CHICAGO (AP) — Gavin Sheets matched a career high with four hits and drove in four runs, Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin homered, and the Chicago White Sox gave interim manager Grady Sizemore his first win, pounding the New York Yankees 12-2 Monday night after losing 24 of 25.
The White Sox set season highs for runs and with 18 hits after dropping their first two games under Sizemore, who took over when the White Sox fired Pedro Grifol on Thursday. They had lost three straight since beating Oakland to stop a 21-game skid that matched an American League record.
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New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Ky Bush throws against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's starting pitcher Ky Bush catches a bunted popout by New York Yankees' Alex Verdugo during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Alex Verdugo bunts a popout to Chicago White Sox's starting pitcher Ky Bush during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, slide safe into third base as Chicago White Sox third baseman Lenyn Sosa misses the ball during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge warms up before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Nicky Lopez, right, slaps hands with first base coach Jason Bourgeois, left, after hitting a single that allowed Dominic Fletcher to score during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Dominic Fletcher scores on a single by Nicky Lopez during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. signals to the dugout after hitting a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Korey Lee, right, slaps hands with third base coach Justin Jirschele, left, as he runs the bases on a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
“I just couldn't be happier for the guys,” said Sizemore, wearing a wide grin and a soaked shirt after being doused by some concoction of liquids and shaving cream. “Just what a great win. A great game played all around, all sides of the ball. So proud of them.”
Lee connected leading off a two-run fourth against Yankees starter Luis Gil. Baldwin capped a six-run seventh with a three-run drive against Enyel De Los Santos that made it 11-2.
Sheets hit RBI doubles in a two-run first, in the fifth against Tim Hill and in the seventh off De Los Santos. He also scored in the inning on a single by Dominic Fletcher, and singled in a run in the eighth.
Andrew Vaughn had four hits and scored twice, helping the White Sox take out a team that came in tied with Baltimore for baseball’s best record.
New York’s Aaron Judge doubled in a run in the first against rookie Ky Bush. He came a few feet short of his 300th home run and a grand slam when he hit a fly to the warning track in the second. But the Yankees were 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position and stranded 16.
“Yeah, they're one of the worst teams, if you want to put it that way, but these guys are still big leaguers," said Alex Verdugo, who scored a run. "They can still have days where they're clicking. We saw it today, a lot of their guys 3 for 4, 3 for 4. These guys can still have good days. We've got to just do a better job of coming out and cashing in those runs that we had on base, kind of step on them early.”
Bush allowed two runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings in his second major league start. The 24-year-old left-hander walked seven and threw 97 pitches, after losing at Oakland last week in his debut.
Touki Toussaint (1-2) got the win in relief, recording four outs.
Gil (12-6) threw 98 pitches in four innings, allowing four runs and seven hits. The 26-year-old right-hander walked two.
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Yankees: 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. exited the game with a left elbow injury. He was hurt on a headfirst dive scoring in the fifth and was scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday. “I'm not super concerned about it,” he said. “All the tests that we've done in here have been pretty positive.”
White Sox: The White Sox held CF Luis Robert Jr. out of the lineup, giving him another day of rest after the team had a rare scheduled day off on Sunday. Robert missed two months early in the season because of a strained a right hip flexor. “I think we forget what he's kind of gone through and how fast he came back,” Sizemore said.
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New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Ky Bush throws against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's starting pitcher Ky Bush catches a bunted popout by New York Yankees' Alex Verdugo during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Alex Verdugo bunts a popout to Chicago White Sox's starting pitcher Ky Bush during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, slide safe into third base as Chicago White Sox third baseman Lenyn Sosa misses the ball during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge warms up before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Nicky Lopez, right, slaps hands with first base coach Jason Bourgeois, left, after hitting a single that allowed Dominic Fletcher to score during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Dominic Fletcher scores on a single by Nicky Lopez during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. signals to the dugout after hitting a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Korey Lee, right, slaps hands with third base coach Justin Jirschele, left, as he runs the bases on a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah captain Clayton Keller went to the locker room a minute into the second period against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night after a puck struck him the face.
A shot from teammate Michael Kesselring got deflected high and the puck struck Keller. He immediately ripped off his helmet, skated off the ice, and headed straight to the locker room.
Keller eventually returned to the ice with 4:40 left in the second with swelling and a cut above his eye. He assisted on Utah's first goal of the game 40 seconds later and added an empty-netter late in the 5-2 win over the Jets.
“I got lucky,” said Keller, who sported a dozen stitches and a bruised eyelid following the game. “It didn’t catch my eye. It was so fast, you don’t feel much. But I tried to look through my eye and I knew I could, so I wasn’t really too worried after that.”
His quick return and toughness shifted momentum in Utah’s favor and led to a second straight home victory to cap a seven-game homestand.
“Coming back without hesitation, without a doubt in his head -- that was great,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said.
Keller has 10 goals and 20 assists over his last 22 games. He had a goal and three assists in Utah’s 4-2 win over St. Louis on Saturday, matching his NHL career high with four points. Keller leads the expansion club in points (50) and assists (34) this season.
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Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) moves the puck against the Winnipeg Jets during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)