CLEVELAND (AP) — Adam Eaton hit a two-run homer and José Abreu had a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Chicago White Sox their fourth straight win, 8-6 over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a holiday doubleheader Monday.
Indians starter Triston McKenzie struck out a club record eight straight hitters, two short of the major league record set by Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in 1970.
Eaton, who returned to the lineup after missing several games with a tight hamstring, followed Abreu’s fly with his fifth homer, a shot to right-center off James Karinchak (2-2).
“I just want to be able to do anything I can to help the team win,” Eaton said.
The AL Central-leading White Sox have won seven of eight and opened their lead to 4 1/2 games over the second-place Indians.
Chicago starter Carlos Rodón recovered after allowing back-to-back homers in the first inning and hung around for six. He pitched a no-hitter — one of six in the majors this season — against the Indians on April 14.
Codi Heuer (4-1) pitched the seventh and Aaron Bummer gave up one run in the eighth before getting his first save.
The Indians played their second consecutive seven-inning doubleheader after splitting two with Toronto on Sunday.
McKenzie set a club record for consecutive strikeouts and César Hernández homered twice but also had two errors for the Indians.
After giving up four runs in the second, McKenzie was almost unhittable.
The right-hander, recently sent down to the minors to work on his control, struck out Abreu to end the third and then fanned the side in the fourth and fifth to tie the team’s previous consecutive strikeout record held by Corey Kluber (2014).
McKenzie broke it by striking out Jake Lamb to open the sixth before giving up a single to Yoán Moncada and being…
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