CLEVELAND (AP) ― Once Justin Masterson found the strike zone, he stayed there.
And there was little the Red Sox could do about it.
Masterson shook off a rocky start and pitched seven scoreless innings as the Cleveland Indians ended Boston’s seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Monday night.
Masterson (3-4) walked four in the first three innings, but got a huge strikeout to escape a bases-loaded threat in the first and settled in to win for the first time in five starts. He allowed just three singles, struck out a season-high 10 and retired 12 of his last 13 batters.
During one stretch from the third to sixth, Masterson threw 25 consecutive strikes.
“I feel like I’ve probably thrown 25 balls in a row in one game,” the affable right-hander said with a laugh. “It felt like we were pounding the zone.”
Lonnie Chisenhall hit a two-run single in the first off John Lackey (6-4), and the Indians won their fourth straight.
Dodgers down White Sox
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw shrugged off a two-run homer by Jose Abreu in the rookie’s return from the disabled list, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Chicago White Sox 5-2 Monday night for his first home win of the season.
Justin Turner’s two-run single keyed a five-run sixth inning in which all the Dodgers’ runs were unearned.
Kershaw (4-2) allowed four hits over eight innings, striking out nine and walking none. Kenley Jansen got three outs for his 17th save.
Jose Quintana (3-5) gave up six hits through six innings and was charged with all five unearned runs.
The Dodgers parlayed two infield errors, four singles and a walk into the five-run rally that put them ahead 5-2. All the runs came with two outs.
Seattle 10, NY Yankees 2
NY Mets 11, Philadelphia 2
Miami 3, Tampa Bay 1
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2
Kansas City 6, St. Louis 0
Pittsburgh 10, San Diego 3
