Indians 7, White Sox 3

CLEVELAND – Homers by Michael Brantley, Jason Kipnis and Jose Ramirez powered the Indians to their fourth straight win, 7-3 over the White Sox.

Brantley went 3-for-4 while extending his hitting streak to 18 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

Winning pitcher Mike Clevenger allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings.

Cleveland tops the AL Central by 4 ½ games over Minnesota and Detroit after the Twins absorbed a 2-1 loss at Kansas City and the Angel routed the Tigers, 9-2.