Box Score: White Sox 11, Indians 0

While the White Sox claimed a big victory today, the Indians already had knocked Chicago out of playoff contention last week. Detroit’s Monday night victory clinched the AL Central for the Tigers, accomplishing an impressive September comeback to win the worst division in baseball.

And, oh yeah, the Indians lost badly on Monday. They managed just two hits and one walk while striking out 12 times against the fearsome trio of Hector Santiago, Jesse Crain and Leyson Septimo.

Only two games remain now for the Tribe (67-93) in 2012, who secured their third season with less than 70 wins since 2009. They’re one of only 5 MLB teams (Kansas City, NY Mets, Pittsburgh, Houston) to not have a .500 record or better during these four years.

 

Scoring Summary

Top 6th: Chi White Sox

- A. Dunn singled to shallow center, D. Wise scored

- A. Rios singled to left, A. Dunn scored, P. Konerko to second

- A.J. Pierzynski singled to right center, P. Konerko scored, A. Rios to third

- D. Viciedo singled to right, A. Rios scored, A.J. Pierzynski to third

Top 8th: Chi White Sox

- A. Ramirez singled to shallow center, A.J. Pierzynski scored, D. Viciedo to second

Top 9th: Chi White Sox

- A. Dunn singled to shallow right, D. Wise scored, K. Youkilis to second

- P. Konerko singled to shallow right, K. Youkilis scored, A. Dunn to third

- D. Viciedo homered to deep left, J. Danks, R. Olmedo and A.J. Pierzynski scored

Chi White Sox
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
D. Wise cf	6	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	.262
K. Youkilis 3b	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.235
J. Lopez 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
A. Dunn dh	4	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	1	.206
J. Danks pr-rf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
P. Konerko 1b	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	.299
R. Olmedo pr-3b	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
A. Rios rf	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	3	.304
L. Septimo p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A.J. Pierzynski c	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	.278
D. Viciedo lf	4	1	2	5	1	1	1	0	2	.252
A. Ramirez ss	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.265
G. Beckham 2b	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.234
Totals	42	11	15	11	1	4	11	1	18

Batting HR - D Viciedo (23, 9th inning off S Maine 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Dunn 2 (96), P Konerko (73), A Rios (91), A Pierzynski (77), D Viciedo 5 (75), A Ramirez (73). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, A Rios, A Pierzynski, D Viciedo, A Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, A Ramirez 3, G Beckham 1. GIDP - A Rios. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - D Wise (18, 2nd base off C Kluber/C Santana).  Fielding DP - 1 (H Santiago-G Beckham-P Konerko).

Cleveland
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
S. Choo rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.284
T. Neal ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
J. Kipnis 2b	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.256
C. Phelps ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
A. Cabrera ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273
B. Lillibridge ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.197
C. Santana c	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.253
R. Canzler dh	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.291
M. Brantley cf	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.287
M. LaPorta 1b	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.241
L. Chisenhall 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.271
V. Rottino lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111
Totals	28	0	2	0	0	1	12	0	7

Batting Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Santana 1. GIDP - C Santana. Team LOB - 4.

Fielding E - L Chisenhall (5, throw). PB - C Santana 2. DP - 1 (L Chisenhall-J Kipnis-M LaPorta).

Chi White Sox
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
H. Santiago (W, 4-1)	7.0	1	0	0	1	10	0	1.34	3.33
J. Crain	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	2.44
L. Septimo	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	5.54
Cleveland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
C. Kluber (L, 2-5)	5.2	5	4	4	2	6	0	1.49	5.14
J. Smith	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.18	3.00
S. Barnes	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.33	4.50
C. Allen	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1.53	3.77
E. Rogers	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	0	1.12	3.12
S. Maine	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	2.67	10.50

HBP - T Neal (by L Septimo); A Cabrera (by H Santiago).

Pitches-strikes - L Septimo 11-6; H Santiago 108-78; J Crain 13-8; C Kluber 97-62; J Smith 16-11; S Barnes 5-3; C Allen 28-19; E Rogers 22-14; S Maine 30-17.

Ground balls-fly balls - L Septimo 2-1; H Santiago 8-3; J Crain 2-0; C Kluber 6-4; J Smith 5-0; S Barnes 0-0; C Allen 3-0; E Rogers 0-1; S Maine 0-2.

Batters faced - L Septimo 5; H Santiago 23; J Crain 3; C Kluber 23; J Smith 6; S Barnes 1; C Allen 5; E Rogers 5; S Maine 6.

Game Details

Umpires: HP–Tim Welke. 1B–Paul Schrieber. 2B–Mike Everitt. 3B–Laz Diaz. Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.