Combating the inevitable comedowns
Adam Dunn rebounded from a slump with a homer against Cleveland on Wednesday, but other key teammates aren't so fortunate.
| Final - 5.2.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Stories
Indians 6, White Sox 3: No running from walks
White Sox pitchers issued a season-high eight walks, affording the Indians enough chances to take control of this game and first place in the AL Central.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Shelley Duncan, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Aaron Cunningham, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .290 |
| Travis Hafner, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 |
| Michael Brantley, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hafner, Santana
Doubles - Cabrera, Hannahan
Grounded into DP - Kipnis
Hit by pitch - Hafner
Stolen Bases - Santana
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Hafner, Santana
Doubles - Cabrera, Hannahan
Grounded into DP - Kipnis
Hit by pitch - Hafner
Stolen Bases - Santana
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Tomlin | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5.27 | 82-52 | |
| Joe Smith (W, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.59 | 20-10 | |
| Tony Sipp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4-3 | |
| Vinnie Pestano (, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.53 | 6-5 | |
| Chris Perez (S, 0-0; S,8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 15-10 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Adam Dunn, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Brent Lillibridge, pr,3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Paul Konerko, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .352 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Dayan Viciedo, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Brent Morel, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .185 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Dunn
Stolen Bases - Beckham
Caught Stealing - Lillibridge
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Pierzynski
Home runs - Dunn
Stolen Bases - Beckham
Caught Stealing - Lillibridge
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Pierzynski
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Humber | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4.62 | 107-66 | |
| Will Ohman (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 25-13 | |
| Addison Reed | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6-5 | |
| Matt Thornton | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.38 | 15-8 | |
| Zach Stewart | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 14-8 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 2:46
Pitching notes: T.Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 2:46
