The Chicago White Sox moved over .500 on the season with 7-2 over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night at a U.S. Cellular Field. Chris Sale improved to 3-1 on the year by pitching six innings and allowing three hits and one run while striking out three. The Sox improve to 12-11, while the Indians falls to 11-10.
Chicago scored one run in the second, four in the third, and one in the fourth and fifth innings to get out to a 7-1 lead by the end of the fifth inning.
Gordon Beckham homered in the third and had three hits, two RBI and one run for Chicago in the No. 9 hole. Adam Dunn finished 1-for-3 with two walks. A.J. Pierzynski hit his fifth home run of the year in the second inning.
Cleveland got on the board first when Jason Kipnis doubled to left to bring Shelley Duncan across the plate.
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