White Sox 2, Indians 1 (10 innings)
CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox withstood nine strong innings by right-hander Corey Kluber and beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on a walk-off double with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning by rookie second baseman Carlos Sanchez on Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
Sanchez, who was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on May 15, laced a liner to the opposite field that landed inside the left-field line, past the outstretched glove of diving left fielder Zach Walters. The hit scored J.B. Shuck from second base. Shuck was a pinch-runner for right fielder Avisail Garcia, who hurt himself while drawing a lead-off walk off right-handed reliever Zach McAllister.
The win was the White Sox's sixth in a row, which is their longest win streak since winning six in a row Aug. 16-22, 2013. McAllister took the loss after allowing the first two hitters he faced in the 10th to reach base on the walk to Garcia and a single by third-baseman Conor Gillaspie.
The defeat was Cleveland's second in a row and spoiled a dominant start by Kluber. Coming off an 18-strikeout performance in his previous start, Kluber struck out another 12 and allowed one run in a nine-inning no-decision performance.
Left-hander Chris Sale took an eight-inning no-decision for Chicago (18-17), after he allowed one run and struck out seven.
Chicago trailed 1-0 after five innings, but finally got to Kluber to tie it 1-1 in the sixth. Center fielder Adam Eaton tripled into the right-field corner with one out and scored on a wild pitch with two outs that didn't bounce far from the plate.
Eaton, who decided to go for it with first baseman Jose Abreu hitting, dove headfirst just as catcher Roberto Perez lunged for the tag. Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa ruled him safe and the ball fell out of Perez's mitt.
It didn't earn Sale a win, but it got him off the hook for what could've been a tough-luck loss.
Kluber had dominant stuff right from the first pitch. He struck out five of the first six hitters he saw, seven of the first nine and retired the first 10 in a row the White Sox sent to the plate.
The Indians handed Kluber a 1-0 lead in the third, when they manufactured a run off Sale. Perez led off with a double to center and scored on a sacrifice fly by shortstop Alexei Ramirez that followed a sacrifice bunt.
NOTES: Indians C/INF Carlos Santana was a late scratch due to back spasms. Manager Terry Francona said the team is just being cautious. ... Cleveland got OF Ryan Raburn back after he missed the previous two games with left knee soreness. ... Indians INF Mike Aviles was activated off the restricted list after missing nine games following the news that his 4-year-old daughter, Adriana, was being treated for leukemia at the Cleveland Clinic. Aviles, who started at third base, was on the family medical emergency list from May 8-15 before being transferred to the restricted list over the weekend. ... White Sox manager Robin Ventura said confidence is the biggest reason his team came into the game on a five-game win streak. "I think right now it's about playing baseball, and I think these guys are confident when they go out there that they're going to win a game," Ventura said.