CHICAGO -- Mark Teixeira is on a hot streak, and it doesn't seem to matter whether he's swinging right- or left-handed.
Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 13-6 Friday night.
"It's been good since the All-Star break," Teixeira said. "Just seeing the ball real well right now and getting some good pitches to hit."
Teixeira had his second straight two-homer game and leads the Yankees with 28 homers and 73 RBI.
Batting right-handed, Teixeira's slam off Carlos Rodon (4-4) put New York ahead 6-0 in a five-run second. Batting left-handed, he connected against Matt Albers for a 9-2 lead in a five-run fourth.
That helped New York rebound from a 7-6 loss at Texas on Thursday.
"I thought our guys bounced back great today and put great at-bats on a young pitcher they hadn't seen," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Teixeira said when he's hitting well right-handed, it usually doesn't mean he's hitting as well left-handed -- or vice versa. But he's locked in on both sides now.
"Sometimes if you're not feeling good at the plate, yeah, it's very frustrating," Teixeira said. "When you're feeling good and you're facing tough pitchers, it's a huge advantage to be a switch hitter. It kind of just depends on how you're feeling."
Teixeira, who went 3 for 4 with two walks, had been tied with Cleveland's Nick Swisher at 13 games homering from both sides, according to STATS. It was Teixeira's 41st multihomer game overall.
"It's a cool record to have," Teixeira said, "but hopefully I'll add to it."
Alex Rodriguez had two hits, including a double, to reach 1,500 hits with the Yankees and also walked three times while scoring four runs. Carlos Beltran and Brendan Ryan each had three of New York's 18 hits.
A day after he was acquired from Seattle, Dustin Ackley made his Yankees debut when he pinch hit in the seventh and grounded out. Ackley, the Yankees' 49th player this season, grounded out again in the eighth.
Nathan Eovaldi (11-2), making his 100th start, allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He is 6-0 in his last eight starts.
Adam LaRoche, a first baseman who was the designated hitter, had four hits and pitched the ninth in his first mound appearance since 2003 at Double-A Greenville.
LaRoche threw only the second 1-2-3 inning for Chicago, retiring Stephen Drew on a popup, John Ryan Murphy on a groundout and then striking out Brendan Ryan on an 85 mph pitch. LaRoche threw three lobs of 50-62 mph in the style of his father, Dave LaRoche, who made the La Lob eephus pitch famous during his time as a big league pitcher, from 1970-83.
"We had some side bets going on whether I could break 80 or not," LaRoche said. "It was fun. I tried to throw a little LaLob in there, one of my dad's old pitches. I have a lot more respect for him now, how he could throw it as high as he could and as slow as he could for a strike. I felt I threw that as slow as I could."
Jose Abreu homered for the second straight night.
Rodon (4-4) gave up eight runs, eight hits and four walks in three innings-plus and has allowed 15 runs over seven innings in his last two home games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia rejoined the Yankees after being discharged from the Medical Center of Arlington, Texas, earlier in the day. The 35-year-old left Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Rangers one batter into the sixth inning after throwing 80 pitches, and was taken to the facility with symptoms of dehydration. Manager Joe Girardi said there was no timetable for Sabathia's return to baseball activities. Thursday's game-time temperature in Arlington was 101 degrees. ... The Yankees unconditionally released right-hander Esmil Rogers, allowing him to sign with South Korea's Hanwha Eagles.
White Sox: 2B Carlos Sanchez got up slowly and after sliding to stop Rodriquez's infield single up the middle in the second. After being checked by Chicago's training staff, Sanchez remained in the game. ... OF J.B. Shuck, who entered the game in the seventh, left in the eighth with a left hamstring strain. ... RHP Nate Jones (right elbow) threw an inning of scoreless relief Thursday during his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-0) is to start on Saturday.
White Sox: LHP John Danks (5-8) starts Saturday for Chicago. Danks is 2/3 with a 5.64 ERA in nine starts against New York.
TOP PROSPECT
The Yankees top pitching prospect, 21-year-old Luis Severino, will make his major league debut at home next week against the Red Sox, but Girardi didn't know which contest the three-game set the 21-year-old will start. Severino is 7-0 with a 1.91 ERA at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
PIERCE PASSING
Before Friday's game, the White Sox held a moment of silence for Billy Pierce, a seven-time All-Star pitcher who played in two World Series and retired after spending most of his 18 years in the majors with team Pierce died Friday at the age of 88 after after a battle with gall bladder cancer, his family said.
