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José Ramírez homers twice as Cleveland Guardians beat Chicago White Sox 5-0

CHICAGO (AP) José Ramírez homered twice and drove in three runs, helping Aaron Civale and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Sunday.

Steven Kwan also homered in manager Terry Francona’s 1,927th win, breaking a tie with Casey Stengel for 13th on the career list.

Civale (5-2), a potential trade target ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, pitched six innings in his second straight win. He allowed three hits, struck out four and walked two.

“Early on his curveball was really working and then he got comfortable with his cutter and threw his fastball,” Francona said. “He just really knows how to pitch.”

The 28-year-old right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his last seven starts.

Enyel De Los Santos, Trevor Stephan and Emmanuel Clase each pitched an inning after Civale departed, completing a four-hitter.

Cleveland (53-53) earned a split of the four-game series.

White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked five.

Kwan led off the fifth with his fifth homer of the season. After Andrés Giménez struck out swinging, Ramírez hit a drive deep to right field for his 17th homer on the year.

Following a two-out walk by Giménez in the seventh, Ramírez hit another shot to right to give Cleveland a 5-0 lead.

“A game like today is the game everyone wants to get,” Ramírez said through a translator. He added he talked Francona out of giving him a day off.

“The days I have off are the days we’re not playing.”

The Guardians got their first run when Giménez walked with the bases loaded with two outs in the second. Kopech issued four walks and threw a wild pitch in the inning.

“Walks got him,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said of Kopech, who has just one win in his last 10 starts.

Chicago (43-64) had runners at second and third with one out in the sixth but Civale escaped after inducing a pair of flyouts.

WHO’S UP?

Chicago pitching coach Ethan Katz said the club’s fifth starter likely will come from the current roster. Relievers Tanner Banks and Jesse Scholtens could get chances after the White Sox traded Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn to contenders.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Guardians: RHP Cal Quantrill (shoulder inflammation) threw a bullpen session. He has been on the injured list since July 6.

White Sox: C Seby Zavala needed a moment with a trainer after catching a bouncing pitch under his hockey-style mask in the fifth. He remained in the game.

UP NEXT

Guardians: Noah Syndergaard (1-4, 7.16 ERA), acquired last week in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, makes his Guardians debut Monday night at Houston against fellow RHP J.P. France (6-3, 2.87 ERA).

White Sox: The White Sox haven’t named a starter for Tuesday night’s series opener at Texas. RHP Jon Gray (6-5, 3.66 ERA) is scheduled to go for the AL West-leading Rangers.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE53-53	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	7	1
White Sox CHW43-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Guaranteed Rate FieldChicago, IL

W: A. Civale (5-2)L: M. Kopech (4-10)S: (0)
HR: CLE - J. Ramirez 2 (24), S. Kwan (5)

CLEGuardians

CHWWhite Sox

.A. CivaleAaron Civale
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 SO, 81 P
.J. RamirezJose Ramirez
3B
2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, BB, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	.278	.350	.388	.738	9.0
A. Gimenez 2B	3	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	.237	.309	.377	.687	3.0
J. Ramirez 3B	4	2	2	3	2	1	1	5	.292	.361	.510	.871	13.5
J. Naylor DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.347	.504	.851	1.0
J. Bell 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.233	.319	.385	.704	0.0
D. Fry 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.338	.486	.824	0.0
O. Gonzalez RF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.229	.288	.516	2.0
M. Straw CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.302	.296	.599	0.0
W. Brennan CF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.297	.372	.670	1.0
G. Arias SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.195	.299	.312	.611	1.0
C. Gallagher C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.139	.175	.185	.361	0.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	4
A. Gimenez 2B	3
J. Ramirez 3B	4
J. Naylor DH	4
J. Bell 1B	4
D. Fry 1B	0
O. Gonzalez RF	2
M. Straw CF	1
W. Brennan CF-RF	4
G. Arias SS	4
C. Gallagher C	3

