CLEVELAND �� The Cleveland Indians traded punches with the Chicago White Sox all night but couldn't answer their last haymaker, giving up a five-run ninth to fall 10-7 Wednesday at Progressive Field.
The Indians entered the ninth leading 7-5 with closer Cody Allen on the mound. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out. Dioner Navarro blooped a single into left field that third baseman Jose Ramirez got his glove on but couldn't catch, making it 7-6. Adam Eaton followed by crushing a grand slam to right field, capping the furious comeback.
The Indians made it interesting against White Sox closer David Robertson in the ninth. Mike Napoli walked and Lonnie Chisenhall singled, bringing the tying run to the plate with one out. Robertson, though, struck out Rajai Davis and induced Brandon Guyer to ground out to end the game.
The Indians had answered each rally prior to the ninth, as the game was tied three times between the second and fifth innings.
Facing White Sox starter Anthony Ranaudo in the second inning, Chisenhall ripped a two-run home run down the right-field line, putting the Indians up 2-0.
After Tim Anderson tied it 2-2 with a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole in the third, Carlos Santana in the bottom half of the inning drilled a solo home run _ his 26th of the season, one shy of his career high _ to right field. Later in the inning Chisenhall added a two-out RBI single to right field to put the Indians on top 4-2.
Once again, the White Sox fought back in their next at-bat. Todd Frazier hit a two-run double off the wall in center field to tie it 4-4. J.B. Shuck then grounded a ball to the right side that went through Jason Kipnis' legs for an error. Kipnis fired home to keep Frazier from scoring, and Roberto Perez threw to second as Shuck was caught in a rundown. Santana eventually tagged Shuck, but he fell while doing it, allowing Frazier to score and the White Sox to pull ahead 5-4.
Kipnis tied it in the fourth with a sacrifice fly that followed singles by Guyer and Santana.
Guyer, who was acquired primarily because of his ability to hit left-handed pitching, received the start despite a right-hander on the mound and responded well. Against reliever Michael Ynoa in the fifth, Guyer delivered a two-out, two-run single to center field to give the Indians a 7-5 advantage. It was Guyer's third hit of the night, all against right-handers, after he entered the game hitting just .204 against them (.358 against left-handers). The Indians needed one more from him in the ninth.
Indians starter Carlos Carrasco finished with four earned runs allowed on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. Kyle Crockett finished the seventh inning and Bryan Shaw induced Jose Abreu to ground into an inning-ending double play to end the eighth, giving him 25 scoreless appearances in his last 26.
