Alexei Ramirez's seventh-inning single broke the game's final tie and led Chicago to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians last night, giving the White Sox a split of theday-night doubleheader.

Asdrubal Cabrera's solo home run and six strong innings from Fausto Carmona gave Cleveland a 4-3 win in the first game. Travis Hafner and Kosuke Fukudome also homered in Game One. Chris Perez earned save number 35 in the opener.

The teams, who were eliminated from the AL Central race last week when Detroit clinched the division, are battling for second place. The Indians lead the White Sox by 1.5 games.

Matt Thornton (2-5) pitched 1 1-3 innings for the win in the second game and Chris Sale went the final 1 2-3 innings for his seventh save.

Cleveland took a 4-3 lead into the seventh before Chicago rallied against rookie reliever Zach Putnam (0-1). The Indians scored all of their runs in the fourth inning.

The teams continue their series tonight at Progressive Field. Ubaldo Jimenez takes the mound for the Indians against Mark Buhrle for the White Sox.

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