Afternoon Box Score: Sox Sweep Indians

By Staff in News on Sep 1, 2010 9:30PM

If Kenny Williams claimed Manny Ramirez on waivers as a motivation tool, it could be working. The petulant mercurial slugger went 1-for-3 with a bloop single in his White Sox debut, but Paul Konerko provided the late inning heroics in the White Sox' 6-4 win over Cleveland. With Manny Ramirez on deck, Konerko hit a three-run homer off reliever Justin Germano to put the Sox ahead for good.

Starter Freddy Garcia looked more sweaty than big game ready today, lasting four innings and giving up two runs. Alex Rios and Alexei Ramirez also hit home runs for the Sox, while Tony Pena picked up the win pitching three innings of long relief. The White Sox now travel to Boston to take on their crimson hosed counterparts in a series with wild card implications.