All Win The AL Central
The Chicago White Sox have clinched the AL Central for the first time since 2008. They pulled off this feat by beating the Cleveland Indians, 7-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. The White Sox also made the playoffs for the 2nd consecutive season, marking the first time in team history they have played October baseball in back-to-back years. The only difference is they played a full 162 game season.
The Indians won game 2 of the doubleheader 5-3,but it didn’t take away the joy for the White Sox and their fans. Due to the new rule that doubleheader games will last 7 innings instead of 9, both games of the doubleheader lasted 7 innings. In the 2nd inning of the clinching game, Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez, and Tim Anderson all hit homers. Imagine 3 home runs in one inning. Isn’t that crazy? Anderson hit his 2nd homer of the game, which was his 6th career multi-home run game.
Indians pitcher Aaron Civale only pitched 1.2 innings and gave up all 7 of Chicago’s runs. Tim Anderson played an outstanding game, with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs. This is big for the White Sox, heading into the playoffs with a division title under their belt.
