mlb Game Recap
Cleveland Drops Chicago 5-4 - Match Report
Cleveland needed extra innings to claim victory on Sunday, scoring late against Chicago for a 5-4 final at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Indians were a -154 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.
Phil Maton earned the victory for the Indians, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Franmil Reyes in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Alex Colome worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 3 hits from James McCann in a losing cause.
Cleveland outhit their counterparts 7-6 in the game.
The game was closed out by Oliver Perez who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.
Next game, Cleveland takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For Chicago, they head on the road to face Detroit.