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Sox rally to knock off Yankees
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[June 14, 2019]
Leury Garcia hit a tiebreaking
homer to lead off the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox
rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on
Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
The White Sox won for the eighth time in their last 10 home games
and for the 10th time in their last 15 games overall by overcoming a
four-run deficit.
Garcia gave Chicago its first lead by hitting a full-count slider
from Adam Ottavino (2-2) over the right-center field fence. Garcia's
fourth homer capped an 11-pitch at-bat that saw him fall behind 0-2
and foul off five pitches.
Tim Anderson, who hit a grand slam off Masahiro Tanaka on April 14
in New York, hit a game-tying three-run homer in the fifth off J.A.
Happ. Garcia also drove in Chicago's first run with a double.
The Yankees lost for the seventh time in 10 games after winning 32
of their previous 42 games.
The Yankees built a 4-0 lead by scoring twice in the second and
fourth.
Didi Gregorius scored on a wild pitch and Clint Frazier followed
with an RBI single to left. After scoring on Frazier's single in the
second, Brett Gardner made it 4-0 by lifting Ivan Nova's 3-1
fastball over the right-field fence, knocking in Gleyber Torres.
Happ escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fourth but ran into the
trouble in the fifth.
After Garcia's double made it 4-1, Anderson belted a 1-1 fastball
over the center field fence to tie it.
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White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) tags out New York Yankees
designated hitter Clint Frazier (77) attempting to steal second base
during the second inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit:
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
Happ allowed four runs on five hits in five innings. He walked four
and struck out two.
Nova faced the Yankees for the third time since they traded him to
Pittsburgh in 2016 and allowed four runs on six hits in 5 2/3
innings. He struck out five, walked two and was lifted after issuing
a two-out walk to Gleyber Torres in the sixth.
Josh Osich retired Gardner to end the sixth and keep the game tied.
Evan Marshall (2-0) tossed a scoreless seventh and, after Chicago
went ahead, Kelvin Herrera pitched a scoreless eighth. Aaron Bummer
allowed a hit in the ninth and notched his first career save.
--Field Level Media
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