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Anderson SS	4	1	0	1	1	.245	.286	.293	.578	0.5
Y. Moncada 3B	4	1	0	0	1	.229	.274	.350	.624	1.0
L. Robert CF	4	1	0	0	2	.269	.323	.559	.881	2.0
A. Vaughn 1B	4	1	0	1	3	.247	.318	.427	.744	0.5
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	2	.281	.347	.366	.713	0.0
J. Burger DH	3	0	1	2	1	.214	.279	.527	.806	0.0
O. Colas RF	2	0	1	0	1	.216	.255	.266	.521	1.0
E. Andrus 2B	3	0	0	1	1	.208	.285	.279	.563	-0.5
S. Zavala C	1	0	1	0	0	.154	.207	.288	.496	1.0
a- G. Sheets PH	1	0	0	0	0	.215	.290	.355	.645	0.0
Y. Grandal C	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.317	.382	.699	0.0

HITTERS	AB
T. Anderson SS	4
Y. Moncada 3B	4
L. Robert CF	4
A. Vaughn 1B	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
J. Burger DH	3
O. Colas RF	2
E. Andrus 2B	3
S. Zavala C	1
a- G. Sheets PH	1
Y. Grandal C	0

a-flied out for Zavala in the 8th

2B - S. Kwan (26)
HR - S. Kwan (5), J. Ramirez 2 (18)
RBI - S. Kwan (37), A. Gimenez (40), J. Ramirez 3 (63)
2-Out RBI - A. Gimenez, J. Ramirez 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Ramirez 4 (4), J. Bell

2B - L. Robert (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Vaughn 2 (2), J. Burger

DP - (Gimenez-Arias-Bell)
E - W. Brennan

DP - 2 (Andrus-Vaughn; Anderson-Andrus-Vaughn)
E - D. Cronin

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Civale (W, 5-2)	6.0	3	2	4	2.34	1.04	25.0
E. De Los Santos	1.0	0	1	1	2.45	1.05	2.5
T. Stephan	1.0	0	0	0	3.18	1.28	3.0
E. Clase	1.0	1	0	0	2.96	1.09	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
A. Civale (W, 5-2)	6.0
E. De Los Santos	1.0
T. Stephan	1.0
E. Clase	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Kopech (L, 4-10)	5.0	4	3	3	5	2	2	4.49	1.44	-1.0
D. Cronin	2.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	9.00	1.00	2.0
S. Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	2.25	3.0
E. Navarro	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	2.00	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Kopech (L, 4-10)	5.0
D. Cronin	2.0
S. Peralta	1.0
E. Navarro	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Civale 81-51, E. De Los Santos 13-7, T. Stephan 8-5, E. Clase 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Civale 6-5, E. De Los Santos 2-0, T. Stephan 0-2, E. Clase 2-1
Batters Faced - A. Civale 22, E. De Los Santos 4, T. Stephan 3, E. Clase 4

Pitches-Strikes - M. Kopech 93-45, D. Cronin 28-20, S. Peralta 12-9, E. Navarro 22-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Kopech 4-9, D. Cronin 5-0, S. Peralta 0-1, E. Navarro 2-0
Batters Faced - M. Kopech 23, D. Cronin 8, S. Peralta 3, E. Navarro 5

.A. CivaleAaron Civale
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 SO, 81 P
.J. RamirezJose Ramirez
3B
2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, BB, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE53-53	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	7	1
White Sox CHW43-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Guaranteed Rate FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	.278	.350	.388	.738	9.0
A. Gimenez 2B	3	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	.237	.309	.377	.687	3.0
J. Ramirez 3B	4	2	2	3	2	1	1	5	.292	.361	.510	.871	13.5
J. Naylor DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.347	.504	.851	1.0
J. Bell 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.233	.319	.385	.704	0.0
D. Fry 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.338	.486	.824	0.0
O. Gonzalez RF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.229	.288	.516	2.0
M. Straw CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.302	.296	.599	0.0
W. Brennan CF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.297	.372	.670	1.0
G. Arias SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.195	.299	.312	.611	1.0
C. Gallagher C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.139	.175	.185	.361	0.5
Total	33	5	7	5	3	6	4	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	4
A. Gimenez 2B	3
J. Ramirez 3B	4
J. Naylor DH	4
J. Bell 1B	4
D. Fry 1B	0
O. Gonzalez RF	2
M. Straw CF	1
W. Brennan CF-RF	4
G. Arias SS	4
C. Gallagher C	3
Total	33

