CHICAGO: The Indians dropped three of four in Chicago — and still gained a bit Thursday.
Jose Abreu continued his second-half surge with a home run and single and Carlos Sanchez drove in the winning run in the ninth inning in the White Sox’s 2-1 victory.
The first-place Indians lowered their magic number to 11 in the AL Central, as the second-place Detroit Tigers also lost their game. The teams will square off in Cleveland this weekend.
After Omar Narvaez led off the ninth with a single off reliever Bryan Shaw (2-5), pinch-runner Leury Garcia stole second while Avisail Garcia struck out.