Whatever magic Michael Kopech had last Friday night in Kansas City, he managed to bring some of it with him to Cleveland this afternoon, where he held the Guardians (21-28) scoreless over six pristine innings in Chicago’s (21-30) series-clinching win. The Sox offense erupted for five runs in the fourth inning, which was more than enough to give them the edge against the Guardians, who they now trail by just a single game in the AL Central standings.
The lineup started slowly against Cal Quantrill, who needed just 17 pitches to get through the first two innings without much of a scratch.