White Sox 3, Indians 0
Gavin Floyd pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, and Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer in the fifth to power the Chicago White Sox past the host Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Friday.
Floyd (8-9) gave up four hits and didn't walk a batter. He has won both starts since the All-Star break, allowing one run in 15 1/3 innings.
Matt Thornton and Sergio Santos completed the shutout. Thornton recorded the final out in the eighth, and after Michael Brantley singled to start the ninth, he struck out Asdrubal Cabrera and got Travis Hafner to fly out. Santos struck out Matt LaPorta for his 19th save.
Chicago stranded seven baserunners in the first three innings before finally getting to Carlos Carrasco in the fifth. Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn reached on one-out singles before Quentin drove a 2-1 pitch into the left-field bleachers.
Quentin is batting .500 (11-for-22) with three homers and 12 RBIs against Cleveland this season.
The White Sox beat the Indians, who have been at or near the top of the AL Central all season, for the fifth time in six meetings. Third-place Chicago is 7-18 against the rest of the division.
Carrasco (8-8) has lost his last four starts.