White Sox 5, Angels 0
CHICAGO -- Todd Frazier and Jose Abreu homered and Mat Latos allowed two hits as the Chicago White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
Latos (3-0) didn't allow a hit until surrendering a one-out single in the fifth inning and struck out five in 6 1/3 innings.
The Chicago offense took care of the rest, breaking the game open with three runs in the eighth.
Melky Cabrera delivered two-run triple to go along with a Brett Lawrie RBI single -- both against Angels reliever Jose Alvarez.
Alvarez struggled after coming in for starter Matt Shoemaker, who gave up two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.
The White Sox (9-5) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Frazier's home run. Frazier, who was projected as a big bat in his first season in Chicago, snapped a 2-for-23 slump with his third homer of the season.
Abreu doubled the White Sox lead in the fourth, drilling the first pitch from Shoemaker 402 feet over the center-field wall.
The White Sox threatened to extend their lead, loading the bases on singles by Frazier, Cabrera and Austin Jackson. But Shoemaker escaped the jam, getting Avisail Garcia to fly out before Dioner Navarro lined out to first.
Latos (6-8) kept the Angels in check and didn't allow a hit until Carlos Perez singled softly to center field with one out in the fifth.
Latos, who has only allowed six hits in 18 1/3 innings in his first year with the White Sox, also gave up an Andrelton Simmons double in the seventh. But even the extra-base hit didn't hurt Latos after White Sox right fielder Adam Eaton cut down Simmons at the plate with a perfect throw on a C.J. Cron double.
One night after erupting for seven runs, the Angels couldn't generate any offense, managing only three hits after piling up 13 in a 7-0 win in Monday night's series opener.
NOTES: Angels 1B C.J. Cron hit in the No. 7 spot after batting eighth in the series opener. Cron, who was hitting .159 entering Tuesday after registering three hits on Monday, will remain at the bottom of the lineup until his hitting improves to the point that manager Mike Scioscia feels like he starts to "swing it like he can." Once that takes place, Scioscia said Cron will be moved to the middle of the order. ... White Sox RHP Erik Johnson was optioned from Triple-A Charlotte. He was 0-1 with 4.22 ERA and 12 strikeouts in two starts with the Knights. Manager Robin Ventura said Johnson will work out of the bullpen while the White Sox carry 13 pitchers on their roster. Johnson took the roster spot of OF J.B. Shuck, who was optioned to Triple-A after Monday night's loss to the Angels.