Tribe's win streak ends, 4-2



Jon Garland and the White Sox halted Cleveland's streak at five games.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Finished for the evening, Jon Garland relaxed in Chicago's clubhouse and watched Randy Johnson close out his perfect game on TV.
Garland's performance didn't have many flaws, either.
He dominated Cleveland hitters for seven strong innings and the White Sox cooled off the Indians with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night.
Garland (3-2) allowed one run and five hits while snapping Cleveland's season-high winning streak at five games.
The right-hander was rarely in trouble while slowing down the Indians, who had averaged eight runs per game during their streak.
"They're hot," Garland said. "They're probably the best hitting team in baseball right now."
Not anymore.
Got out of trouble
Garland, who walked one and struck out six, retired 10 straight before getting into a jam in the sixth. But with one out and runners at first and second, he struck out Victor Martinez.
Then, with runners in scoring position, he fanned Travis Hafner to preserve a 4-1 lead.
"I had a plan and I stuck with it," Garland said. "I made quality pitches when I had to."
Paul Konerko hit a two-run single in a four-run fourth off Cleveland's Chad Durbin (3-4) as the White Sox won for just the fourth time in 11 games.
Bullpen near perfect
Damaso Marte gave up a sacrifice fly to Martinez in the eighth and Billy Koch struck out the side in the ninth for his seventh save.
Chicago did very little against Durbin the first time through the order.
The second go-around was much different as the White Sox scored four runs in the fourth against the right-hander, who came in 1-4 with a 9.56 ERA in seven starts against them.
The White Sox loaded the bases with one out before Konerko's two-run hit put them up 2-1. One out later, Miguel Olivo hit a shot through the middle that struck Durbin in the upper leg and slowly caromed toward right field.
Jose Valentin, who was on second, was alertly waved around and scored on a headfirst slide. Willie Harris followed with an RBI single, giving the White Sox a 4-1 lead and chasing Durbin.
He allowed four runs and six hits in 3 2-3 innings. But despite the damage, Durbin lowered his ERA from 11.77 to 11.34.
"I was going to go as hard as I could for as long as I could," Durbin said. "I hit a wall in the fourth. I made some pretty good pitches, but I ran out of gas a little."
Tribe led early
The Indians, who have been making a habit of scoring early, took a 1-0 lead in the second.
Hafner doubled to straightaway center and moved to third when Valentin couldn't come up with Casey Blake's high hopper. Garland did get Ben Broussard to hit into a double play, but Hafner scored.
However, it was a wasted chance to get to Garland, who came in just 2-7 against the Indians.
"He threw strikes and kept us off-balance," Broussard said. "He got ahead in the count a lot. He did a good job of that and then he finished it off.
"It seemed like he was consistent. He threw three pitches for strikes and wasn't making mistakes. We weren't able to get at him like we normally do."
The Indians closed within 4-2 in the eighth when Omar Vizquel singled, Jody Gerut doubled and Martinez lifted a fly ball to right for his 14th RBI in his last seven games.