Major League Baseball
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Chi. White Sox 4, Cleveland 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, April 20, 2015
Where: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 46°
Umpires: Home - Quinn Wolcott, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Dan Bellino, 3B - Lance Barksdale
Attendance: 13055

CHICAGO -- Melky Cabrera hit a game-winning single with the bases loaded and the Chicago White Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Trailing 3-0 to start their half of the ninth, the White Sox plated all four runs off right-handed closer Cody Allen to win a game they seemed destined to lose.

Right fielder Avisail Garcia hit a one-out double off Allen that bounced just over first base and rolled down the line in right field. Third baseman Conor Gillaspie followed with a walk and both runners scored on a double to center field by shortstop Alexei Ramirez that made it 3-2.

Three straight singles followed -- hit by catcher Tyler Flowers, second baseman Gordon Beckham and center fielder Adam Eaton -- to score Ramirez with the tying run and load the bases for Cabrera.

The veteran left fielder lofted a liner to left that landed beyond the outfielders who were playing shallow. Cabrera, who threw his hands in the air as he rounded first, delivered his first game-ending hit since signing with Chicago in the offseason.

Right-hander Nate Robertson (1-0), the White Sox's closer, pitched a scoreless frame in the top of the ninth and got the win.

The late comeback erased a bid by Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer to beat the White Sox for the second time in as many starts. Bauer, who beat Chicago on April 15 in Cleveland, threw seven scoreless innings and struck out seven before leaving in line for the win.

The Indians lost for the second straight game and dropped to 1-3 in the first four games of a nine-game road trip through Minnesota, Chicago and Detroit

Chicago left-hander John Danks (0-3) took the loss after throwing six innings and allowing three runs on six hits and two walks, including two solo home runs.

Cleveland designated hitter Ryan Raburn went 2-for-3 and hit his first home run, center fielder Mike Aviles went 2-for-3 with a run scored, catcher Brett Hayes went 1-for-4 and hit his first homer and left fielder Michael Brantley went 1-for-4 with an RBI to lead Cleveland's offense.

The Indians gave Bauer a 3-0 lead midway through the game on the solo home runs by Raburn and Hayes plus a two-out run-scoring double by Michael Brantley.

Raburn started the scoring in the second by doing what he usually does against the White Sox. After working the count full against Danks to start the inning, Raburn launched an 89-mph fastball 420 feet to the seats in left field for a 1-0 lead.

Brantley made it 2-0 in the third with a double to score center fielder Mike Aviles from first. Hayes hit his first homer of the season to lead off the fifth for a three-run lead.

Bauer, meanwhile, struck out seven in the first four innings -- including twice striking out the side.

NOTES: The White Sox made four transactions prior to playing Cleveland. They called up LHP Carlos Rodon, their top prospect, from Triple-A Charlotte and announced that he would begin his major-league career out of the bullpen. Chicago also reinstated RHP Jake Petricka (right forearm strain) from the 15-day disabled list, placed RHP Javy Guerra on the 15-day DL with right shoulder inflammation and designated RHP Kyle Drabek for assignment. ... Indians manager Terry Francona gave CF Michael Bourn his first day off. Chicago started LHP John Danks, and Francona felt it was a good time to get the left-handed hitting Bourn some rest. ... Francona replaced Bourn in the leadoff spot with 2B Jason Kipnis, who hadn't hit there yet. ... Francona said RHP Carlos Carrasco, who was hit in the face by a line drive in his last start, was fine to start Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Chi. White Sox
Trevor Bauer Player John Danks
No Decision W/L No Decision
7.0 IP 6.0
7 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Cleveland   Chi. White Sox
Ryan Raburn Player Avisail Garcia
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 3
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cleveland 6 2 14 .182 9 7 3 3 0 0
Chi. White Sox 10 0 13 .294 13 10 4 4 1 0