Indians 7, White Sox 4: Ryan Raburn and Yan Gomes each drove in a pair of runs in the eighth inning as Cleveland rallied past visiting Chicago for its sixth consecutive victory.
With the Indians trailing 4-3, Raburn put Cleveland ahead for good with a single up the middle off Matt Lindstrom that scored Asdrubal Cabrera and Drew Stubbs. Lonnie Chisenhall followed with a single, and Gomes extended the advantage with a double into the gap in right-center.
Bryan Shaw (2-2) recorded the final out of the eighth to earn the win, while Chris Perez worked around a one-out double in the ninth to record his 15th save. Donnie Veal (1-2) absorbed the loss – Chicago’s fifth in a row – after allowing the go-ahead runs to reach base in the eighth.
Already ahead 2-0 on an Adam Dunn two-run double in the first inning, the White Sox extended the lead in the second. Gordon Beckham drilled a one-out double to left field and scored on Josh Phegley’s single to center, giving the rookie catcher 11 RBIs in his first 18 major-league games.
The Indians drew even in the fifth on a bases-loaded walk and a rare two-run groundout from Michael Bourn, but Chicago regained the lead in the following inning on a Dayan Viciedo run-scoring infield single.
GAME NOTEBOOK: White Sox starter Andre Rienzo threw seven strong innings in his major-league debut, limiting Cleveland to three unearned runs on five hits. Cleveland counterpart Scott Kazmir was tagged for four runs on nine hits over five innings. … Rienzo and Gomes – the lone Brazilian players in major-league history – faced off for the first time in the third inning. Gomes promptly singled to center, and both players smiled as Gomes reached first base. … Cleveland acquired LHP Marc Rzepczynski from the St. Louis Cardinals prior to the game. The Indians sent minor-league SS Juan Herrera to St. Louis in exchange for Rzepczynski, who had a 7.84 ERA in 10 1/3 innings with the Cardinals.
