Nolan Jones opened the inning with a single to left. Kyle Manzardo reached on a bunt single to move Jones to second. Martinez doubled past first for the lead and it looked like the Guardians were in a great spot to extend the lead with Manzardo at third, Martinez at second and one out. But appearances can be deceiving.

Buehrle was the tarp-sliding, beer-drinking, between-the-legs-flipping life of the party during his dozen years with the Sox. Now he's immortalized on the Rate Field concourse forever.

There are countless things Mark Buehrle would rather do than speak in front of a large crowd. He didn’t list off those preferences Friday, after his statue was unveiled on the right-field concourse at Rate Field.