Cueto sharp for 82/3 innings, White Sox blank Guardians 2-0

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CLEVELAND (AP)-- Johnny Cueto spread 5 hits over 82/3 innings and also Jos Abreu had an RBI double, sending out the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Saturday night.Cleveland leads the AL Central by one game over Minnesota, while the White Sox moved within 21/2 games of

with San Francisco. Shane Bieber (8-7) had his four-start winning touch snapped, permitting 2 runs on 5 hits in 61/3 innings. The 2020 AL Cy Youthful Honor victor set out 4 in his initial loss because July 24 at the White Sox.Abreu opened the racking up in the 6th by doubling to straight-away facility David Fry Jersey, driving in Luis Robert. Chicago only had one hit off Bieber going into the inning.Elvis Andrus prolonged the White Sox's cause 2-0 on an unusual play in the 7th, scuttling house after Gonzalez's throw from right field jumped and struck catcher Luke Maile on his mask.Gonzalez captured Josh Harrison's flyout, but was charged with an error when the ball removed Maile's mask and also bounced away from him. Reducer James Karinchak was unable to retrieve it before Andrus touched home plate. White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal hurt his left knee while trying to score from keystone in the seventh. Grandal, who was tossed out by Myles Straw, was not able to put any kind of weight on his leg as he was assisted off the field.Andrus went 1 for 4 in his 2nd game with the White Sox. The 33-year-old shortstop authorized as a cost-free agent after being released by Oakland.Gonzalez had two of Cleveland's hits, along with its lone stroll Josh Bell Jersey, and newbie Steven Kwan, Josh Naylor and Maile each had one.The Guardians have actually won 10 of their last 14 as well as are 23-14 since July 10. The first pitch was delayed by 2 hours, 55 minutes as a result of rainfall and also started at 9:05 p.m. Cleveland has played an MLB-high 10 doubleheaders as well as had actually 11 games postponed, consisting of 3 against Chicago.Robert began for the very first time in eight video games after spraining his left wrist gliding right into keystone on Aug. 12. Chicago's Andrew Vaughn, that was struck on the face by a pitch from Trevor Stephan that first gazed off his shoulder Friday, remained in uniform yet did not play. FITNESS INSTRUCTOR'S ROOMWhite Sox: OF Eloy Jimnez (ideal knee hyperextension) batted third as well as acted as the assigned player, one night after leaving in the center of an at-bat in the eighth inning. Jimnez claimed he reacted well to therapy after being injured on a difficult swing.Guardians: C Austin Hedges (best ankle strain) was held out of the schedule by supervisor Terry Francona, however was readily available. Hedges slid feet-first down the actions of the dugout in the fifth inning Friday while seeking a wild pitch Brook Jacoby Jersey, requiring him to leave the game.UP NEXTWhite Sox: RHP Dylan Cease (12-5, 2.09 PERIOD) begins the three-game series finale. Cease leads the majors with 11.99 strikeouts per 9 innings, rates 3rd in age and also is fourth with 178 strikeouts.Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (2-5, 5.63 AGE) is on a seven-start winless touch, losing twice with a 3.55 age over 33 innings given that June 21. Civale additionally has actually taken four straight no-decisions since July 8. In: Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians.

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