Despite delays, C.C. gets victory

Tribe pitcher C.C. Sabathia remained unbeaten in his last eight starts.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- C.C. Sabathia first endured a sprain delay, then a rain delay before getting another win.
Sabathia stayed in just long enough to get the victory and Ben Broussard hit a two-run homer Friday night, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Sabathia (4-2) pitched for the first time since May 21, when he sprained his left ankle while covering first base, and had to leave in the sixth inning of a win over Detroit.
The left-hander's night began roughly when the start of the game was pushed back one-half hour by showers.
"It wasn't that big of a deal," said Sabathia, who stayed loose by throwing in the tunnel between the Indians' dugout and clubhouse. "But I felt a little rusty when I first got out there."
Unbeaten streak
Sabathia went five innings, allowing three runs and five hits to remain unbeaten in his last eight starts. Four Cleveland relievers pitched one scoreless inning each to close it out.
Broussard's third homer capped a four-run fifth for Sabathia and the Indians, who got two RBIs apiece from Milton Bradley and Josh Bard.
Frank Thomas hit a two-run homer and had all three RBIs for the White Sox, who dropped to 9-17 on the road -- 2-3 on their season-long 14-game trip.
White Sox manager Jerry Manuel was ejected in the middle of the fifth inning by plate umpire Mark Wegner. Manuel has been tossed five times this season and 12 times in his career.
Manuel was sticking up for Magglio Ordonez, who had questioned Wegner about a high strike.
"I know it's best for me to get ejected than the player," said Manuel, whose job could be in jeopardy if the White Sox continue to struggle. "I tried to draw attention away from him. I used diversionary tactics."
An inning later, third-base coach Bruce Kimm was more direct.
Ejected
Kimm was thrown out by Wegner, and then gave the umpire an earful. Chicago's bench continued a running argument with Wegner the rest of the way.
"This is the worst game I've ever seen in my life," said Ordonez. "There's nothing you can do but try to put the ball in play."
With it tied 3-3, Chicago starter Dan Wright (0-3) walked two batters opening the fifth and was replaced by Gary Glover, who gave up Bradley's RBI double.
Cleveland scored another run when Bard hit into a double play, and Broussard followed with his shot to right.
"The guys before me drove in some runs and then I got the homer," Broussard said. "That gave us a little cushion."
Thomas' RBI double in the third gave the White Sox a 3-1 lead.
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