If the Indians hope to compete in 2011, the starting rotation will have to improve drastically.
Less than 24 hours after Fausto Carmona was shellacked in the season opener, Carlos Carrasco experienced a similar fate, and the White Sox cruised to a 2nd consecutive blowout victory.
Chicago scored all the runs it needed in the game's 1st 2 innings. The Sox tallied 1 in the 1st and 4 in the 2nd as Carrasco spotted the visitors an early 5-0 cushion.
The Tribe fought back with a 3-spot in the bottom of the 2nd. Travis Hafner launched a solo home run, the White Sox committed a pair of errors, and Jack Hannahan lined a 2-run single to left field.
The contest then settled into a pitcher's duel before the Pale Hose added a trio of insurance runs in the late innings. Carlos Quentin's 2-run double in the 7th removed all doubt, and the Sox bullpen easily closed the door on Cleveland's comeback attempt.
Carrasco allowed 7 runs, but he did save the relief corps by working into the 7th frame.
Meanwhile, Edwin Jackson pitched 6 solid innings to earn the win.
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