White Sox down Cubs, win 10th straight game

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06/25/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Quentin's three-run homer in the first inning sent Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano into a frenzy, while Jake Peavy and the White Sox continued to roll with a 6-0 decision to reach 10 straight wins for the first time in over 34 years.

The last time the Sox took 10 in a row was May 18-26, 1976. They have won 14 of 15 overall, their lone loss in that span coming to the Cubs on June 13 in the finale of a three-game set at Wrigley Field.

Peavy (7-5), fresh off his first shutout since 2005, struck out nine and allowed just three hits and two walks in seven shutout innings. The former National League Cy Young Award winner has won three straight starts, all coming against the Senior Circuit.

Gordon Beckham hit a solo homer and a sacrifice fly for the ChiSox, who improved their major-league best interleague record to 14-2.

Zambrano (3-6), coming off seven innings of one-run ball against the Angels on Sunday, had the shortest outing of his career as a starter, allowing four runs on four hits in a first inning that ended with the volatile right-hander enraged in the dugout. The Cubs have lost three of four overall.

Juan Pierre started the first frame with a double down the first-base line and scored two batters later on Alex Rios' two-bagger to left. Paul Konerko followed with a base hit, and Quentin clubbed an 0-2 changeup into the left- field seats for a quick 4-0 lead.

Zambrano was visibly upset after the inning and got in a heated exchange with teammate Derrek Lee. The outburst ended with an overturned cooler and spelled the end of Zambrano's outing, as Tom Gorzelanny was on the mound at the start of the second.

Gorzelanny, who went back to the bullpen when Zambrano was reinserted into the rotation earlier this month, yielded a leadoff shot to Beckham in the fifth, the only run he allowed in 3 1/3 frames.

The Sox loaded the bags off Jeff Stevens in the sixth and made it 6-0 on Beckham's sac fly.

Peavy allowed only one hit and one walk going into the seventh and left the bases full that inning by getting Geovany Soto to ground into a fielder's choice.

Sergio Santos and Tony Pena each hurled a scoreless inning of relief to finish off the shutout.

Game Notes

Peavy has lowered his earned-run average from 5.62 to 4.71 over his last two starts...Zambrano's shortest outing as a starter coming in occurred on September 4, 2006, when he lasted just 1 1/3 innings vs. Pittsburgh...Beckham recorded his second homer of the year and first since April 11...Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez (thumb) was activated from the 15-day disabled list and went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. Chicago designated infielder Chad Tracy for assignment to make room for Ramirez...In the second game of this three-game set on Saturday, the White Sox will look to extend their winning streak with Freddy Garcia facing off against the Cubs' Carlos Silva.

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