The Indians got 6 innings from starter Adam Plutko, and Carlos Santana led the offense with a two-run homer in the first, as the Indians swept the Sox with a 5-3 win at Progressive Field, putting their mark at 4-1 on the young season.
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00:00For Cleveland Baseball Insider and Outside.com, I'm Matt Lodi.
00:04The Cleveland Indians with a sweep of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.
00:08They win game two by a final score of 5-3.
00:11Adam Plutko, impressive in a spot start.
00:13He goes six innings.
00:14He strikes out four, does not walk a batter, allows just two runs, both on solo home runs.
00:19The Indians getting off to a quick start once again.
00:21They scored three times in the first inning.
00:23Carlos Santana hitting his first home run of the season.
00:26And an Oscar Mercado two-run RBI single in the fourth inning gave them a 5-1 lead.
00:31And they held on from there.
00:33The Indians are now 4-1 on the young season.
00:35The starting pitching has been very good.
00:37And the bullpen has been very good.
00:39Again here tonight, Cam Hill gets the save for the Indians in the ninth inning.
00:42He did not allow a base runner.
00:44And also, it was Dominic Leone who did allow a run to come across that made it a 5-3 game.
00:49But he also was the benefit of a sensational play by Oscar Mercado in center field to end
00:54the eighth inning.
00:56Adam Simber also pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the Tribe, the bullpen as a whole,
01:00in two games today, allowing just two runs.
01:03Again, the Indians are 4-1.
01:04They get the sweep of the doubleheader against the White Sox.
01:07They'll go for the sweep of the series on Wednesday night at 6-10 at Progressive Field.
01:12For Cleveland Baseball Insider and SI.com, I'm Matt Lodi.