April 23--The summary
Right-hander Jeff Samardzija outdueled reigning American League Cy Young winner Corey Kluber to push the White Sox to a 6-0 victory over the Indians on Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field, Samardzija's first triumph on the South Side.
At the plate
Jose Abreu had a home run in the first inning and a two-run double in the seventh. Melky Cabrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Adam Eaton had two hits and scored two runs.
On the mound
Samardzija allowed six hits with two walks and three strikeouts over six innings. Relievers Dan Jennings, Zach Duke and Jake Petricka each added a scoreless frame. Kluber gave up a career-high 13 hits to the Sox.
Hard-headed
One of Cabrera's hits came after Kluber's throw to first base on a foul ball hit him in the back of the head. Cabrera singled on the next pitch.
Key number
500 -- Sox games Robin Ventura has managed. He is 227-273.
The quote
"It was cold, man. I was trying to get that arm warmed up. I felt like around the 60th, 70th pitch we started getting going where we wanted. It was just a battle out there. It was tough conditions, and like I said, when you get that early lead and you have the faith in your defense ... it makes the day a lot easier." -- Samardzija
The quote II
"Hopefully we can start to roll. It's nice to take a series against a good team like Cleveland. The arms we saw (Trevor Bauer, Carlos Carrasco and Corey Kluber), it's tough to see those three guys. But when you can take two of three from them, you're doing something right, and hopefully that can continue." --Eaton
Up next
Vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m. Thursday, CSN-plus 2.
