James Karinchak is in one the worst stretches of his career. Coming into tonight, the Cleveland reliever had given up five hits, five walks, and five earned runs over his last three innings of work. Handed a three-run lead in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s game, Karinchak whittled it down to a one-run lead, giving up four hits, one walk, and two earned runs.
Fortunately, with two outs and the bases loaded, Karinchak was able to get José Abreu to chase a fastball low and away on a 2-0 count, grounding out to Amed Rosario at shortstop to secure the too-close-for-comfort 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.