 allowed three runs - one earned - in five innings.The game lasted 4 four hours, 7 minutes. The longest nine-inning game in Progressive Field history was 4 hours, 19 minutes on April 28, 2009, against Boston.The Indians needed a boost after being swept in a three-game series at Tampa Bay. Cleveland trails Minnesota by 5 1/2 games in the AL Central and is a half-game behind the Rays in the race for the first wild-card spot.The White Sox have dropped seven straight - matching their longest streak of the season - and are a season-high 17 games under .500.Chicago manager Rick Renteria was ejected by plate umpire Mark Carlson in the fifth inning. It's the eighth time he's been kicked out of a game this season.The White Sox loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, but Adam Cimber retired Eloy Jimenez on a double-play ground ball. Santana fielded the ball, threw to Francisco Lindor at second base and the play ended with Cimber catching the return throw to first.Jake Bauers, called up from Triple-A Columbus on Saturday, hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the fourth.Jose Abreu's groundout pushed a run across in the third for Chicago, but Oscar Mercado threw out Yoan Moncada at the plate from center field to end the inning. Moncada tried to score from second on Jimenez's single.Yolmer Sanchez had an RBI double in the fourth and Moncada had a sacrifice fly in the fifth.Detwiler (2-5) allowed four runs, walked six and threw 81 pitches in 2 2/3 innings.Indians catcher Roberto Perez left the game in the sixth inning with a bruised left foot. Second baseman Jason Kipnis was out of the lineup for the second straight day and has been diagnosed with tendinitis in his right wrist.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: Fulmer, who was activated off the 10-day disabled list Sunday, allowed Bauers' two-run homer.Indians: Jordan Luplow (strained right hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list and batted fifth. ... OF Tyler Naquin, who tore the ACL in his right knee Friday, watched the game from a suite and received an ovation when he was shown on the scoreboard.UP NEXTWhite Sox: RHP Dylan Cease (3-7, 6.92 ERA) starts against Cleveland for the first time.Indians: RHP Mike Clevinger (10-2, 2.72 ERA) has a nine-game winning streak, over 11 starts, since July 3.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Emotional Indians look to regain focus vs. White SoxFLMA day after right-hander Carlos Carrasco's emotional return to the Indians during a loss at Tampa Bay, Cleveland will look to get back on track Monday in the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.Carrasco rejoined the roster Sunday for the first time in nearly three months after being diagnosed midseason with chronic myeloid leukemia."I always thought I'd be back pitching this year," he said.Carrasco will use his resolve as a reliever for the rest of the season.A starter for much of his 10-year career, Carrasco now provides manager Terry Francona with another bullpen option. The role reversal, which the organization deemed more feasible for Carrasco as he pushed for a 2019 return, hardly fazed the 32-year-old veteran."His eyes lit up when we said that," Francona said of gearing Carrasco's rehab toward joining the bullpen. "I think it made it more attainable." Carrasco scattered one run over five innings in four minor league rehab appearances. Back in the majors on Sunday, he pitched the seventh inning of the Indians' 8-2 road loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing one run and two hits.Cleveland, which was swept in three gave by Tampa Bay, enters Monday trailing the first-place Minnesota Twins by 5 1/2 games in the race for the American League Central title. The Indians are a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the first wild-card spot and a half-game up on the Oakland A's for the second wild-card position.Sunday's result notwithstanding, Carrasco's return figures to boost the Indians down the stretch."Some people when they hear they have cancer, leukemia, whatever you want to call it, normally they go, 'Oh, my God,'" Carrasco said. "My mind went there for one second. Then I said, 'What's happening here? I'm a strong guy. I believe in God. I believe in my family. I have the support of my teammates.'"So I stayed away from thinking about that. I never felt any negative thoughts. I always had good thoughts. That was the key." Cleveland is set to start rookie right-hander Aaron Civale (2-3, 1.96 ERA) against Chicago.On Wednesday, Civale notched his first victory since June, holding the Detroit Tigers to two runs over seven innings.Civale, who has not faced the White Sox in his first six career starts, will make his first appearance at Progressive Field since Aug. 5. He is 1-1 with an 0.75 ERA in two home starts this season.Chicago has lost six in a row, but shortstop Tim Anderson has remained a consistent cog in the attack.Anderson's .328 batting average entering Monday would rank third in the American League if Anderson had enough plate appearances. He missed just more than a month with a sprained right ankle earlier this season.Anderson said his focus lies far outside the prospect of becoming the first White Sox player to win a batting title since Frank Thomas in 1997."I just try to take it a day at a time, and if it happens, it happens," Anderson said. "But I just try to stay consistent in what I do and finish the year strong." Left-hander Ross Detwiler (2-4, 6.45 ERA) will start for Chicago in his first career outing against the Indians. The journeyman has faced each of the other 29 major league clubs in his career.His latest start came Wednesday against the Twins, when he gave up five runs in four innings. Detwiler also allowed three runs while getting just one out in relief on Saturday at Atlanta.--Field Level Media
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