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07/04 20:59 CDT Montgomery homers to break tie, White Sox beat Guardians 3-1 to
retake AL Central lead
Montgomery homers to break tie, White Sox beat Guardians 3-1 to retake AL
Central lead
By BRIAN DULIK
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning
off Tim Herrin for the second of his two RBIs, helping the Chicago White Sox
beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Saturday night.
Chicago reclaimed first place in the AL Central by percentage points over the
Guardians, who won the first two games of the series on walk-off hits.
Montgomery, who leads all shortstops with 22 homers, led off the eighth with a
402-foot shot to center off Herrin (1-4). It came on the first anniversary of
his major league debut and gave the White Sox a 2-1 lead.
All-Star Miguel Vargas tacked on a sacrifice fly against Matt Festa in the
ninth, scoring Tristan Peters with an insurance run.
Brandon Eisert (2-1) earned the win with two clean innings of relief, while
Grant Taylor worked the ninth for his third save in six opportunities. Taylor
allowed Brayan Rocchio's game-ending two-run homer Friday.
The White Sox went up 1-0 in the first on Montgomery's double off Parker
Messick, scoring Vargas. It was the only run allowed in five innings by
Messick, a rookie who was chosen for the All-Star Game.
Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana and closer Cade Smith were also named
All-Stars from the Guardians, while first baseman Vargas was the only Chicago
selection.
Austin Hedges belted a solo homer to center in the fifth against White Sox
starter Sean Burke, tying it at 1. Burke struck out a career-high 11 over seven
innings without a walk.
Guardians rookie Cooper Ingle, who threw a live ball into the stands to allow
the go-ahead run to score on June 30 against Texas, committed his third error
in four games as a left fielder.
Up next
White Sox RHP Erick Fedde (3-6, 4.41 ERA) was set to oppose RHP Tanner Bibee
(2-9, 3.69) on Sunday in the series finale.
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