Ramirez, Salazar lead Tribe to 8th in a row

Santana, Brantley also go deep; Indians rap 16 hits in beating Sox

CHICAGO » Jose Ramirez had four hits, including a homer, Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley also homered, and the Indians beat the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, on July 28 for their eighth straight victory.

Ramirez went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, and Yan Gomes had two hits and two RBI. The Indians, who had 16 hits, have homered in all eight games of the streak.

Danny Salazar (4-5) allowed two runs on three hits in sixplus innings to win his second straight start since being activated from the disabled list.

Matt Davidson hit his 20th

home run for Chicago, which has dropped 13 of 14.

White Sox starter Derek

Holland (5-10) allowed six runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He has surrendered five or more runs in five of his last seven starts.

Ramirez opened the scoring with a homer leading off the second. The Indians extended the lead to 2-0 in the fourth on Gomes’ RBI single.

Holland limited the damage in the first four innings, but wasn’t as fortunate in the fifth. Santana and Francisco Lindor started the rally with back-to-back singles and advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

After Holland retired Brantley on a comebacker — with the runners holding — Chicago manager Rick Renteria opted to intentionally walk Edwin Encarnacion to load the bases and bring up Ramirez, who promptly singled to left to drive in two to make it 4-0.

The next two batters, Austin Jackson and Brandon Guyer, each walked to force in a run and end Holland’s night. Gomes capped the rally with an RBI single to left off reliever Chris Beck to extend the lead to 6-0.

Santana homered leading off the sixth and Giovanny Urshela doubled in a run in the seventh to make it 8-0.

Salazar had allowed only two singles through six innings, but started the seventh by walking Yoan Moncada and Davidson followed with a 412-foot blast to left.

Brantley’s home run in the eighth made it 9-2. Moncada then doubled in a run in the bottom of the inning.

Trainer’s room

INDIANS» INF Jason Kipnis (right hamstring strain) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus on Saturday. He’ll be the DH in the first game. “If all goes well, he’ll play second base on Sunday,” manager Terry Francona said. OF Lonnie Chisenhall (right calf strain) is progressing and is to begin running.

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Indians’ Jose Ramirez celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a single by Yan Gomes during the fourth inning.

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar delivers in this in camera double exposure during the seventh inning.

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Indians’ Yan Gomes watches his RBI single off White Sox starting pitcher Derek Holland during the fourth inning.