White Sox Sink Indians 10-7: Hayes Goes Grand, Game Notes and Scouting Takeaways

White Sox Batting

It might as well have been batting practice for the White Sox. A total nine players collected hits for the South Siders. What’s even more obscene is that Jacob May, Cody Asche, Kevan Smith and Everth Cabrera all recorded multiple hits. Five batters went deep, the most notable of course being Danny Hayes’ go-ahead slam in the ninth. While Hayes hit more of a wall-scraper home run, Jose Abreu and Everth Cabrera hit no-doubters.

Todd Frazier squared up a couple pitches for solid contact, but ended the day 0-3. The White Sox scored in five of nine innings Saturday, while six different players collected an RBI. Cabrera and May both recorded multiple hits and a home run, but Hayes was the star of the day. Hayes did more in his lone at bat than anyone else for Chicago. With two outs, on a two-strike count, down 7-6 in the top of the ninth, Hayes changed everything. What felt like a “W” in the books for Cleveland quickly became a classic Chicago comeback. 

Indians Batting

While the victory went to the White Sox, Cleveland had plenty of offense in this game too. Two separate rallies, one in the fifth and one in the seventh, kept the Indians close on Saturday. Switch hitter Carlos Santana went deep for the Tribe in the fifth, giving the team its first lead of the game. The other big hits for the Indians came courtesy of Bradley Zimmer and Michael Martinez, who each hit a triple. The team collected 12 hits and five different players recorded an RBI. In contrast, Tyler Naquin had a tough day at the plate. Despite drawing a walk, he finished the day 0-2 with two strikeouts.