White Sox 5, Rangers 0
CHICAGO -- Left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven scoreless innings, and the White Sox turned the first triple play of the season in a 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Melky Cabrera went 2-for-4 and scored twice to lead the White Sox at the plate. Chicago (11-6) earned its third win in the past four games.
Adrian Beltre and Prince Fielder managed two hits apiece for the Rangers, who were shut out for the first time this season. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Texas (10-7).
Quintana (2-1) limited the Rangers to four hits. He walked two and struck out four.
Left-hander Martin Perez (0-2) drew the loss after giving up five runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
A wild triple play in the seventh inning allowed the White Sox to preserve a five-run lead. The Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out when Mitch Moreland hit a hard line drive to right field.
Adam Eaton made a running catch and fired a throw to first base to try to double off Ian Desmond. Desmond beat the throw but overran first and was tagged out by Jose Abreu, who then threw to home plate to catcher Dioner Navarro.
Navarro saw Adrian Beltre stuck in no-man's land between second and third and whipped a throw to shortstop Tyler Saladino, who eventually threw back to home plate to catch Prince Fielder in a rundown.
The play was scored 9-3-2-6-2-5. It marked the White Sox first triple play since Sept. 18, 2006.
The White Sox scored three runs in the sixth inning to pull ahead 5-0. Brett Lawrie hit a two-run double, and Jerry Sands singled to drive in Lawrie.
The White Sox opened the scoring in the second inning when Cabera scored on a wild pitch. Rangers catcher Bryan Holaday could not find the ball after he blocked a pitch in the dirt and it scooted several feet away. Cabrera raced in from third base as Perez desperately pointed to the ball.
Abreu put the White Sox on top 2-0 with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Abreu's deep fly ball to center field scored Eaton, who led off the inning with an opposite-field double.
NOTES: White Sox OF/DH Avisail Garcia was kept out of the starting lineup for the second time in the past three games. He entered Friday hitting .146 (7-for-48) with two home runs and five RBIs in 14 games. "This is not picking on him because we have plenty to go around," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. "But we expect him to do better and get off the slump he's on right now." ... Rangers OF Nomar Mazara was not in the starting lineup for the first time since making his major league debut on April 10. OF Ryan Rua started in Mazara's place. ... White Sox 1B/DH Jerry Sands made his fourth start of the season. ... Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre played his 2,500th career game at third base. The only player with more games at the position is Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson with 2,870.