Chicago White Sox hit 40 games under .500 with 5-3, 11-inning loss to New York Yankees: 'It's a tough one'

"The Sox dropped their fifth straight, losing 5-3 to the New York Yankees in 11 innings in front of 26,624 on Saturday at Rate Field. The Yankees scored three runs (two earned) against reliever Tyler Alexander in the 11th. Cody Bellinger broke a 2-all tie, driving in automatic runner Trent Grisham with a single. Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with an RBI double. He later scored on an Anthony Volpe double."

"The Sox suffered the defeat despite another solid outing from Smith, who allowed two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. "I located the heater pretty well," Smith said. "The curveball had some effectiveness through the later part of the outing. And the changeup kind of came back, and I was able to throw it behind in the count, ahead in the count." Venable described Smith's outing as "outstanding.""

The Chicago White Sox lost 5-3 to the New York Yankees in 11 innings, marking their fifth consecutive defeat. The Yankees produced three runs (two earned) in the 11th against reliever Tyler Alexander, including a Cody Bellinger single that drove in automatic runner Trent Grisham, an RBI double by Jazz Chisholm Jr., and a run scored on an Anthony Volpe double. The loss dropped the White Sox to 48-88, 40 games under .500. Shane Smith allowed two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings and posted a 2.63 ERA in five August starts after a 9.75 ERA in three July starts.

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