CLEVELAND -- When the Guardians moved Brayan Rocchio from shortstop to second base in late July, they didn’t doubt he could handle the switch. No, Rocchio had not played the position at the Major League level, but his experience as a shortstop generated confidence in his ability.

“He's a Gold Glove-caliber defender,” manager Stephen Vogt said recently. “It's not easy to move positions, but if anybody can, it's him”

Case in point: the ninth inning on Sunday. Rocchio made an incredible play on a ground ball to throw out Andrew Benintendi at first base, which sealed the Guardians’ 3-2 win over the White Sox at Progressive Field.

Cleveland completed the three-game sweep with the win. The Guardians improved to 78-71, marking their first time being seven or more games over .500 since May

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