CHICAGO (AP) — AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber pitched three-hit ball over nine innings for Cleveland while Lucas Giolito nearly matched him before the Indians broke through in the 10th to beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0.
The matchup between All-Star aces sure lived up to its billing.
Bieber struck out 11 and has fanned 35 in his first three starts of the season for the second straight year.
Nolan Ryan set the record with 37 in 1973 and Gerrit Cole had 36 in 2018.
Giolito also allowed only three hits and fanned eight. He was pulled after issuing his second walk to begin the eighth inning.
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Indians first baseman Yu Chang shared some racist tweets he received after making a costly error in Monday night’s game in Chicago.
The Taiwanese player posted some of the anti-Asian tweets on his Twitter account Tuesday while asking for tolerance.
One of the messages referred to the shape of his eyes and another referred to the coronavirus.
Indians manager Terry Francona called the tweets “stupid and ignorant” and said they have no place in baseball or “anywhere.“
The 25-year-old Chang’s throwing error in the ninth inning allowed the White Sox to score the game-winning run in a 4-3 victory.