The Chicago White Sox reduced their magic number to win the American League Central to four Saturday with a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
The Sox on Thursday clinched their first playoff appearance in 12 years. With their win Saturday, their division lead over the Twins remained at three games with eight remaining.
The Cleveland Indians, meanwhile, lost to the Detroit Tigers 5-2 to drop six games behind the Sox. The teams start a four-game series Monday in Cleveland.
Record: 28-24, 6 games back in the division, 3 games behind the Twins for the second-place playoff spot, 5 games ahead of the Mariners for a wild-card berth.