CHICAGO -- Gordon Beckham has been waiting for his breakout offensive game. The White Sox second baseman went 3 for 4 and also hit his first homer of the season and had two RBIs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Beckhams breakthrough came on a murky night that began with a lengthy rain delay and played under occasional light fog at U.S. Cellular Field. "(Beckham) swung well, its part of believing in yourself and keep working at it," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. "He hasnt gone down that path of not believing in himself. "Hes just looked better the last few times hes gone to the plate. ... Now you build off that." Left-handed starter Chris Sale (3-1) also had a solid night. He worked six innings, gave up one earned run, walked one and struck out three before left-handed reliever Will Ohman entered in the seventh. Sale was pleased with the offensive support. "The way they swung the bats tonight was fun to watch," he said. "The funnest part of tonight was watching him (Beckham) completely go off." Now hitting .190, Beckham was mired in 0-for-10 slide and was batting just .153 before he belted a solo homer in the third to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. He also singled in a run in the fifth. A.J. Pierzynski also had a solo homer for Chicago. Shelley Duncan connected for Cleveland, snapping the teams 11-game homerless streak. Steady rain postponed the start 56 minutes, but storms had passed through by early evening and the game started under cloudy, but dry conditions. Beckham sparked a four-run third inning with his leadoff drive on a 3-1 pitch from Ubaldo Jimenez. Paul Konerko made it 3-1 with a bases-loaded walk, Alex Rios drove in a run with a fielders choice and Dayan Viciedo had an RBI infield single "We just didnt play good defence, period," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "We didnt catch the ball in the air, we didnt catch the ball on the ground, we didnt cover the bases when we had to, plain and simple. We cant afford to play that kind of defence with the offence we have." Jimenez (2-2) walked six in 4 2-3 innings, and allowed seven runs, four earned, and eight hits. Duncan hit a solo drive off Ohman in the seventh. Duncan also doubled and scored on Jason Kipnis two-out double in the second, giving Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Pierzynski then hit his fifth homer in the bottom half, driving an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right. The Indians loaded the bases in the ninth, but Hector Santiago got Lou Marson to ground out to end the game. Duncan and Kipnis each had two hits for the Indians. Outfielder Johnny Damon joined the Indians in Chicago on Tuesday and is likely to be in Wednesdays lineup. "The plan was for him to spend a day with his teammates here, take batting practice and then start the game tomorrow," Acta said. 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