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Anderson SS	4	1	0	1	1	.245	.286	.293	.578	0.5
Y. Moncada 3B	4	1	0	0	1	.229	.274	.350	.624	1.0
L. Robert CF	4	1	0	0	2	.269	.323	.559	.881	2.0
A. Vaughn 1B	4	1	0	1	3	.247	.318	.427	.744	0.5
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	2	.281	.347	.366	.713	0.0
J. Burger DH	3	0	1	2	1	.214	.279	.527	.806	0.0
O. Colas RF	2	0	1	0	1	.216	.255	.266	.521	1.0
E. Andrus 2B	3	0	0	1	1	.208	.285	.279	.563	-0.5
S. Zavala C	1	0	1	0	0	.154	.207	.288	.496	1.0
a- G. Sheets PH	1	0	0	0	0	.215	.290	.355	.645	0.0
Y. Grandal C	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.317	.382	.699	0.0
Total	30	4	3	5	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
T. Anderson SS	4
Y. Moncada 3B	4
L. Robert CF	4
A. Vaughn 1B	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
J. Burger DH	3
O. Colas RF	2
E. Andrus 2B	3
S. Zavala C	1
a- G. Sheets PH	1
Y. Grandal C	0
Total	30

a-flied out for Zavala in the 8th

2B - S. Kwan (26)
HR - S. Kwan (5), J. Ramirez 2 (18)
RBI - S. Kwan (37), A. Gimenez (40), J. Ramirez 3 (63)
2-Out RBI - A. Gimenez, J. Ramirez 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Ramirez 4 (4), J. Bell

2B - L. Robert (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Vaughn 2 (2), J. Burger

DP - (Gimenez-Arias-Bell)
E - W. Brennan

DP - 2 (Andrus-Vaughn; Anderson-Andrus-Vaughn)
E - D. Cronin

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Civale (W, 5-2)	6.0	3	2	4	2.34	1.04	25.0
E. De Los Santos	1.0	0	1	1	2.45	1.05	2.5
T. Stephan	1.0	0	0	0	3.18	1.28	3.0
E. Clase	1.0	1	0	0	2.96	1.09	2.0
Total	9.0	4	3	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Civale (W, 5-2)	6.0
E. De Los Santos	1.0
T. Stephan	1.0
E. Clase	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Kopech (L, 4-10)	5.0	4	3	3	5	2	2	4.49	1.44	-1.0
D. Cronin	2.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	9.00	1.00	2.0
S. Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	2.25	3.0
E. Navarro	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	2.00	2.0
Total	9.0	7	5	5	6	4	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Kopech (L, 4-10)	5.0
D. Cronin	2.0
S. Peralta	1.0
E. Navarro	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Civale 81-51, E. De Los Santos 13-7, T. Stephan 8-5, E. Clase 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Civale 6-5, E. De Los Santos 2-0, T. Stephan 0-2, E. Clase 2-1
Batters Faced - A. Civale 22, E. De Los Santos 4, T. Stephan 3, E. Clase 4

Pitches-Strikes - M. Kopech 93-45, D. Cronin 28-20, S. Peralta 12-9, E. Navarro 22-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Kopech 4-9, D. Cronin 5-0, S. Peralta 0-1, E. Navarro 2-0
Batters Faced - M. Kopech 23, D. Cronin 8, S. Peralta 3, E. Navarro 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Gimenez walked, Gonzalez scored, Gallagher to third, Kwan to second 1 0
5TH INNING
Kwan homered to right 2 0
Ramirez homered to right 3 0
7TH INNING
Ramirez homered to right, Gimenez scored 5 0

2ND INNING
	Gimenez walked, Gonzalez scored, Gallagher to third, Kwan to second	1	0

