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Six Pack of Stats: Cleveland 5, White Sox 3

Corey Kluber absolutely dominated Chicago — and his own team — in taking the game MVP

By Year of the Hamster
Hard Climb: After the first inning, Chicago’s win expectancy took a turn for the worst.
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The Chicago White Sox are 0-7 at Progressive Field this season.

.314

Corey Kluber was the runaway MVP of the game, with a .314 WPA, which was almost four times as much as the next-closest player — teammate Andrew Miller (.081 WPA).

1

Daniel Palka and Omar Narváez hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning, marking the first time all season Kluber gave up two longballs in one inning.

4

If Mike Clevinger strikes out four more batters this season, Cleveland will boast the first quartet of 200-K pitchers in a single season. Kluber passed the 200 mark on Tuesday, making Cleveland the fourth team ever to have a trio of 200-K pitchers.

8

Jason Kipnis’ home run in the fifth inning was just the eighth career homer Carlos Rodón has surrendered to a lefty.

50

At only one point in the game did the White Sox have as much as a 50% chance of winning: After Cleveland’s José Ramírez grounded out to end the first inning.

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