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The Chicago White Sox moved back into first place in the AL Central by one game Sunday after outlasting the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 in the finale of a four-game series at Cleveland. The win gave Chicago a split of a series that had started with two straight walk-off losses.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer, his 23rd of the season, in the third inning to push the White Sox lead to 6-3. Kyle Teel and Tristan Peters each added solo shots in the game as well. The three home runs gave Chicago a cushion that would prove necessary.
Cleveland clawed back in the fifth. DeLauter singled and Kyle Manzardo reached on a Montgomery fielding error at shortstop. Gabriel Arias then connected on a 446-foot three-run shot off Erick Fedde, the longest homer of Arias' career, to tie the game at 6-6. It was Arias' fourth homer of the season.
The White Sox answered in the sixth. They loaded the bases with none out against Colin Holderman, who dropped to 4-2 on the decision. Rookie Sam Antonacci then hit a fielder's choice that pushed across the go-ahead run. It proved to be the difference.
Antonacci made a key defensive play in the eighth as well. He had briefly shifted from left field to second base during the inning before moving back to left, and he ran down Kahlil Watson's deep drive to preserve the lead. Sean Newcomb finished the game and earned his third save.
Chase DeLauter had given the Guardians an early spark. His first homer since May 17 tied the game 2-2 in the first inning and marked his first home run off a left-handed pitcher. The shot came after Travis Bazzana hit a fly ball to left that dropped for a double when Antonacci slipped twice trying to track it down.
The game had been delayed before first pitch by heavy rain and unplayable conditions on the waterlogged outfield warning track. Umpires met both managers on the field to inspect the track, and the grounds crew spent 30 minutes applying a quick-dry mixture and grooming the surface before it was cleared for play.
Fedde took the loss, falling to 4-6, after allowing the tying three-run homer in the fifth. The White Sox, despite the rough stretch at the start of the series, leave Cleveland back on top of the division.
