Gonzalez goes 7 innings, White Sox shut out Yankees 5-0
CHICAGO (AP) - Miguel Gonzalez pitched five-hit ball over seven innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-0 on Wednesday night.
One night after getting blanked for the fifth time, the White Sox returned the favor and handed the Yankees their fifth shutout.
Gonzalez (2-4) matched his longest outing of the season and shut down New York after it pounded out a season-high 20 hits in Tuesday's 9-0 romp.
Tim Anderson capped a four-run second with a two-run double off Michael Pineda (3-8), and the White Sox won for the sixth time in eight games. They took two of three from New York to capture their fifth straight series, another twist for a team that got off to a 23-10 start and then went into a huge tailspin.
Gonzalez, who went seven innings in a loss at Houston last week, struck out three and walked one. The right-hander was 0-3 with a 7.25 ERA in his previous four starts.
Zach Duke worked 1 1/3 innings, and David Robertson got the final two outs, striking out Chase Headley with runners on second and third to end the game.
Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorious each had three hits for New York. But the Yankees (41-43) missed a chance to reach the .500 mark and dropped to 2-4 on a 10-game trip that takes them to the All-Star break.
Pineda, who had a 2.75 ERA in six June starts, gave up five runs and five hits in six innings.
The White Sox did most of their scoring in the second, pounding out four runs after Pineda retired the first two batters.
Brett Lawrie singled to ignite the rally and scored from second on a base hit by Avisail Garcia, who came in on a 6-for-46 slump. J.B. Shuck added an RBI ground-rule double to left, putting runners on second and third, and Anderson followed with a double to left that made it 4-0.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Carlos Beltran was back at designated hitter after playing the outfield Tuesday for the first time in a week. He has been bothered by a tight right hamstring. "The issue is not gone, so he's probably going to DH more than the outfield for a little bit," manager Joe Girardi said. Girardi also said he thinks Beltran will be able to play in the All-Star Game after being selected for the ninth time.
White Sox: The White Sox hope to get C Alex Avila (strained right hamstring) back during their series against Detroit at home July 21-24 after placing him on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. He exited Tuesday's game. The White Sox also purchased C Omar Narvaez's contract from Triple-A Charlotte and transferred reliever Jake Petricka to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Narvaez on the 40-man roster.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York opens a four-game series at AL Central leader Cleveland, with RHP Ivan Nova (5-5, 5.06 ERA) starting for the Yankees and RHP Trevor Bauer (7-2, 3.02) pitching for the Indians.
White Sox: Chris Sale (14-2, 2.93) goes for his 15th win as the White Sox open a three-game series against Atlanta on Friday.