MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/08/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2309 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (48-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 8 14 2
Chicago White Sox (53-63) 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 7 14 1
Guardians Pull Out Late Win, 8-7
The Cleveland Guardians faced a tough opponent in Chicago pitcher Lewis Thorpe, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Rate Field by a final score of 8-7. Thorpe went 6.2 innings and allowed 3 runs. Cleveland reliever Jesus A. Sanchez got the win, raising his record to 6-7. Steve Peters was tagged with the loss. Heath Hembree earned save number 22 this season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Liam Thompson? The Cleveland first baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Guardians on top, 8-7. For the game, Thompson had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Thompson said. "We did a good job of that today."

The win makes Cleveland 48-67.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .279 6 40
J. Álvarez LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .299 7 53
L. Thompson 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .303 15 49
G. Stanton DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 5 30
   a-J. Wendle DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 4 25
E. Jones 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .243 12 51
J. González C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 3 34
V. Guerrero Jr. RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .249 12 50
J. Young CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 4 22
C. Aybar 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .264 5 17
   b-W. Castro PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 1 9
Totals 41 8 14 7 0 4 9      
a - J. Wendle inserted as DH in the 8th
b - W. Castro pinch hit for C. Aybar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jones (18, 8th Inning off M. Young, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Thompson (25, 9th Inning off S. Peters, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Martínez (2, 9th Inning off S. Peters, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (12, 7th Inning off L. Thorpe, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Aybar (5, 7th Inning off M. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 4 , J. Álvarez 2 , L. Thompson 3 , E. Jones 3 , J. González , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , J. Young , C. Aybar 5 , W. Castro
2-out RBI: C. Aybar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , E. Jones , J. González , V. Guerrero Jr.
GIDP: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Álvarez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Martínez (6) , E. Jones (9)
OF assists: 1 (Álvarez(Stevens at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 6 2 2 2 0 1 1 .255 6 30
G. Wilkins RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .316 7 44
A. García DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .243 11 51
   a-W. Rijo DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 1 20
J. Choi 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .280 4 47
M. Hurt C 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .304 4 42
J. Peterson 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .289 6 63
A. Martínez LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .291 1 4
Y. Gudino 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .271 5 42
   b-M. McPhearson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 0 3
W. Stevens SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .253 4 50
Totals 41 7 14 5 5 6 24      
a - W. Rijo inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. McPhearson pinch hit for Y. Gudino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. García (19, 1st Inning off S. Visser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Buxton 2 , G. Wilkins 2 , A. García 3 , J. Choi , M. Hurt , A. Martínez 3 , Y. Gudino , W. Stevens 2
2-out RBI: , B. Buxton 2 , A. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Choi 3 , M. Hurt , J. Peterson , W. Stevens
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Gudino (4)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Stevens (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Gudino-Peterson-Choi)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Visser 4.2 11 5 5 3 3 0 90 4.22   
A. Walker 2.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 25 3.40   
S. García 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
J. Sanchez W (6-7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.33   
H. Hembree SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Visser 22
Batters Faced: S. Visser 28, A. Walker 10, S. García 4, J. Sanchez 1, H. Hembree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Visser 7-3, A. Walker 2-3, S. García 0-2, J. Sanchez 0-0, H. Hembree 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Visser 90-49, A. Walker 25-15, S. García 20-11, J. Sanchez 3-3, H. Hembree 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Walker 1-0 , S. García 3-2
WP: S. Visser , S. García 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Thorpe 6.2 7 3 3 0 4 1 91 4.22   
M. Young H (4) 1.1 3 2 1 0 0 1 16 4.58   
S. Peters L (10-5), BS (5) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 27 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Thorpe 52
Batters Faced: L. Thorpe 26, M. Young 8, S. Peters 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Thorpe 6-9, M. Young 1-3, S. Peters 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Thorpe 91-64, M. Young 16-13, S. Peters 27-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lewis Thorpe
Ballpark: Rate Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 23941
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