Latos dominant as White Sox blank Angels

CHICAGO — Matt Latos allowed two hits in 6 1 /3 scoreless innings and was supported by home runs from Todd Frazier and Jose Abreu in the 5-0 White Sox victory over the Angels on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Latos improved to 3-0, while his ERA dropped to 0.49. The right-hander, who has yielded six hits in 18 1/3 innings, helped the White Sox end their three-game losing streak.

Frazier, who was mired in a 2-for-23 slump over his past six games, connected on a 3-1 pitch from Angels starter Matt Shoemaker to lead off the second for his third long ball. Abreu, who had a 3-for-26 quagmire of his own, connected on the first pitch from Shoemaker in the fourth for home run No. 3.

Latos held the Angels hitless until one out in the fifth, when Carlos Perez rolled an infield single up the middle. He walked three, struck out five and gave way to Matt Albers after throwing 101 pitches. Shoemaker gave up two runs over 6 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking one.

Albers extended his scoreless innings streak to 30 over 27 appearances. That streak dates back to Aug. 5, 2015. In the eighth, Melky Cabrera added a two-run triple and Brett Lawrie drove him in with a single to give the White Sox some breathing room.

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