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Quentin, White Sox look to continue surge vs. Indians

May 21, 2008 - 1:19 PM Cleveland (22-23) at Chi White Sox (24-20) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Carlos Quentin and the Chicago White Sox aim to extend their season-high six-game winning streak on Wednesday when they continue a three-game series with the Cleveland Indians.

Quentin homered for a second straight game and Jose Contreras tossed six-plus solid innings as the White Sox posted a 4-1 victory on Tuesday.

The American League leader with 12 home runs, Quentin has sparked the offense since being moved to the No. 3 hole. Chicago has won all six games he's hit third and is on its longest winning streak since June 15-24, 2006.

Meanwhile, the Indians are heading in the opposite direction. Cleveland has lost a season-high four straight, and is 3-for-30 with runners in scoring position during the skid.

Javier Vazquez (4-3, 3.53 ERA) will try to prolong the the Indians' offensive woes. Vazquez has allowed just seven earned runs in his last 28 innings.

Cleveland counters with Paul Byrd (2-3, 3.61), who is looking to build on his best start of the season. Byrd allowed just five hits in 7 1/3 innings of a 4-0 victory over Oakland on Tuesday.