Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco was struck in the face by a line drive in the first inning and Chicago's Jose Quintana pitched six strong innings, leading the White Sox to a 4-1 win on Tuesday night in Cleveland.
Carrasco was carted off the field after Melky Cabrera -- the second hitter -- rocketed a shot up the middle that slammed the right side of the right-hander's face. Carrasco (1-1) was lucky to get a piece of his glove on the ball before it smashed him.
The Indians said X-rays of Carrasco were negative and he was being treated at Lutheran Hospital for a bruised jaw.
The White Sox scored two runs in the first after Carrasco was injured and won their third straight. Chicago is just 10-24 against Cleveland since 2013.
Quintana (1-0) allowed three hits, struck out six. David Robertson struck out the side in the ninth for his second save.
Jose Abreu hit his second homer in the fifth for a 4-1 lead.
Carrasco, making his second start, was flattened by Cabrera's shot and laid on the ground in front of the mound with his legs spread wide as manager Terry Francona and a trainer raced out to check on him.
Carrasco stayed face down for several minutes. Cabrera, holding his batting helmet, came out to the side of the mound to check on Carrasco as well.
Carrasco was helped to his feet by two Indians trainers before walking slowly to the cart holding the left side of his face.
Orioles 4, Yankees 3 -- At Baltimore: Miguel Gonzalez struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings as Baltimore beat New York.
Rays 3, Blue Jays 2 -- At Toronto: Desmond Jennings hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and Tampa Bay won its fourth straight.
Athletics 4, Astros 0 -- At Houston: Rookie Kendall Graveman pitched into the sixth inning and four relievers completed the shutout to lift Oakland.
Rangers 8, Angels 2 -- At Arlington, Texas: Robinson Chirinos had a career-high five RBIs with a home run and double, leading Texas over Los Angeles.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds 3, Cubs 2 -- At Chicago: Anthony DeSclafani threw seven scoreless innings, Joey Votto had two hits and drove in a run, and Cincinnati held on to beat Chicago. Welington Castillo blasted a two-run home run for the Cubs.
Marlins 8, Braves 2 -- At Atlanta: Giancarlo Stanton broke out of a slump with three hits and four RBIs as Miami beat Atlanta.
Mets 6, Phillies 5 -- At New York: Matt Harvey won his first home start in almost 20 months, and Lucas Duda hit a three-run double to pace New York.
INTERLEAGUE
Tigers 2, Pirates 0 -- At Pittsburgh: Shane Greene pitched eight strong innings and Detroit rebounded from its first loss.
Red Sox 8, Nationals 7 -- At Boston: Two errors by pitcher Blake Treinen allowed Boston to erase a seventh-inning deficit, and the Red Sox beat Washington.
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