Cleveland 8, Chi. White Sox 4
Friday, September 9, 2011 8:10 PM
Location -
U.S Cellular Field
Temperature -
64°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Alfonso Marquez,
First Base -
Ed Hickox,
Second Base -
Ed Rapuano,
Third Base -
Brian O'Nora,
Attendance -
26711
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Rookie Lonnie Chisenhall hit a pair of two-run homers off Mark Buehrle and the Cleveland Indians defeated the host Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Friday.
The loss drops Chicago 9 1/2 games behind Detroit in the American League Central while Cleveland remains 10 out.
The Indians, who snapped a four-game losing streak, are 4-8 against the White Sox this season.
Chisenhall's second home run broke a 2-2 tie and started Cleveland's five-run sixth inning.
Jeanmar Gomez (3-2) allowed two runs in six innings to win his third straight start. Buehrle (11-8) also gave up a homer to Chisenhall in the second.
Buehrle allowed seven runs in 5 2/3 innings. He has lost his last two starts in which he has given up 15 runs and 18 hits in nine innings.
Kosuke Fukudome and Ezequiel Carrera drove in two runs apiece for Cleveland.
Chisenhall's first home run gave Cleveland a 2-0 lead, but Chicago scored twice in the third on Juan Pierre's RBI double and Paul Konerko's sacrifice fly.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
11 |
2 |
19 |
.297 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Chi. White Sox
|
7 |
0 |
10 |
.219 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Chi. White Sox
will play their next game at home against Cleveland.
The
White Sox
have a W/L % of
.514
after a win and
.493
after a loss.
-
Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox.
The
Indians
have a W/L % of
.500
after a win and
.500
after a loss.