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08/18 20:24 CDT Jo Adell erupts for a career-high 6 RBIs, 455-foot homer as the
Guardians crush the Giants 8-1
Jo Adell erupts for a career-high 6 RBIs, 455-foot homer as the Guardians crush
the Giants 8-1
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Jo Adell set a career high with six RBIs and hit a 455-foot,
three-run homer in the first inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the San
Francisco Giants 8-1 Tuesday night.
Adell and Jos Ramrez had three hits apiece for the Guardians, who won for
only the fifth time in 15 games this month.
Foster Griffin (14-4) became the fourth big-league pitcher with at least 14
wins this season after he allowed one run in six innings.
San Francisco's Bryce Eldridge homered for the second straight game. The Giants
have dropped five of their last six.
It was a bounce-back game for Adell, who came into the game batting .167 (7 for
42) since being acquired by the Guardians at the Aug. 4 trade deadline.
Steven Kwan got a leadoff walk and Ramrez had a base hit before Adell
connected on a elevated changeup from Giants starter Carson Whisenhunt (3-4) on
a 2-2 count and put it five rows from the top of the bleachers in left field to
give the Guardians a 3-0 lead. The 455-foot blast is the longest in Adell's
seven-year career, surpassing the 454-foot homer he hit in Kansas City last
year while with the Los Angeles Angels.
Adell extended Cleveland's lead to 5-1 in the second when he lined a single to
center to drive in Kwan and Ramrez for the second straight inning. He also had
a RBI base hit in the fourth.
Eldridge led off the second with a solo shot to center. San Francisco had the
bases loaded with one in the third before Andrew Knizner hit into a double play.
Whisenhunt went four innings and gave up seven runs (six earned).
Home plate umpire Jordan Baker came out before the top of the fifth inning due
to concussion symptoms after taking a foul ball off the mask earlier in the
game.
Up next Cleveland lefty Parker Messick (9-7, 2.59 ERA) makes his seventh interleague start of the season. San Francisco has not name its starter. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Cleveland lefty Parker Messick (9-7, 2.59 ERA) makes his seventh interleague start of the season. San Francisco has not name its starter. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
