Ryan Cordell came through in a big way. The White Sox bullpen threw it away.
Cordell’s pinch-hit, two-run home run broke a tie against the Indians in the top of the eighth inning, but three Sox pitchers combined to allow four runs with the help of four walks in the bottom of the inning. The result was a 5-3 win for the Indians in their home opener Monday afternoon at frigid Progressive Field.
Starting pitchers Mike Clevinger of the Indians and Ivan Nova of the Sox baffled hitters in different ways for seven innings.