New York Falls To Chicago In The Finale

After evening the series New York unfortunately couldn't get their offense going in the finale on Wednesday night against the Chicago Whitesox.

 The pieces had been set for a memorable moment as Giancarlo Stanton strode to home plate with the bases loaded in the fifth inning on Wednesday, representing an opportunity for the Yankees to break through in substantial fashion. The slugger saw just one pitch as the rally was extinguished in strange fashion, with Gleyber Torres tagged out sliding home on a wild fastball. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

So it went on another frustrating evening for the Yankees, who were unable to contain Ryan LaMarre's career-high four-RBI performance while landing on the wrong side of a 4-1 decision to the White Sox. New York dropped two of three games to open their week-long homestand, slipping to 7 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the American League East. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

You don't expect a perfect bounce to him and a perfect throw like that," Stanton said. "You can't look back at that. That's a play where if he's safe, it's a great job and if he's not, then you look at all the negatives about it. It's a good read. It sucks in that situation, but you can't expect a perfect play like that all the time. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

The battered Bombers appeared sluggish once again, unable to carry over the energy from Neil Walker's game-winning, pinch-hit homer one night before. Wednesday's effort seemed to be more on par with Monday's affair, after which manager Aaron Boone called out his team for the showing against the sub-.500 White Sox. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

"I walk in there [ticked] off every night when we lose, so it's disheartening whoever it is against," Boone said. "The bottom line is, you're going to have some bumps where you lose to a team that maybe you don't think we should lose to. That's always frustrating, and I think the losses stink. There's nothing better than shaking hands at the end of the day." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

CC Sabathia compiled a quality start, scattering five hits and three runs over six innings, but departed on the hook for his first loss since July 9. LaMarre drilled a two-run double to right-center in the second inning, added a run-scoring double in the fourth and greeted Chad Green with a solo shot to right field leading off the seventh inning. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

"He hit some pitches I didn't execute," Sabathia said. "That's all I'm trying to do, is just go out and give the team a chance to win." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

Bailed out by a fortunate bounce that permitted catcher Kevan Smith to cut down the sliding Torres in the fifth, Reynaldo Lopez limited the Yanks to a run on five hits over seven innings, picking up his fifth victory. Ronald Torreyes had cashed the Bombers' first run with a bases loaded, one-out single -- their only run of the series that did not score on a homer -- but Brett Gardner struck out and Stanton's chance was erased by the putout. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

"We are aggressive every time on the bases," Torres said. "I saw the opportunity to go score. I know it's hard, but the catcher and pitcher made a really good play. I feel bad for that." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

Stanton crushed a few foul balls to deep left field but finished 0-for-3 with a walk as he continues to seek his 300th career homer. He said it was disappointing to lose the momentum of a strong road trip through Miami and Baltimore, during which the Yankees won five of six. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

"We were rolling, but it's two games," Stanton said. "We hit a lot of balls hard tonight. Can't ask for much more than that.""according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

SOUND SMART
This marked only the Yankees' eighth series loss in their last 40 series. The Yankees are 25-7-7 since April 19. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS
Aaron Hicks made a pair of sparkling defensive plays, including a diving grab to steal a hit from Avisail Garcia in the fifth inning and a catch at the wall to rob Yoan Moncada in the sixth. Garcia's ball had a hit probability of 76 percent and Moncada's was 71 percent, according to Statcast™. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

HE SAID IT
"We're beat up right now. I've got to be a staple in there and help try to push us through this hard time. We're all tired, all beat up, but everyone else is playing the same game. Just got to keep pushing through." -- Stanton, who has started 82 consecutive games "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564

With the loss, New York drops to 84-49  and is now 7.5 games of their division rival Boston who is leading the division. With the win, Chicago improves to 53-80 and is 22.5 games back of Cleveland who is leading the American League Central. "according to http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/

UP NEXT
Left-hander J.A. Happ (15-6, 3.80 ERA) will try for his sixth consecutive winning start as a member of the Yankees on Thursday, when the Bombers open a four-game series with the Tigers at 7:05 p.m. ET. Happ is 5-0 with a 2.37 ERA since being acquired from the Blue Jays on July 26. Left-hander Francisco Liriano (3-9, 4.82) gets the ball for Detroit. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-yankees-unable-to-slow-white-sox/c-292496564