White Sox Sink Indians 10-7: Hayes Goes Grand, Game Notes and Scouting Takeaways
By Joe Piazza
Danny Hayes hit a go-ahead, ninth-inning grand slam as the White Sox beat the Indians in a 10-7 slugfest on Saturday afternoon.
This is the third of a six-part scouting series. In addition to this White Sox game, I will be covering the following upcoming games: COL@TEX (3/27) and LAD@SEA (3/29). You can find my recap and scouting report of Thursday’s Dodgers/Rangers game here, and Friday’s Athletics/White Sox game here. Follow me on Twitter @JoePiazza_ for live game updates!
It was an action-packed day at Goodyear Ballpark on Saturday, as the White Sox toppled the Indians 10-7 on a go-ahead ninth-inning grand slam by Danny Hayes. The game was anything but one-sided, as the White Sox and Indians combined for 25 hits, six homers and 17 runs. The contest started in Chicago’s favor, with leadoff hitter Jacob May hitting a home run to start things off. Left fielder Cody Asche kept the pressure on Indians starter Josh Tomlin in the second inning, launching another solo home run for the White Sox.
The six homers of the day came courtesy of Jacob May, Cody Asche, Carlos Santana, Nicky Delmonico, Jose Abreu, Everth Cabrera and Danny Hayes. There were homers in the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth innings. This guaranteed a solid offensive showing throughout the duration of the game, but meant bad news for both teams’ pitching staffs.
The Indians carried a one-run lead going into the ninth. Joe Colon was brought in to close out the game, but failed miserably. He got the first out of the inning on a fly ball to left, then loaded up the bases. A grounder to second resulted in a fielder’s choice for the second out, but Colon was not in the clear yet.
Danny Hayes stepped to the plate with the bases juiced and two away, and sent a high fly ball deep to right on a two-strike count. At first it appeared to be a routine out, but the wind carried the ball over the wall for a go-ahead grand slam. Chicago had retaken the lead when they had been just a strike away from defeat. They sealed the win with three quick outs, and the ballgame was over. White Sox 10, Indians 7.