CLEVELAND: Indians manager Terry Francona called on Erik Gonzalez to start at second base and bat ninth on Sunday afternoon, and the rarely used reserve delivered.
Gonzalez totaled two hits, one run batted in and scored one run at bat, and contributed to two double plays defensively to lead the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox before a crowd of 26,611 at Progressive Field.
Right-hander Carlos Carrasco (6-3) worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed two earned runs and seven hits. He struck out four, walked one and hit one.
The Indians scored their first three runs with two outs prior to Quintana’s exit in the sixth inning.