Cleveland Indians: Bats Break Out to Give Masterson First Win

6 - 4 - 10     at Chicago White Sox     W, 10 - 1     20 - 33

     Justin Masterson had already set a club record with 17 consecutive starts without a victory before he took the mound in Chicago.  However, this time he decided to do something about it.  Masterson worked out of jams all evening long, and he finished his outing having gone five and two - thirds innings while allowing only one run.
     Juan Pierre's solo home run in the fourth staked the Sox to a 1 - 0 lead, but things quickly changed in the sixth.  Jhonny Peralta hit a two - run double off the wall in left field that was nearly a grand slam, and Shelley Duncan and Luis Valbuena contributed an RBI double and a RBI single, respectively.  The Tribe would have scored more had Alexi Ramirez not cut down a runner at the plate from his shortstop position.
     Another two - run double off the bat of Peralta in the seventh put the game on ice, and Cleveland piled on in the eighth as well.  Austin Kearns hit a two - run homer to right - center, and Trevor Crowe had himself a two - run triple.
     Meanwhile, the White Sox were stranding base runners at  a horrific rate.  They left a total of eight men on base for the entire game, but seven of those came in just three frames.