GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (24-31) at CHI WHITE SOX (26-27)

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (1-3, 5.03) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J THOME ON FIRST, T IGUCHI ON SECOND, J
OWENS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J DYE (.228, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved B Bruney.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J THOME ON FIRST, T IGUCHI ON SECOND, J
OWENS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Dye (.228, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED JERRY OWENS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J THOME ON FIRST, T IGUCHI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.251, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 7 17 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD, SCOTT PROCTOR (6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (8TH),
BRIAN BRUNEY (9TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, RYAN BUKVICH (7TH), BOONE LOGAN
(7TH), DEWON DAY (8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

HOME RUNS: NYY - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (21) OFF DEWON DAY IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CHA - NONE</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 7 17 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD, SCOTT PROCTOR (6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (8TH),
BRIAN BRUNEY (9TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, RYAN BUKVICH (7TH), BOONE LOGAN
(7TH), DEWON DAY (8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI


WP - TYLER CLIPPARD (3-1)
LP - MARK BUEHRLE (2-3)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (6)

HOME RUNS: NYY - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (21) OFF DEWON DAY IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CHA - NONE


TIME: 3:08 ATT: 30,895

PROBABLES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (4-4, 4.19)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (3-3, 3.95)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .260
D Jeter ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .328
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .251
A Rodriguez 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .299
J Posada c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .358
H Matsui lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .287
R Cano 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .276
M Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .243
M Cairo 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .200

Totals 40 7 17 7 1 3 17

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (16, M Buehrle); J Damon (7, M Buehrle); A Rodriguez (13,
M Buehrle); D Jeter (13, R Bukvich); J Posada (20, D Day). HR - A Rodriguez
(21, 9th inning off D Day 0 on, 2 Out). SF - J Posada. RBI - M Cairo (1), B
Abreu (24), A Rodriguez 3 (50), J Posada (38), H Matsui (26). 2-out RBI - M
Cairo, A Rodriguez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, J
Posada 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - D Jeter 2, A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Cairo (1, 2nd base by M Buehrle).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Cairo-D Jeter-T Clippard, M Cairo-D Jeter-S Proctor).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .249
J Thome dh 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 .281
J Dye rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 .228
A Pierzynski c 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
P Konerko 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .235
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .240
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .217
A Cintron 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212

Totals 34 3 10 3 6 5 18

BATTING: SF - J Dye. RBI - R Mackowiak 2 (15), J Dye (30). 2-out RBI - R
Mackowiak. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Cintron 1, J Uribe 1, J
Dye 1, A Pierzynski 1, T Iguchi 1. GIDP - J Dye, R Mackowiak. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - B Logan (1, throw). DP: 3 (J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-T
Iguchi-P Konerko, T Iguchi-J Uribe-P Konerko).


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NY YANKEES - 000 014 101 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 100 011 -- 3
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
T Clippard (W, 3-1) 5 5 1 1 3 4 0 3.60
S Proctor 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.94
K Farnsworth 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.50
B Bruney 1/3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.33
M Rivera (S, 6) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.87

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle (L, 2-3) 6 11 5 5 1 2 0 3.99
R Bukvich 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 13.50
B Logan 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.37
D Day 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.76

WP - B Bruney. Pitches-strikes: T Clippard 89-53; S Proctor 22-14; K
Farnsworth 25-16; B Bruney 19-8; M Rivera 10-8; M Buehrle 92-59; R Bukvich
14-10; B Logan 16-11; D Day 25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: T Clippard 6-5; S
Proctor 4-1; K Farnsworth 1-2; B Bruney 0-1; M Rivera 1-1; M Buehrle 10-5; R
Bukvich 1-0; B Logan 1-1; D Day 4-1. Batters faced: T Clippard 22; S Proctor 7;
K Farnsworth 6; B Bruney 4; M Rivera 2; M Buehrle 26; R Bukvich 5; B Logan 4; D
Day 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary
Darling.

T--3:08. Att--30,895.
Weather: 54 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 7
CHI WHITE SOX 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

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NY YANKEES (7) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Dye singled to center. A Pierzynski grounded out to
shortstop, J Dye to third. P Konerko struck out swinging. R Mackowiak singled
to center, J Dye scored. J Uribe flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: H Matsui grounded out to shortstop. R Cano doubled to deep
right. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. M Cairo singled to center, R Cano
scored. M Cairo caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Damon doubled to deep left. D Jeter reached on bunt
single to third, J Damon to third. B Abreu singled to right, J Damon scored,
D Jeter to third. A Rodriguez doubled to deep center, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to
third. J Posada hit sacrifice fly to right, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to
third. H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez scored. R Cano flied out to
center. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Matsui out at
second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 7TH: R Bukvich relieved M Buehrle. M Cairo struck out swinging.
J Damon singled to right. D Jeter doubled to right, J Damon to third. B Abreu
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Damon out at home, D Jeter to
third. A Rodriguez singled to right, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third.
B Logan relieved R Bukvich. J Posada grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: K Farnsworth relieved S Proctor. J Thome walked. J Dye
flied out to center. A Pierzynski singled to right, J Thome to second.
P Konerko singled to left, J Thome to third, A Pierzynski to second. R Mackowiak
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Thome scored, P Konerko out at
second, A Pierzynski to third. J Uribe fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

