| |
RECAP
|
BOX SCORE
|
GAME LOG
CHICAGO (AP) -- Ramiro Mendoza hadn't started a game in nearly
three weeks and was facing James Baldwin, who hadn't lost a game
since last September.
|  | | Ramiro Mendoza baffled the White Sox, holding them to just four hits. |
"I came to pitch, they gave me the ball to pitch, and
thankfully I did well," Mendoza said after his four-hitter
Thursday led the New York Yankees over Baldwin and the Chicago
White Sox 7-0.
Mendoza, the Yankees' fifth starter, allowed just four singles,
walked one and struck out four in his first start since May 7.
The Yankees, showing the return of their offense for a second
straight game, gave him early support, scoring three runs each in
the second and third innings to end Baldwin's nine-game winning
streak.
"It's the decision of the manger. If they put me in the
bullpen, it doesn't bother me," said Mendoza, who has shuffled
between the rotation and a relief role. "The runs helped me, but
when I'm pitching, I'm always imagining 0-0. I'm not thinking about
anything else."
Mendoza (5-2) needed just 100 pitches, working quickly to get
his second career complete game and shutout. He beat Minnesota with
a five-hitter on May 10, 1998.
"He really didn't get in any trouble," Yankees manager Joe
Torre said. "He didn't have any stress. Mel (Stottlemyre) and I
looked at each other. Why not? Let's go for it (the complete
game)."
Baldwin (7-1) had difficulty putting the ball where he wanted
to.
"He was a little wild early onm and we got ourselves in good
counts to hit in and took advantage of it," said Scott Brosius,
who hit a two-run homer in the second to make it 3-0.
In their second straight offensive outburst -- they scored 12
runs Wednesday night with 18 hits -- the Yankees got all of their
runs with two outs. They finished with 12 hits.
Despite their slump -- they had lost eight of 11 before the
consecutive wins -- the Yankees headed home tied with Boston for the
AL East lead. The Yankees and Red Sox start a three-game series
Friday.
Chicago heads into a weekend series against visiting Cleveland
atop the AL Central, a half-game in front of the Indians.
Baldwin lost for the first time in 10 starts since the Yankees
beat him last Sept. 21. He gave up seven runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3
innings, dropping to 1-5 against New York.
"Bad location today," he said. "And this was a bad day to
have bad location. I absolutely stunk. I can't go out and win them
all."
Ricky Ledee hit a two-out RBI double in the second and Brosius
followed with his second homer.
The Yankees added three in the third, loading the bases with two
outs on Paul O'Neill's single, Tino Martinez's double and an
intentional walk to Jorge Posada. Shane Spencer hit an RBI single
and Ledee followed with another single for a 6-0 lead.
Wilson Delgado hit his first major league homer in the sixth.
Game notes
Baldwin has allowed 12 homers, all solo except for Brosius'
two-run shot in the second. ... White Sox 1B Paul Konerko left in
the fourth inning, two innings after fouling a pitch off his left
foot. When the Yankees scored three times in the third, Konerko was
slow to react to grounders by O'Neill and Martinez that went for
hits. X-rays were negative. "I couldn't push off to get in the
ready position. I've never had this much pain before," Konerko
said. ... A man clad only in his underpants and white socks went
racing across the outfield in the top of the eighth before security
took him away. ... Delgado had three hits to tie a career high. ...
Following the game, the White Sox recalled left-hander Jesus Pena
from Triple-A Charlotte and sent left-hander Scott Eyre to the same
club. ... . Chuck Knoblauch has a 13-game hitting streak. ... The White Sox were shut out for the first time since last Sept. 14
against Detroit.
| |
ALSO SEE
Baseball Scoreboard
NY Yankees Clubhouse
Chi. White Sox Clubhouse
RECAPS
Anaheim 3
Minnesota 1
Baltimore 5
Seattle 1
Toronto 11
Boston 6
Cleveland 4
Detroit 1
Oakland 6
Tampa Bay 3
NY Yankees 7
Chi. White Sox 0
Texas 5
Kansas City 3
Atlanta 7
Milwaukee 3
St. Louis 7
Florida 6
Chicago Cubs 6
Colorado 5
San Francisco 4
Montreal 1
Houston 10
Philadelphia 6
Arizona 7
Pittsburgh 5
|
