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Tribe’s magic number 13 despite loss to White Sox
- Updated: September 14, 2016
CHICAGO — It was a sixth inning that went to the dogs for Trevor Bauer and the Indians on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Figuratively, in this case, although the White Sox set a new Guinness Record by having 1,122 canines in attendance.
The White Sox knocked the ball around the ballpark against Bauer and reliever Dan Otero to the tune of a season-high seven runs on seven hits, turning a close game into a comfortable 8-1 victory for the South Siders. In the first two games of this four-game set, the White Sox have outscored the American League Central leaders by a 19-5 margin.
Despite the loss, the Indians’ magic number to clinch the Central fell to 13 after the Tigers’ loss to the Twins.
Bauer had retired 13 of 14 hitters after allowing a first-inning run before the White Sox began their sixth with an Adam Eaton walk. They produced five singles, one double and a two-run Carlos Sanchez triple, with an exit velocity of 108 mph per Statcast™, on the line drive to right.
This offensive outburst was more than enough support for Jose Quintana, who improved to 12-10 for the season. Quintana allowed Brandon Guyer’s solo home run with one out in the second but …