NY YANKEES 9TH: D Jeter grounded out to first. B Abreu grounded out to
second. A Rodriguez homered to left. J Posada doubled to deep center.
H Matsui flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: B Bruney relieved K Farnsworth. A Cintron flied out to
center. J Owens reached on infield single to shortstop. J Owens to second on
wild pitch by B Bruney. T Iguchi walked. J Thome walked, J Owens to third,
T Iguchi to second. M Rivera relieved B Bruney. J Dye hit sacrifice fly to
center, J Owens scored, T Iguchi to third. A Pierzynski grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

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NY YANKEES (7) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez
3B, J Posada C, H Matsui LF, R Cano 2B, M Cabrera CF, M Cairo 1B, T Clippard RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, T Iguchi 2B, J Thome DH, J Dye
RF, A Pierzynski C, P Konerko 1B, R Mackowiak LF, J Uribe SS, A Cintron 3B,
M Buehrle LHP.

Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B),
Gary Darling (3B).

Gametime Weather: 54 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 12 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon singled to center. D Jeter grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, J Damon out at second. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens grounded out to pitcher. T Iguchi singled to
right center. J Thome singled to right, T Iguchi to second. J Dye grounded
into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J Thome out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada struck out looking. H Matsui struck out looking.
R Cano singled to left. M Cabrera flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: A Pierzynski grounded out to first. P Konerko flied out
to right. R Mackowiak walked. J Uribe walked, R Mackowiak to second.
A Cintron popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: M Cairo reached on bunt single to pitcher. J Damon popped
out to pitcher. D Jeter grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, M Cairo out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Owens flied out to center. T Iguchi struck out
swinging. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu singled to left. A Rodriguez grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, B Abreu out at second. J Posada grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Dye singled to center. A Pierzynski grounded out to
shortstop, J Dye to third. P Konerko struck out swinging. R Mackowiak singled
to center, J Dye scored. J Uribe flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: H Matsui grounded out to shortstop. R Cano doubled to deep
right. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. M Cairo singled to center, R Cano
scored. M Cairo caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: A Cintron popped out to third. J Owens struck out
swinging. T Iguchi singled to left. J Thome walked, T Iguchi to second.
J Dye grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Damon doubled to deep left. D Jeter reached on bunt
single to third, J Damon to third. B Abreu singled to right, J Damon scored,
D Jeter to third. A Rodriguez doubled to deep center, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to
third. J Posada hit sacrifice fly to right, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to
third. H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez scored. R Cano flied out to
center. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Matsui out at
second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: S Proctor relieved T Clippard. A Pierzynski grounded out
to second. P Konerko singled to left. R Mackowiak grounded into double play,
first to shortstop to pitcher, P Konerko out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 7TH: R Bukvich relieved M Buehrle. M Cairo struck out swinging.
J Damon singled to right. D Jeter doubled to right, J Damon to third. B Abreu
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Damon out at home, D Jeter to
third. A Rodriguez singled to right, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third.
B Logan relieved R Bukvich. J Posada grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Uribe reached on infield single to third. A Cintron
flied out to left. J Owens grounded out to first, J Uribe to second. T Iguchi
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

NY YANKEES 8TH: H Matsui safe at first on throwing error by pitcher
B Logan. R Cano flied out to right. M Cabrera singled to center, H Matsui to
second. D Day relieved B Logan. M Cairo grounded into fielder's choice to
second, M Cabrera out at second, H Matsui to third. J Damon grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 6, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: K Farnsworth relieved S Proctor. J Thome walked.
J Dye flied out to center. A Pierzynski singled to right, J Thome to second.
P Konerko singled to left, J Thome to third, A Pierzynski to second. R Mackowiak
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Thome scored, P Konerko out at
second, A Pierzynski to third. J Uribe fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

NY YANKEES 9TH: D Jeter grounded out to first. B Abreu grounded out to
second. A Rodriguez homered to left. J Posada doubled to deep center.
H Matsui flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: B Bruney relieved K Farnsworth. A Cintron flied out to
center. J Owens reached on infield single to shortstop. J Owens to second on
wild pitch by B Bruney. T Iguchi walked. J Thome walked, J Owens to third,
T Iguchi to second. M Rivera relieved B Bruney. J Dye hit sacrifice fly to
center, J Owens scored, T Iguchi to third. A Pierzynski grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

Clippard, Rodriguez help Yankees defeat White Sox

<h3>NY YANKEES 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- This time the New York Yankees received anexcellent performance by one of their rookie pitchers.

