Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez, and the Indians were blanked on four hits Thursday night in an 8-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

The Indians dropped two games behind idle Tampa Bay for the second AL wild-card spot. Both teams have three games left - Cleveland visits playoff-bound Washington while the Rays are at Toronto, which is 29 games below .500.

Cleveland rookie Aaron Civale (3-4) entered his 10th major league start with a 1.82 ERA, and didn't allow a hit until Yoan Moncada lined a single with one out in the fourth. The 24-year-old right-hander then walked Zack Collins before James McCann hit his 18th home run for a 3-0 lead.

Daniel Palka, who entered 7 for 77 (.091) this season, lined Civale's next pitch into the right-field bullpen for his first homer of the season and first of two on the night. That prompted Francona to relieve Civale with Carlos Carrasco.

Civale was charged with four runs on three hits in 3 1/3 innings and failed to pitch at least five for the first time in the majors.

Tim Anderson, who entered leading the majors with a .339 average, went 1 for 4.

Palka added a second solo shot to right off James Hoyt in the sixth to make it 7-0. Collins had an RBI single off Hunter Wood in the seventh.