CHICAGO (AP) — Cleveland rookie Aaron Civale gave up home runs on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning and the Indians fell into perilous position in the playoff race, losing to the Chicago White Sox 8-0.
The Indians dropped two games behind idle Tampa Bay for the second AL wild-card spot.
Both teams have three games left: Cleveland visits playoff-bound Washington while the Rays are at Toronto, which 29 games below .500.