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Indians Vs. White Sox Starting Lineups: Starter Justin Masterson Aims To Keep Cleveland's Win Steak Alive

Fresh off Monday's doubleheader sweep of the White Sox, the Cleveland Indians will look to wrap up the four-game set early and expand their lead in the AL Central on Tuesday evening.

Taking the mound for the Indians will be righthander Justin Masterson, who is 1-2 with a 5.20 ERA in six starts this season. Masterson will face a Chicago lineup that features a dangerous 3-4 punch in the middle in consistent home run threats Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko. For the Indians, recently-acquired outfielder Johnny Damon will make his sixth start of 2012 in the leadoff spot for manager Manny Acta.

Here are the full lineups for both teams:

Indians
1. Johnny Damon - LF
2. Jason Kipnis - 2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
4. Carlos Santana - C
5. Shelley Duncan - DH
6. Shin-Soo Choo - RF
7. Michael Brantley - CF
8. Casey Kotchman - 1B
9. Jack Hannahan - 3B
Justin Masterson - SP

White Sox
1. Alejandro De Aza - CF
2. Gordon Beckham - 2B
3. Adam Dunn - DH
4. Paul Konerko - 1B
5. A.J. Pierzynski - C
6. Alex Rios - RF
7. Alexei Ramirez - SS
8. Dayan Viciedo - LF
9. Brent Morel - 3B
John Danks - SP

For more on the Indians, head over to Let's Go Tribe. For more on the White Sox, check out South Side Sox. And for more MLB news and analysis, be sure to visit Baseball Nation.

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