Sale toppled by Beltran’s 3-run HR, White Sox fall to Yanks

Matt Albers retired designated hitter Alex Rodriguez for the first two outs of the seventh.

New York Yankees’ Didi Gregorius hits a two-RBI single as Chicago…

Adam Warren (6-7, 3.46 ERA) and the New York Yankees (84-69) go up against John Danks (7-13, 4.59 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox (73-81) in the third of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.

He blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning that night and went home with a wonderful memory.

Luckily for the Yanks, they got a few help from the sinking White Sox, scoring an unearned run in the first inning and then getting another on a passed ball in the sixth.

But the 2015 White Sox finished well below lofty preseason expectations.

NEW YORK (AP) – Chris Sale topped the 200-inning mark, fanned the 1,000th batter of his career and moved closer to setting the White Sox record for strikeouts in a season. After Trayce Thompson singled, that was the extent of the offense.

On a night the New York Yankees honored one of their October greats, the big hit came from someone else with plenty of postseason success.

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia delivers to the Chicago White… They remained four games behind the Toronto Blue Jays with seven games left.

The Yankees still hold a 4 1/2-game cushion atop the wild-card standings, but avoiding that one-game playoff remains their goal despite needing plenty to go their way down the stretch.

On Sunday, Severino shut down the Chicago White Sox during six scoreless innings, as the Yankees coasted to a 6-1 win.

The White Sox (73-82), who were officially eliminated from postseason contention, have also been stagnant with 2.5 runs per game and a. 203 average over a 4-7 span. They’re in danger of falling 10 games under.

“I’m just happy with the way I’m progressing”, Tanaka said through his interpreter. The Yankees’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot now sits at just three games.

“I know everyone wants an answer, but it’s really not that simple because of his value to us moving forward”, Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters, via Grace Raynor of MLB.com,.

“It’s been a tough couple of days for us”, said Girardi, whose team is three games behind first-place Toronto in the East. “Yogi meant so much to the organization, to the city, to all of us”.

New York loaded the bases against Rodon, who got Chase Headley to ground into an inning-ending double play. Right-hander Michael Pineda (12-8) won his second straight start, allowing one run and eight hits in six innings.

“I think you look at it away from the field, but during the game it didn’t affect anything”, Ventura said of the elimination.

-2B Stephen Drew has not appeared in the last four games and though the combination of the Yankees facing three left-handed starters and his.

Pitching with a brace on his arthritic right knee, Sabathia (5-10) has been more effective since returning from the disabled list September 9. Severino struck out only two, but he induced three double plays and got a fourth on a strikeout/throwout to end the second inning.

“That was huge”, Rodon said.

With two on in the sixth, speedy Brett Gardner grounded into a double play that ended the inning.

“Double plays”, Girardi lamented.

“It was another one of those days where runners are going to be on base”, Johnson said.

The Yankees are 3-2 against the White Sox this season.