CHICAGO – Joe Crede tied the game with a seventh-inning grand slam and Alex Cintron singled home the winning run with the bases loaded in the 10th as the surging White Sox won their ninth straight victory.

Matt Thornton (3-1) pitched 2 1-3 innings of relief for the win.

Indians 4, Reds 0

CLEVELAND (AP) – Paul Byrd pitched eight shutout innings while Todd Hollandsworth and Grady Sizemore both homered to lead the Indians.

Byrd (6-5) improved to 2-3 in nine starts since May 3 with his longest performance since signing with Cleveland as a free agent in December. The right-hander gave up five hits and struck out four without issuing a walk.

Bob Wickman worked a perfect ninth to complete the five-hitter as Cleveland won for only the second time in eight games – all in interleague play. The Reds fell to 4-11 since June 9, but lost for only the third time in their last 13 road games.

Hollandsworth put Cleveland ahead with a two-out, two-run homer in the second inning off Bronson Arroyo (9-4). Victor Martinez drew a one-out walk and Hollandsworth broke an 0-for-10 slump by lining a 3-2 pitch just over the wall in right for his second homer.

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