 made it 2-1 in the sixth. It was Santana's 11th home run of the season.Jake Bauers hit a leadoff double in the Cleveland seventh and with two outs, Martin broke an 0-for-14 slump with his seventh home run.Indians reliever Oliver Perez (1-0) replaced Rodriguez in the fifth and went 1 2/3 innings for the win. Rodriguez left after four innings with right lat tightness.Brad Hand pitched a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 16 chances.An error by White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada set up Jason Kipnis' sacrifice fly in the fourth.Yonder Alonso had a sacrifice fly in the Chicago seventh that made it 4-2. Kevin Plawecki added an insurance run with an RBI single in the Cleveland ninth.TRAINER'S ROOMIndians: RHP Mike Clevinger (strained upper back muscle) was on schedule to throw simulated game at the Indians' training facility in Goodyear, Arizona on Saturday. . OF Tyler Naquin (left calf strain) is continuing his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus and was expected to play on Saturday night at Durham. . Manager Terry Francona said OF Bradley Zimmer (right shoulder surgery in July 2018), played at Goodyear on Friday. The 26-year-old Zimmer could be ready to move to Triple-A in the next phase of his rehab. ''From what the medical people say it would be a minimum of two weeks to be where he has ramped up and then you can make a decision not necessary on his health, but on baseball. That's kind of the way they described it. That's probably the low end. Two or three weeks, then you can make a decision, all of a sudden it's not a medical decision, it's a baseball decision,'' Francona said.White Sox: Catcher Welington Castillo was activated from the concussion list. Castillo left the game on May 24 against the Twins after getting hit by two foul tips in the mask. To make room for Castillo, the White Sox optioned catcher Seby Zavala after Friday's win against the Indians.UP NEXTIndians right-hander Zach Plesac faces White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito (7-1, 2.85 ERA) on Sunday afternoon. Giolito has been among the best pitchers in the majors in his last eight starts. His six-game winning streak is tied for the second longest in the majors. He is 6-0 with a 2.20 ERA in his last eight outings. Plesac is scheduled to make his second career start. In his first big league start against Boston on Tuesday, he allowed one run on four hits in 5 1-3 innings.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
White Sox on hot streak while Indians feel the heatFLMThe mood is starting to lift in the Chicago White Sox's clubhouse.The long-struggling White Sox have won five games in a row for the first time since April 2017. They have pulled into a tie for second place in the American League Central for the first time since April 7, 2018. They have scored at least a half-dozen runs in each of the past three games and are starting to believe in themselves."Winning is contagious," White Sox pitcher Dylan Covey said after he and his teammates posted a 6-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night to maintain their hot streak. "Pitching well is contagious. Hitting is contagious. We're on all cylinders right now." Chicago will try to stay hot as it welcomes Cleveland for the third game of a four-game series on Saturday afternoon.As the White Sox sense momentum starting to build, the Indians are doing what they can to prevent a free fall. Cleveland has lost two straight games, five of seven and nine of 12.Frustrations bubbled over Friday as Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer unleashed a string of expletives after teammate Carlos Santana committed an error at first base that allowed two runs to score. The Indians made four errors in all, which marked their most in a game since May 30, 2016, against the Texas Rangers."I don't think we were ready to play tonight, and that's my fault," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "And I told these guys that's not going to happen anymore. Losing is one thing, but losing the way we did is not acceptable, and we need to clean that up." The Indians will turn to right-hander Jefry Rodriguez (1-5, 4.99 ERA) to try to stop the skid. He has lost three straight decisions and allowed a career high-tying seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings during his most recent performance against the Boston Red Sox.The road has not been kind to Rodriguez, who is 1-2 with a 6.19 ERA (11 earned runs in 16 2/3 innings) away from Progressive Field this season. He is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in one career start against the White Sox.Chicago will counter with right-hander Ivan Nova (3-4, 6.52 ERA). Nova is 0-2 with an 11.81 ERA (21 earned runs in 16 innings) at home.In five career starts against the Indians, Nova is 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA. He has tallied 25 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings. He is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (two earned runs in 14 innings) in two starts against Cleveland this season.The White Sox expect to welcome back veteran catcher Welington Castillo before the game. Castillo spent the past week on the seven-day concussion list after taking a foul tip off his mask last Friday.To clear a spot for Castillo, Chicago optioned rookie catcher Seby Zavala to Triple-A Charlotte after Friday's game. Zavala notched his first career hit on Friday and made his home debut behind the plate.--Field Level Media
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