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White Sox take aim at another Yankees' rookie hurler

Jun 5, 2007 - 2:06 PM NY Yankees (24-31) at Chi White Sox (26-27) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - A day after knocking around rookie Matt DeSalvo, the Chicago White Sox will face yet another rookie hurler, Tyler Clippard, when they host the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

The White Sox knocked DeSalvo out after just 1 1/3 innings on Monday en route to a 6-4 victory. It was just their second win in their last nine contests, but they have taken three of four meetings so far this season against New York.

Clippard (2-1, 4.20 ERA) began his major league career in impressive fashion with six innings of one-run ball against the New York Mets on May 20, but he has not been quite as sharp in his past two outings.

The 22-year-old righthander has yielded three earned runs in each of his last two outings, lasting a combined nine innings.

Chicago will counter with Mark Buehrle (2-2, 3.66). The veteran lefthander allowed just two hits in his last outing, Thursday against Toronto, but both were solo homers in a 2-0 loss.

Buehrle has not earned a win since April 23 at Kansas City despite not having surrendered more than four earned runs in any of his six outings.

He has never had much success against the Yankees, owning a 1-4 career mark with a 6.42 ERA in six starts.