CHICAGO -- To get a feel for the difference between the 2013 and 2014 White Sox, look no further than their matchups against the Indians.After a dismal 2-17 head-to-head record last season when facing Cleveland, which helped put Terry Francona's team into the playoffs, the White Sox (26-27) picked up their fifth win in eight games between the two teams via a 6-2 decision Monday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox have won a few of these games by significant margins, and they've had a couple of walk-offs.The bottom line is that they are winning. 
Conor Gillaspie set the pace offensively, courtesy of a career-high four hits, three of which were doubles. Jose Quintana (3-4) made his ninth quality start, allowing just two runs on five hits over six innings, while striking out five and walking two.Dayan Viciedo erased a 1-0 Indians lead in the third with a three-run blast to left off of Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (3-2). All three runs were unearned, with Marcus Semien reaching via a two-out Lonnie Chisenhall error and Gillaspie singling. The White Sox (26-27) added two more in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Alexei Ramirez and Alejandro De Aza, and another run in the seventh on Gillaspie's double to bring in Semien.Tyler Flowers wasn't around for the entire game, as home-plate umpire Ron Kulpa ejected him in the fourth. Flowers took a called third strike, flipped his bat toward third and was immediately tossed. In the previous at-bat involving De Aza, it was Flowers and manager Robin Ventura who ushered De Aza to the dugout after De Aza vociferously argued a called third strike.Cleveland (24-28) loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth against Zach Putnam. But Scott Downs struck out pinch-hitter David Murphy to end the threat. Downs walked a batter in the ninth before recording the save, his first since July 23, 2012, against Kansas City as a member of the Angels.Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Conor Gillaspie set the pace offensively, courtesy of a career-high four hits, three of which were doubles. Jose Quintana (3-4) made his ninth quality start, allowing just two runs on five hits over six innings, while striking out five and walking two.Dayan Viciedo erased a 1-0 Indians lead in the third with a three-run blast to left off of Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (3-2). All three runs were unearned, with Marcus Semien reaching via a two-out Lonnie Chisenhall error and Gillaspie singling. The White Sox (26-27) added two more in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Alexei Ramirez and Alejandro De Aza, and another run in the seventh on Gillaspie's double to bring in Semien.Tyler Flowers wasn't around for the entire game, as home-plate umpire Ron Kulpa ejected him in the fourth. Flowers took a called third strike, flipped his bat toward third and was immediately tossed. In the previous at-bat involving De Aza, it was Flowers and manager Robin Ventura who ushered De Aza to the dugout after De Aza vociferously argued a called third strike.Cleveland (24-28) loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth against Zach Putnam. But Scott Downs struck out pinch-hitter David Murphy to end the threat. Downs walked a batter in the ninth before recording the save, his first since July 23, 2012, against Kansas City as a member of the Angels.Scott Merkin / MLB.com
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