Sale dominant, but Sox fall on walk-off HR

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SEATTLE — Adam Lind’s two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning stunned the White Sox and thrilled the Safeco Field crowd in an improbable 4-3 Mariners victory on Monday night. After White Sox ace Chris Sale dominated Seattle for eight innings, Chicago closer David Robertson could not shut the door in the ninth.

Trailing 3-0 heading into the final frame, Franklin Gutierrez singled off Robertson, and Robinson Cano hit into a fielder’s choice forceout. After a Nelson Cruz walk and a Dae-Ho Lee strikeout got Seattle down to its final out, Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager singled in a run. Then Lind came to the plate, and on the second pitch of his at-bat, he slammed a 92 mph cutter over the wall in right center field in front of a mesmerized, giddy crowd of 20,598.

The late turn of events nullified a narrative that had built over eight …

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