CHICAGO _ New month. Same locked in Lucas Giolito.
The White Sox pitcher continued his recent dominance Sunday in a 2-0 victory against the Indians in front of 26,453 fans at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Giolito allowed five hits and struck out nine in 7 2/3 scoreless innings.
He carried over his success from May and improved to 8-1 while lowering his ERA to 2.54.
Last month, he went 5-0 with a 1.74 ERA in six starts.
Giolito extended his scoreless streak to 14 1/3 innings.
Tim Anderson provided the offense, hitting a homer to center in the fourth. It's his ninth homer of the season. Anderson added an RBI double in the eighth.
With the win, the Sox moved back into a tie with the Indians for second in the AL Central. Both teams are 29-30.
The Sox took three of four in the series and went 6-1 during the homestand.
Indians pitcher Zach Plesac shined in the loss. He allowed one run on four hits and struck out seven in seven innings. It was the second start of his career.
Alex Colome pitched the scoreless ninth for his 12th save in as many chances.
