It’s the third career leadoff home run for Wade. Wade homered on Cease’s second pitch of the game - on LaMonte Wade Jr. Webb (7-3) allowed six hits and five runs (three earned) in six innings. A second run scored on the play when shortstop Donovan Walton’s throw sailed over the head of Webb, who was covering first base. García, who delivered the game-winning hit in Friday’s 1-0 win, drove in a run with a fielder’s choice grounder in the sixth. Once we got that first at-bat off of him, our game plan changed a little bit and it was better.” “He’s got a ton of sink and a ton of movement so we just had to grind out some at-bats. “The second time through we had a better game plan of how we wanted to attack (Webb) and try to get the ball in play,” Sheets said. Moncada followed with an RBI single past a drawn-in infield. Sheets followed with a double off pitcher Logan Webb that went over the head of left fielder Joc Pederson, who initially broke in on the ball. San Francisco scored a run in the ninth and had the tying runners on base with two outs before Graveman got Mike Yastrzemski to ground out.Īfter Anderson’s infield single leading off the fourth, Andrew Vaughn reached on a fielding error by Giants first baseman Brandon Belt.
“We put the ball in play, guys were aggressive running the bases and then we had a couple big swings by (Sheets),” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. Yoán Moncada and Leury García each drove in runs as the White Sox beat the Giants for the 10th time in 12 games. Joe Kelly retired three hitters and Kendall Graveman pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Tanner Banks followed Cease with two scoreless innings. Being able to keep us in it, get through five, it’s definitely good.” “It wasn’t my sharpest and I wasn’t able to go deep because I didn’t execute well, I didn’t get ahead, but I kept us in there so it was good enough,” said Cease, who earlier in the day was named AL Pitcher of the Month for June. The major league leader in strikeouts per nine innings, Cease (7-3) had only four against San Francisco – his fewest since May 24 – and overcame LaMonte Wade Jr.’s home run leading off the first to improve to 4-1 in seven road starts. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gavin Sheets doubled twice and drove in two runs, and the Chicago White Sox held on for a 5-3 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.ĭylan Cease allowed one run in five innings for his third consecutive win.