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White Sox aim for fifth straight win vs. rival Indians

Jun 30, 2008 - 12:21 PM Cleveland (37-45) at Chi White Sox (46-35) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Carlos Quentin looks to lead the Chicago Cubs to their fifth consecutive victory Monday when they host the rival Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series.

Quentin hit one of the club's three home runs as the White Sox completed a three-game interleague sweep of the rival Chicago Cubs with a 5-1 triumph on Sunday night. Brian Anderson and Jim Thome also homered for the White Sox, who have won five of their previous six contests.

The 25-year-old Quentin, who is batting .288 with a team-leading 61 RBI this season, is now tied for the American League lead with 19 home runs.

Indians starter Jeremy Sowers (0-3, 5.97 ERA) will hope to contain Quentin and pick up his first victory of the season in his seventh start. The lefthander gave up three runs and nine hits with five walks and three strikeouts over seven innings during Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

After a dominating performance from ace C.C. Sabathia in the series opener, Cleveland lost the "Battle of Ohio" series after losing back-to-back contests to the Cincinnati Reds - including a 9-5 setback on Sunday.

Chicago will send Gavin Floyd (8-4, 3.39) to the mound. The righthander had a four-game winning streak snapped in his last start, allowing five runs - four earned - over 5 1/3 frames in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.