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White Sox-Yankees Preview
May 1, 2010 - 11:32 PMVideo
Chicago (9-14) at New York (15-7), 1:05 p.m. EDT
Fresh off their first-ever victory at the new Yankee Stadium, the Chicago White Sox have a chance to become the first visiting team to win a series there this year.
They'll have Mark Buehrle on the mound trying to improve on a poor history against the New York Yankees as the teams decide their three-game set Sunday.
The White Sox had dropped their first four games at the Yankees' new ballpark and five straight overall to New York (15-8) before Saturday, when they looked primed for another defeat after a 5-1 lead turned into a 6-5 deficit.
They rallied, though, as A.J. Pierzynski's two-run double in the seventh inning provided the go-ahead margin in Chicago's 7-6 victory.
"Always nice," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "You know when you come to this ballpark with that ballclub, you better fight."
Since the club's last back-to-back wins in the Bronx on Aug. 9 and 10, 2005, Chicago has lost 12 of 15 road games to the Yankees.
Overall, the White Sox (10-14) have won two of three and five of eight as they attempt to recover from their slow start. Andruw Jones has certainly helped, hitting his seventh and eighth home runs Saturday.
Buehrle (2-3, 4.68 ERA) has been among the Chicago players having early problems, losing his last three starts. Facing the Yankees may make it difficult to avoid dropping four straight outings for the first time since a personal five-game skid in July 2006.
Despite holding New York to two runs in six innings at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 28, Buehrle failed to improve upon his 1-6 career record against the Yankees as the White Sox lost 5-2 in 10 innings.
Chicago has lost nine of the left-hander's 10 career starts against New York, and Buehrle's 6.43 ERA versus the Yankees is his worst against any AL opponent.
He picked up his 100th career loss Tuesday at Texas, allowing four runs in seven innings of Chicago's 4-2 defeat.
"I'm going to have games where I get it handed to me, and I'll have games where I go out there and deal," Buehrle told his team's official website. "I want to win every game and go deep in every game. All you can do is give your team a chance to win on the mound."
New York will counter with Phil Hughes, who is hoping to shake off his control problems.
Hughes (2-0, 2.00) showed plenty of promise in April, holding opponents to a .103 batting average and striking out 18 in 18 innings, but also walked 11, including four Tuesday as he needed 109 pitches to get through 5 2-3 innings of the Yankees' 5-4 loss to Baltimore.
"It was a struggle, for sure. I didn't have my best stuff," Hughes said despite holding the Orioles to one run and two hits. "Command was pretty bad early. I tried to battle and do the best I could."
Saturday's defeat was only the second in eight home games for New York, but the Yankees have lost five of nine overall and will play without outfielder Curtis Granderson for the foreseeable future. The prized offseason acquisition is headed for the 15-day disabled list after suffering a moderate groin strain Saturday. There is no timetable for his return.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Brett Gardner will shift from left field to center to replace Granderson, while Randy Winn and Marcus Thames will split time in left.
- Yankees 12, White Sox 3 - FINAL
CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Kotsay rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .159
G Beckham 2b 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .211
A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274
P Konerko 1b 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .296
M Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235
C Quentin dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173
A Pi
May 2 4:15 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (12) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF MARK MELANCON SCORED ANDRUW JONES AND GORDON
BECKHAM.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, NY YANKEES 12
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: M TEAHEN (.239, 0-FOR-3)
White Sox 3, Yankees 12 Top 9, 0 OutsMay 2 4:11 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED NICK JOHNSON AND DEREK JETER
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
NY YANKEES 12 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: N SWISHER (.282, 3-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
White Sox 0, Yankees 12 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 2 3:38 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NICK JOHNSON SCORED RAMIRO PENA AND BRETT GARDNER
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N JOHNSON ON SECOND, D JETER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
NY YANKEES 10 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M TEIXEIRA (.180, 3-FOR-4)
White Sox 0, Yankees 10 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 2 3:37 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO DEREK JETER SCORED JORGE POSADA
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JETER ON FIRST, R PENA ON SECOND, B
GARDNER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
NY YANKEES 8 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: N JOHNSON (.127, 0-FOR-4)
White Sox 0, Yankees 8 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 2 3:32 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (4) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 6TH OFF TONY PENA SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, NY YANKEES 7
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.396, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, 3 RBI)
White Sox 0, Yankees 7 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 2 3:06 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ROBINSON CANO (9) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF MARK BUEHRLE SCORED NICK SWISHER AND MARK
TEIXEIRA.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, NY YANKEES 5
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.281, 0-FOR-2)
White Sox 0, Yankees 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 2 2:39 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRETT GARDNER (1) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 4TH OFF MARK BUEHRLE.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, NY YANKEES 2
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R PENA (.100, 0-FOR-1)
White Sox 0, Yankees 2 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 2 2:23 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRETT GARDNER SCORED ROBINSON CANO
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B GARDNER ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R PENA (.111, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
White Sox 0, Yankees 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 2 1:42 PM
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