Lillibridge homer lifts White Sox
CLEVELAND – Brent Lillibridge atoned for a costly error in the ninth inning by hitting a two-out homer in the 11th as the Chicago White Sox downed the Cleveland Indians, 10-6, on Monday.
The win came just hours after Chicago officially claimed Manny Ramirez off waivers.
Lillibridge entered in the seventh, when second baseman Gordon Beckham left after being hit on the right hand with a pitch. In the ninth, Lillibridge bare-handed a high hopper but threw past first, helping the Indians tie it at 6.
He came up in the 10th with one homer in 58 at-bats and in a 2 for 27 rut before connecting off Rafael Perez (4-1).
Alex Rios homered, drove in four runs and had five of Chicago’s 21 hits as the White Sox won for just the sixth time in 15 games. Scott Linebrink (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the White Sox, who added Ramirez to help get them back to October. At St. Petersburg, Florida, Carlos Peña homered and drove in four runs and Wade Davis won his sixth straight decision as Tampa Bay beat Toronto, 6-2.
Peña made it 5-1 with a three-run homer off Brett Cecil (11-7) in the third.
Davis (11-9) allowed two runs and six hits in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander has the longest winning streak by a rookie in franchise history. He had shared with Jeff Niemann (2008) and Victor Zambrano (2001). (AP)
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