Apr 8, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians beginning pitcher Ben Energetic (39) reacts after a double play through the fourth inning in opposition to the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Subject. Obligatory Credit score: Ken Blaze-Imagn Photographs Nolan Jones drew a base-loaded stroll within the backside of the ninth to offer the Cleveland Guardians a 1-0 win in opposition to the visiting Chicago White Sox within the opener of their three-game sequence Tuesday.
Carlos Santana grounded a single off the glove of diving first baseman Andrew Vaughn to begin the ninth off Mike Clevinger (0-2). Kyle Manzardo and Jhonkensy Noel then drew back-to-back walks, citing Jones, who adopted swimsuit to finish the sport.
Cleveland starter Ben Energetic threw 5 shutout innings, permitting two hits, hanging out 4 and strolling three.
White Sox starter Shane Smith blanked the Guardians on two hits over six innings in his second MLB begin, hanging out six and strolling one.
Smith retired the primary 12 batters in a row after which turned the primary Cleveland pitcher since David Cone in 1996 to take a no-hitter into the sixth inning of a house opener.
Jose Ramirez broke it up with a sluggish curler up the third final analysis off the tip of his bat with two outs within the sixth. Santana then grounded a single via the appropriate aspect to place runners on the corners, however Smith struck out Kyle Manzardo to finish his outing.
Energetic pitched round a pair of walks within the first inning, then walked his third batter to steer off the second, however bought Lenyn Sosa to hit right into a double play.
The White Sox put runners on first and third with no out within the fourth, however Energetic bought Vaughn to come out to second and Matt Thaiss to hit into an inning-ending double play.
The Guardians, who dedicated 4 errors in a three-game sequence final weekend and got here in with the worst fielding share within the majors at .970, benefited from a pointy play by second baseman Gabriel Arias on a tough one-hopper to finish the fifth.
Cade Smith took over for Energetic to begin the sixth and walked the primary two batters he confronted, however then retired the following three hitters.
Paul Sewald, Hunter Gaddis and Emmanuel Clase (2-0) adopted with scoreless innings of aid for Cleveland.
Tyler Gilbert relieved Smith and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings earlier than Clevinger bought Ramirez to fly out to finish the eighth.
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