson did not have a foot on the base when he took the throw from Saladino. After a video review, the call was reversed. Guyer was ruled safe.
Guyer went to third on a single by Santana and scored on a sacrifice fly by Kipnis, and the score was tied again at 5.
Ranaudo was removed from the game after the fourth, having thrown 88 pitches and giving up five runs and eight hits, with two strikeouts and two walks.
NOTES: Indians RHP Josh Tomlin has been placed on the family medical emergency list and has returned to his home in Tyler, Texas. The Indians will fill Tomlin's spot on the roster Thursday with the activation off the disabled list of Danny Salazar, who will start Thursday night's game. ... The Indians entered Monday with a record of 24-9 (.727) at home since June 1. That's the second-best home record in the majors in that span behind Baltimore's 22-8 (.733). ... RHP Anthony Ranaudo was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to start Wednesday's game. Ranaudo took the spot of RHP Carson Fulmer, who was optioned to Charlotte. ... White Sox LHP Jose Quintana has won nine games in each of the last four years, and he has nine wins this year.