CWS 3, CLE 5 | Sep 23, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, September 23, 2021•Progressive Field•54°F, Overcast

CWS

White Sox

CLE

Indians

Final

WIN

Emmanuel Clase

LOSS

José Ruiz

The Indians defeated the White Sox 5-3.

Key Moment

Bot 7: Oscar Mercado homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Myles Straw scores.

Weather: 54°F, OvercastWind: 10 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 10:10 PM UTCT: 2:34Att: 11,336Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

David Rackley

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93.3%B

8 missed calls

+1.3% CWS

No run favor

Win Probability

CLE WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	0	0	2	1			3	10	0
CLE	0	0	0	1	0	2	2

Game 632372 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
César Hernández2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.231/.307/.387	95.1	.342	.324
Adam EngelLF	4	0	2	0	0	2	.254/.338/.509	90.3	.503	.481
Leury GarcíaSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.265/.335/.371	95.8	.201	.188
Yasmani GrandalDH	3	1	2	0	1	0	.236/.416/.524	104.9	.597	.587
Brian GoodwinRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.221/.319/.374	91.5	.069	.070
Andrew Vaughn3B	3	0	1	2	0	0	.241/.314/.409	92.8	.402	.388
Gavin Sheets1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.232/.314/.486	108.8	.268	.256
Billy HamiltonCF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.223/.246/.388	91.4	.167	.150
Zack CollinsC	3	0	1	0	0	1	.207/.326/.335	102.6	.393	.402
Bench
Michael KopechP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mike Wright Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	30	3	10	2	1	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Engel

TB:11

RBI:Vaughn 2

Team LOB:7

Cleveland Indians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Myles StrawCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.265/.345/.338	97	.628

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Kopech	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	27-16	91.7	3.57
Mike Wright Jr.	2.0	3	1	1	2	3	0	51-28	88.3	3.63
Matt Foster	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	22-11	90.3	6.32
José RuizLBS	0.2	4	2	2	0	1	1	15-10	92.9	3.14
Totals	6.0	9	5	5	3	9	1	115-65	-	-

WP:Jr.

Inherited runners-scored:Ruiz 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Kopech 27-16; Jr. 51-28; Foster 22-11; Ruiz 15-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Kopech 0-2; Jr. 2-1; Foster 0-2; Ruiz 1-0

Cleveland Indians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zach Plesac	5.1	6	2	2	1	4	0	86-59	85.1	4.54

Game Notes

📺

B6Replay review: White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Owen Miller singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Bradley Zimmer scores. Andres Gimenez scores. Yu Chang to 3rd.

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B4Wild pitch by Mike Wright Jr.

Bot 4 • CLE

0-1

Yu Chang singles on a line drive to left fielder Adam Engel.

EV: 78.1 mph151 ftLA: 14°

Top 6 • CWS

2-1

Andrew Vaughn singles on a line drive to left fielder Oscar Mercado. Leury Garcia scores. Yasmani Grandal scores. Brian Goodwin out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Oscar Mercado to third baseman Ernie Clement to second baseman Owen Miller to shortstop Yu Chang.

EV: 87.0 mph228 ftLA: 15°

Bot 6 • CLE

2-3

White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Owen Miller singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Bradley Zimmer scores. Andres Gimenez scores. Yu Chang to 3rd.

EV: 101.5 mph139 ftLA: 6°

Top 7 • CWS

3-3

Cesar Hernandez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Yu Chang. Gavin Sheets scores. Billy Hamilton to 3rd. Zack Collins to 2nd. Fielding error by first baseman Yu Chang.

EV: 74.5 mph3 ftLA: -49°

Bot 7 • CLE

3-5

Oscar Mercado homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Myles Straw scores.

EV: 101.4 mph💣 391 ftLA: 30°

Bench
Franmil ReyesRF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.259/.329/.543	105.9	.143	.156
Bobby Bradley1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.224/.315/.475	106.4	.607	.1036
Zach PlesacP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan ShawP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emmanuel ClaseP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-