Martínez hits grand slam, has career-high 6 RBIs in Guardians' 8-2 win
over White Sox
[August 08, 2026]
CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a grand slam and drove
in a career-high six runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the AL
Central-leading Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Friday night to end a
three-game losing streak.
Steven Kwan added a solo home run to help the Guardians trim Chicago’s
division lead to two games after being swept by the New York Mets. |
Cleveland Guardians' Angel Martínez, right, celebrates with teammates
Chase DeLauter, left, after hitting a grand slam during the fifth inning
of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026,
in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez) |
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Martínez’s third career slam came in the fifth inning after
David Sandlin (2-2) gave up Chase DeLauter’s single, walked José
Ramírez and hit Jo Adell. Martínez drove the first pitch to
center. Austin Hedges added an RBI single in the inning.
Munetaka Murakami and Braden Montgomery had solo homers for the
White Sox, They've lost a season-worst four straight and five of
six.
All-Star left-hander Parker Messick (9-6) allowed four hits and
both Chicago home runs in the first seven innings to win for the
first time since July 10. He struck out eight and walked just
one.
Sandlin was pressed into a long relief stint after starter Noah
Schultz had to leave the game in the first inning. The
right-hander gave up six runs, seven hits and walked four while
striking out four in 5 1/3 innings.
Schultz had to leave the game by rule in the first after mound
visits by pitching coach Zach Bove and manager Will Venable.
Martínez tagged him for a two-run single to open the scoring.
Kwan homered off Sandlin to lead off the sixth.
The hometown crowd saved its loudest boos for something that
didn’t happen on the field. The White Sox announced halfway
through the ninth that a planned postgame performance by rapper
Ja Rule was canceled due to travel issues.
Up next
Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (8-7, 3.87 ERA) was set to face RHP
Davis Martin (9-6, 4.13) on Saturday. The White Sox will retire
former player and manager Ozzie Guillen’s No. 13 before the
game.
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