CHICAGO (AP) -- Jeff Samardzija threw six shutout innings to outduel Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 on Wednesday.First baseman Jose Abreu's first-inning solo home run gave Samardzija early run support. The two-out homer was his second in two days. Abreu finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs.Samardzija (1-1) faced the Indians for the first time in his career and allowed six hits, walked two and struck out three. 
It was Samardzija's first shutout since going eight innings on Sept. 17, 2014, for the Oakland A's in an 8-4 win over the Angels.Abreu added a two-run double in the seventh to chase Kluber (0-2).Kluber gave up a career-high 13 hits and six earned runs. He struck out six, walked one and had two wild pitches.Samardzija gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases in the third, but got out of the jam when Brandon Moss filed to right to end the inning.Adam Eaton doubled to open the third, reached third base on Melky Cabrera's single to left and scored on Abreu's double play grounder to make it 2-0.Samardzija left with the two-run lead after throwing 113 pitches in six innings.Kluber gave up the game's third run when Avisail Garcia scored from third on a wild pitch.Chicago made it 4-0 in the seventh as Cabrera singled home Micah Johnson. Abreu's double to deep left - the 13th hit given up by Kluber - scored Eaton and Cabrera.
It was Samardzija's first shutout since going eight innings on Sept. 17, 2014, for the Oakland A's in an 8-4 win over the Angels.Abreu added a two-run double in the seventh to chase Kluber (0-2).Kluber gave up a career-high 13 hits and six earned runs. He struck out six, walked one and had two wild pitches.Samardzija gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases in the third, but got out of the jam when Brandon Moss filed to right to end the inning.Adam Eaton doubled to open the third, reached third base on Melky Cabrera's single to left and scored on Abreu's double play grounder to make it 2-0.Samardzija left with the two-run lead after throwing 113 pitches in six innings.Kluber gave up the game's third run when Avisail Garcia scored from third on a wild pitch.Chicago made it 4-0 in the seventh as Cabrera singled home Micah Johnson. Abreu's double to deep left - the 13th hit given up by Kluber - scored Eaton and Cabrera.
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