Contreras leads Sox to sixth straight win

 
Jose Contreras outpitched C.C. Sabathia, and Jim Thome and Carlos Quentin hit solo homers to lift the White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians and their season-high sixth straight win Tuesday. It’s the White Sox’s longest streak since they won nine in a row from June 15-24, 2006. [link]

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