Tyler Clippard pitched five effective innings and Bobby Abreudrove in the go-ahead run in a four-run sixth as the Yankeesposted a 7-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs for New York,which bounced back after a 6-4 loss Monday night.

Clippard (3-1) yielded one run, five hits and three walks to winhis second consecutive game. The righthander, who struck outfour, has won all three of his road games in 2007.

It was a much better effort than the start by fellow rookie MattDeSalvo, who surrendered three runs and four hits in just 1 1/3innings on Monday. DeSalvo was optioned back to Class AAAScranton-Wilkes Barre after the game.

With the scored tied at 1-1 in the sixth, Johnny Damon led offwith a double against Mark Buehrle and moved to third on aninfield single by Derek Jeter. Abreu then hit a run-scoringsingle to right field to give the Yankees the lead. Later inthe frame, after Rodriguez had an RBI double and Jorge Posadaadded a sacrifice fly, Hideki Matsui lined an RBI base hit toright to make the score 5-1.

Rodriguez added a run-scoring single in the seventh and a solohomer in the ninth to give him 50 RBI. The homer was his 21st,breaking a tie with Milwaukee's Prince Fielder for the most inthe majors.

After Clippard departed, Scott Proctor worked two scorelessframes and Kyle Farnsworth logged the eighth. In the ninth,Brian Bruney loaded the bases with one out before Mariano Riveracame on to retire the final two batters for his sixth save ineight opportunities.

Buehrle (2-3) surrendered five runs, 11 hits and a walk tosuffer his second straight loss. The lefthander failed to earn<div class="pre">his 100th career victory for the seventh consecutive time. The</div>28-year old is 1-5 lifetime in seven starts vs. New York.

Rob Mackowiak drove in two runs for Chicago, which hasalternated wins and losses the last six games.

 

Clippard, Rodriguez help Yankees defeat White Sox

<h3>NY YANKEES 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- This time the New York Yankees received anexcellent performance by one of their rookie pitchers.

Tyler Clippard pitched five effective innings and Bobby Abreudrove in the go-ahead run in a four-run sixth as the Yankeesposted a 7-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs for New York,which bounced back after a 6-4 loss Monday night.

Clippard (3-1) yielded one run, five hits and three walks to winhis second consecutive game. The righthander, who struck outfour, has won all three of his road games in 2007.

"I'm a young guy, I don't really know how many chances I'm goingto get," Clippard said. "I want to take advantage of thoseopportunities. So far so good. I'm going to continue to dowhat I've been doing."

It was a much better effort than the start by fellow rookie MattDeSalvo, who surrendered three runs and four hits in just 1 1/3innings on Monday. DeSalvo was optioned back to Class AAAScranton-Wilkes Barre after the game.

"The pitcher definitely has to set the tone for our beingconsistent," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "We went into thefirst two games of this series with two kids, and to be able tocome away with a win in the second one, now we have a littlemore experience going."

With the scored tied at 1-1 in the sixth, Johnny Damon led offwith a double against Mark Buehrle and moved to third on aninfield single by Derek Jeter. Abreu then hit a run-scoringsingle to right field to give the Yankees the lead. Later inthe frame, after Rodriguez had an RBI double and Jorge Posadaadded a sacrifice fly, Hideki Matsui lined an RBI base hit toright to make the score 5-1.

"It's pretty good for everyone to be swinging the bats," Jetersaid. "We're balanced one through nine. You've got guys in thetop of the lineup, the middle of the lineup, and then at thebottom that can beat you. When we're doing that, I like ourchances."

Rodriguez added a run-scoring single in the seventh and a solohomer in the ninth to give him 50 RBI.

"Energy on our team has been good," Rodriguez said. "This teamhas been battling hard. It's a little more relaxed, and we'remaking teams pay for their mistakes."

The homer was his 21st, breaking a tie with Milwaukee's PrinceFielder for the most in the majors.

New York also pounded out a season-high 17 hits, and Damonthinks the team is ready for more.

"Some teams are going to start to pay for our lack of offenselately," Damon said. "This was a good night. I can see ouroffense taking off from here."

After Clippard departed, Scott Proctor worked two scorelessframes and Kyle Farnsworth logged the eighth. In the ninth,Brian Bruney loaded the bases with one out before Mariano Riveracame on to retire the final two batters for his sixth save ineight opportunities.

Buehrle (2-3) surrendered five runs, 11 hits and a walk tosuffer his second straight loss. The lefthander failed to earnhis 100th career victory for the seventh consecutive time.

"I hope (the 100th win) will happen this year," Buehrle said."I don't want to guarantee it because then I'll go out and gethurt in my next start and won't be able to pitch again. But I'msick of saying it's going to happen. Let's hope it doessometime this year."

The 28-year-old Buehrle is 1-5 lifetime in seven starts vs. NewYork.

Rob Mackowiak drove in two runs for Chicago, which hasalternated wins and losses the last six games.

"We haven't had much consistency at all," Mackowiak said. "Westarted to come around in a couple of games and then went backin the hole. There's no explanation."