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 The Yankees won the series against the White Sox and bumped their
record to 7-0-1 in their last eight completed series. New York
hasn't lost a series since the Los Angeles Angels took two of three
games from them June 29 to July 1 in Anaheim.
Right-hander Ivan Nova (4-3) bounced back from a bout with arm
fatigue in his last start by holding Chicago (50-53) to just one run
in six innings. He looked strong for his entire outing and struck
out seven against five hits and two walks.
Right-hander Jeff Samardzija (8-6) took the loss in his worst outing
of the season. Coming into the game, he had lost just once in his
previous nine starts.
The White Sox opted not to trade Samardzija prior to the trade
deadline Friday, and two days later he struggled from start to
finish in his 4 2/3 innings. He gave up nine runs on eight hits,
walked two and struck out three.
Two of those hits were solo home runs by Yankees first baseman Mark
Teixeira and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who launched the second
pitch of the game into the seats in left center field.
Second baseman Stephen Drew, the Yankees' ninth hitter, went 3-for-5
with a double and four RBIs to lead New York, which also got big
showings from Ellsbury (1-for-3, three RBIs), left fielder Brett
Gardner (1-for-4, two RBIs) and shortstop Didi Gregorius (2-for-4,
two RBIs). Teixeira went 1-for-4 with the homer, which was his 29th
of the season and fifth in the past four games.
Chicago first baseman Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to 13
games with a long single in the first and center fielder Adam Eaton
(2-for-3) extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single in
the third to lead the White Sox.
New York, which won the series-opener Friday by a 13-6 margin, broke
the game open against Samardzija in the fourth and fifth. The
Yankees scored five runs on five hits in the fourth and added three
more on two hits in the fifth to give Nova a comfortable 9-0 lead.
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Nova threw one more inning and gave up Chicago's first run before
yielding to the bullpen for the final three frames.
NOTES: The Yankees placed rookie RHP Diego Moreno on the 15-day
disabled list with inflammation in his right elbow. Moreno threw
three innings and allowed four runs on four hits in New York's 8-2
loss Saturday. He felt discomfort in the elbow overnight and
reported soreness Sunday morning. He will meet with team physician,
Dr. Christopher Ahmad, on Monday. ... New York recalled RHP Branden
Pinder from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Moreno's roster
spot. ... Yankees RF Carlos Beltran returned to the starting lineup
Sunday after a sore left foot held him out of the game Saturday. ...
LHP C.C. Sabathia remains on schedule to start Thursday against the
Boston Red Sox, after dehydration following his last start in Texas
led to a one-night hospital stay. Sabathia will go through a bullpen
session either Monday or Tuesday in New York. ... White Sox manager
Robin Ventura said RHP Nate Jones continues to progress well during
his rehab stint and is close to pitching more than one inning out of
the bullpen.
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