CHICAGO -- Despite being overshadowed by ace Corey Kluber, Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer was equally as impressive in a 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night. Bauer was quiet as he left the mound for the final time in the eighth inning, leaving without much notice after allowing one earned run and four hits and striking out seven over 7 1/3 innings.
The victory snapped Chicago's six-game winning streak and marked back-to-back games in which the White Sox have scored two runs or fewer.
Cleveland used two triples to get its offense going against White Sox starter Jose Quintana.
 
Bauer stops White Sox streak, pitches Indians to 3-1 win
 
The left-hander went seven innings and allowed eight hits, but was unable to avoid the damage with runners in scoring position.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Swing and a miss: With two on, two outs and trailing by a 3-1 margin, the White Sox threatened in the bottom of the eighth inning. But Indians right-hander Cody Allen struck out Avisail Garcia to end the inning and eliminate the threat.
Garcia gaffe: On the second pitch of the game, Garcia was in position in right field to make a routine catch on a line drive hit by Jason Kipnis. But Garcia watched the ball fly over his mitt as he misjudged the ball and ran too far forward. Kipnis was credited with a triple, and scored on Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly.
Two-out magic: After the White Sox tied the score at 1 in the bottom of the fourth with a rally that started with two outs and none on, the Indians returned the favor in the top of the fifth. Following two quick outs, Kipnis singled and scored on a double into the left-field corner by Jose Ramirez for a 2-1 lead.
Rally insurance: Indians first baseman Brandon Moss provided a bit of insurance in the eighth inning with a long solo homer to right field. A two-run cushion certainly is much better than one -- especially considering Cleveland started the day 0-4 in one-run games.
SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS Bauer's streak of scoreless innings on the road to start the season was snapped at 16 when he surrendered a run in the fourth inning. Bauer's streak is the fourth longest by an Indians starter since 1914. Hall of Famer Bob Feller holds the team mark with 19 during the 1946 season.
STILL STREAKING White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a ground-rule double in the fourth inning. It hasn't been long since he last hit safely in 14 consecutive contests, though. Abreu accomplished that mark from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT Indians: Right-hander Shaun Marcum will make first start of the season and first in the Major Leagues since July 6, 2013 (with the Mets) after missing all of last season recovering from surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome, which caused numbness in his pitching hand. First pitch Wednesday night in Chicago is at 8:10 p.m. ET.
White Sox: Left-hander Carlos Rodon aims to rebound after a rocky start when he pitches against the Indians on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. CT at U.S. Cellular Field. With a 4.96 ERA in 16 1/3 innings, the rookie will make his third start following up a performance in which he lasted just four innings.
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