5TH INNING
	Kwan homered to right	2	0
	Ramirez homered to right	3	0

7TH INNING
	Ramirez homered to right, Gimenez scored	5	0

1ST INNING
Guardians
M. Kopech Pitching:
S. Kwan: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Kwan flied out to shallow center
A. Gimenez: Gimenez flied out to center
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ramirez walked
J. Naylor: Ball, Foul, Naylor singled to right, Ramirez to third
J. Bell: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Bell flied out to center
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
White Sox
A. Civale Pitching:
T. Anderson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Anderson struck out swinging
Y. Moncada: Strike looking, Ball, Moncada lined out to left
L. Robert: Ball, Robert grounded out to shortstop
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Guardians
M. Kopech Pitching:
O. Gonzalez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Gonzalez walked
W. Brennan: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Brennan flied out to deep right
G. Arias: Foul, Ball, Foul, Arias lined out to left
C. Gallagher: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Gonzalez to second on wild pitch, Ball, Ball, Gallagher walked
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Kwan walked, Gonzalez to third, Gallagher to second
A. Gimenez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Gimenez walked, Gonzalez scored, Gallagher to third, Kwan to second
J. Ramirez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
A. Civale Pitching:
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Vaughn struck out swinging
A. Benintendi: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Benintendi lined out to third
J. Burger: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Burger walked
O. Colas: Strike swinging, Colas grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Guardians
M. Kopech Pitching:
J. Naylor: Ball, Foul, Ball, Naylor flied out to deep center
J. Bell: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Bell grounded out to second
O. Gonzalez: Gonzalez flied out to deep right
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
A. Civale Pitching:
E. Andrus: Foul, Ball, Andrus flied out to deep right
S. Zavala: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Zavala flied out to center
T. Anderson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Anderson reached on an infield single to shortstop
Y. Moncada: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Moncada flied out to deep center
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Guardians
M. Kopech Pitching:
W. Brennan: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Brennan singled to left center
G. Arias: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Arias grounded into double play second to first, Brennan out at second
C. Gallagher: Ball, Gallagher fouled out to right
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
White Sox
A. Civale Pitching:
L. Robert: Foul, Ball, Robert grounded out to second
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Vaughn singled to center
A. Benintendi: Foul, Benintendi grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Vaughn out at second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Guardians
M. Kopech Pitching:
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Kwan homered to right
A. Gimenez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
J. Ramirez: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ramirez homered to right
J. Naylor: Ball, Foul, Ball, Naylor flied out to deep center
J. Bell: Ball, Bell grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 5th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
A. Civale Pitching:
J. Burger: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike looking, Burger struck out looking
O. Colas: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Colas lined out to third
E. Andrus: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Andrus struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Guardians
Declan Cronin relieved Michael Kopech
O. Gonzalez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Gonzalez lined out to right
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Brennan safe at first on Cronin fielding error
G. Arias: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Arias grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Brennan out at second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
White Sox
Will Brennan in right field
Myles Straw in center field
S. Zavala: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Zavala walked
T. Anderson: Anderson lined out to second
Y. Moncada: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Moncada reached on an infield single to second, Zavala to second
L. Robert: Robert flied out to right, Zavala to third, Moncada to second on right fielder Brennan throwing error
A. Vaughn: Ball, Strike swinging, Vaughn flied out to deep center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Guardians
D. Cronin Pitching:
C. Gallagher: Strike looking, Gallagher grounded out to catcher
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Kwan grounded out to first
A. Gimenez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Gimenez walked
J. Ramirez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ramirez homered to right, Gimenez scored
J. Naylor: Strike swinging, Naylor grounded out to first
Middle of the 7th (2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
Enyel De Los Santos relieved Aaron Civale
A. Benintendi: Benintendi grounded out to second
J. Burger: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Burger struck out swinging
O. Colas: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Colas walked
E. Andrus: Andrus grounded out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
8TH INNING
Guardians
Sammy Peralta relieved Declan Cronin
J. Bell: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Bell lined out to right
M. Straw: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Straw fouled out to first
W. Brennan: Brennan flied out to left
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
David Fry at first base
Trevor Stephan relieved Enyel De Los Santos
Gavin Sheets hit for Seby Zavala
G. Sheets: Sheets flied out to center
T. Anderson: Strike looking, Ball, Anderson lined out to right
Y. Moncada: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Moncada flied out to left
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Guardians
Yasmani Grandal catching
Edgar Navarro relieved Sammy Peralta
G. Arias: Strike looking, Arias singled to left
C. Gallagher: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Gallagher struck out looking
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Kwan doubled to deep right, Arias to third
A. Gimenez: Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
J. Ramirez: Ramirez lined out to center
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
Emmanuel Clase relieved Trevor Stephan
L. Robert: Ball, Robert doubled to left
A. Vaughn: Foul, Ball, Vaughn flied out to right
A. Benintendi: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Benintendi lined out to third
J. Burger: Burger grounded out to shortstop
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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