MLB

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

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Chicago White Sox
2-8, 0-4 Away
Final
0 - 1
Cleveland Guardians
4-6, 1-0 Home

Nolan Jones draws walk with bases-loaded to give Guardians 1-0 victory over White Sox in home opener

Walk-off walk gives Guardians 1-0 win over White Sox

It was the first 1-0 game that ended with a walk-off walk since the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Diego on May 1, 2009.

Carlos Santana reached on an infield single off first baseman Andrew Vaughn's glove starting the ninth for his second hit of the game. Kyle Manzardo and Jhonkensy Noel walked against Clevinger (0-2), Jones hit a 3-1 pitch just to the foul side of the right-field pole, then took a fastball low.

Cleveland, which had just three hits, got its 13th walk-off win in a home opener, its first since 2017 against the White Sox. It was the second game-ending RBI for Jones after his home run for Colorado against San Diego on June 11, 2023.

Coming off a walk-off defeat at Detroit, Chicago has lost six straight. The White Sox lost a post-1900 record 121 games last year.

Emmanuel Clase (2-0) — the fifth Cleveland pitcher of the game — pitched a hitless ninth, finishing a two-hitter.

Chicago's Shane Smith, a 25-year-old right-hander making his second major league appearance, didn't allow a hit until José Ramírez's slow-rolling infield single down the third-base line with two outs in the sixth. He allowed two hits in six innings.

Key moment Chicago's Luis Robert Jr. reached on an error to start the ninth, stole second and was on third base after a passed ball with two outs, but Clase struck out Matt Thaiss to keep the game scoreless.

Key stat Santana's single in the ninth made him among seven active players with 1,800 hits.

Up next Chicago sends right-hander Sean Burke (1-1, 5.23 ERA) to the hill Wednesday. Cleveland counters with lefty Logan Allen (0-1, 6.75 ERA).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Jones walked, Santana scored, Noel to second, Manzardo to third.
9th Inning Noel walked, Manzardo to second, Santana to third.
9th Inning Manzardo walked, Santana to second.
9th Inning Santana reached on infield single to second.
9th Inning Thaiss struck out swinging.
9th Inning Robert Jr. to third on passed ball by Naylor.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
8 Ground Balls 10
9 Strikeouts 9
0 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
2 Hits 3
2 Stolen Bases 0
5 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 1
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
27 At Bats 27
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
10 Fly Balls 8
1 Caught Stealing 0
133 Pitches 142
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
2 Total Bases 3
32 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
0 Extra Base Hits 0
-0.7 Runs Created 1.0
.074 Batting Average .111
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.074 Slugging Percentage .111
.222 Secondary Average .185
.219 On Base Percentage .273
.293 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .384
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
-0.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.1
4.0 Batter Rating 7.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.67 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.16 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.30
.000 Isolated Power .000
0.56 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.56
.156 Walks Per Plate Appearance .152
.148 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .074
0.0 Runs Produced 2.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.2
56.0 MLB Rating 60.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 33,722 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 8 L2 0.5555556 10
Cleveland 0.5 8 L1 0.5294118 9
Kansas City 2.5 11 L3 0.42105263 8
Minnesota 3.5 12 W2 0.36842105 7
Chicago 5.5 13 L3 0.23529412 4
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