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CLEVELAND (AP) -C.C. Sabathia pitched eight overpowering innings and the Cleveland Indians got only one hit – a leadoff double in the first – in a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Sabathia (3-0) allowed five hits, struck out 10, walked three and improved to 14-3 – 2-0 this season – in 22 starts against Chicago.
The Indians’ only hit was Grady Sizemore’s double in the first off Jose Contreras (1-2). Cleveland took advantage of three errors and some walks to take two of three in the series.
Joe Borowski worked the ninth for his fifth save, striking out pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski with a runner on first to end it.
Contreras did a remarkable job of keeping the game close, considering the White Sox made three errors behind him and he walked five in the first four innings.
The right-hander allowed only Sizemore’s hit and was able to get big outs when he needed them. However, Contreras ran into trouble again in the fourth with a leadoff walk and an error by third baseman Joe Crede.
Contreras walked No. 9 hitter Kelly Shoppach to load the bases and then put on Sizemore, giving the Indians a 2-0 lead.
The last time the Indians won while getting just one hit was April 12, 1992, a 2-1 victory over Boston.
Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1
TORONTO (AP) – John McDonald drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single and Josh Towers recovered from a shaky outing with seven-plus strong innings for Toronto.
McDonald broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out single that brought in Royce Clayton, who ran through third base coach Brian Butterfield’s stop sign and scored without a play at the plate.
Shaun Marcum worked a perfect ninth for his first career save.
Towers (1-1) scattered three hits over 7 2-3 innings to win a start for the first time since last May 14 at Tampa Bay. He retired 12 straight batters between the second and seventh innings.
Nate Robertson (2-1) lost for the first time in three starts, allowing two runs and seven hits over seven innings.
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