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Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 13-6 Friday night.
"It's been good since the All-Star break," Teixeira said. "Just seeing the ball real well right now and getting some good pitches to hit."
Teixeira had his second straight two-homer game and leads the Yankees with 28 homers and 73 RBI.
Batting right-handed, Teixeira's slam off Carlos Rodon (4-4) put New York ahead 6-0 in a five-run second. Batting left-handed, he connected against Matt Albers for a 9-2 lead in a five-run fourth.
That helped New York rebound from a 7-6 loss at Texas on Thursday.
"I thought our guys bounced back great today and put great at-bats on a young pitcher they hadn't seen," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Teixeira said when he's hitting well right-handed, it usually doesn't mean he's hitting as well left-handed -- or vice versa. But he's locked in on both sides now.
"Sometimes if you're not feeling good at the plate, yeah, it's very frustrating," Teixeira said. "When you're feeling good and you're facing tough pitchers, it's a huge advantage to be a switch hitter. It kind of just depends on how you're feeling."
Teixeira, who went 3 for 4 with two walks, had been tied with Cleveland's Nick Swisher at 13 games homering from both sides, according to STATS. It was Teixeira's 41st multihomer game overall.
"It's a cool record to have," Teixeira said, "but hopefully I'll add to it."
Alex Rodriguez had two hits, including a double, to reach 1,500 hits with the Yankees and also walked three times while scoring four runs. Carlos Beltran and Brendan Ryan each had three of New York's 18 hits.
A day after he was acquired from Seattle, Dustin Ackley made his Yankees debut when he pinch hit in the seventh and grounded out. Ackley, the Yankees' 49th player this season, grounded out again in the eighth.
Nathan Eovaldi (11-2), making his 100th start, allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He is 6-0 in his last eight starts.
Adam LaRoche, a first baseman who was the designated hitter, had four hits and pitched the ninth in his first mound appearance since 2003 at Double-A Greenville.
LaRoche threw only the second 1-2-3 inning for Chicago, retiring Stephen Drew on a popup, John Ryan Murphy on a groundout and then striking out Brendan Ryan on an 85 mph pitch. LaRoche threw three lobs of 50-62 mph in the style of his father, Dave LaRoche, who made the La Lob eephus pitch famous during his time as a big league pitcher, from 1970-83.
"We had some side bets going on whether I could break 80 or not," LaRoche said. "It was fun. I tried to throw a little LaLob in there, one of my dad's old pitches. I have a lot more respect for him now, how he could throw it as high as he could and as slow as he could for a strike. I felt I threw that as slow as I could."
Jose Abreu homered for the second straight night.
Rodon (4-4) gave up eight runs, eight hits and four walks in three innings-plus and has allowed 15 runs over seven innings in his last two home games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia rejoined the Yankees after being discharged from the Medical Center of Arlington, Texas, earlier in the day. The 35-year-old left Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Rangers one batter into the sixth inning after throwing 80 pitches, and was taken to the facility with symptoms of dehydration. Manager Joe Girardi said there was no timetable for Sabathia's return to baseball activities. Thursday's game-time temperature in Arlington was 101 degrees. ... The Yankees unconditionally released right-hander Esmil Rogers, allowing him to sign with South Korea's Hanwha Eagles.
White Sox: 2B Carlos Sanchez got up slowly and after sliding to stop Rodriquez's infield single up the middle in the second. After being checked by Chicago's training staff, Sanchez remained in the game. ... OF J.B. Shuck, who entered the game in the seventh, left in the eighth with a left hamstring strain. ... RHP Nate Jones (right elbow) threw an inning of scoreless relief Thursday during his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-0) is to start on Saturday.
White Sox: LHP John Danks (5-8) starts Saturday for Chicago. Danks is 2/3 with a 5.64 ERA in nine starts against New York.
TOP PROSPECT
The Yankees top pitching prospect, 21-year-old Luis Severino, will make his major league debut at home next week against the Red Sox, but Girardi didn't know which contest the three-game set the 21-year-old will start. Severino is 7-0 with a 1.91 ERA at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
PIERCE PASSING
Before Friday's game, the White Sox held a moment of silence for Billy Pierce, a seven-time All-Star pitcher who played in two World Series and retired after spending most of his 18 years in the majors with team Pierce died Friday at the age of 88 after after a battle with gall bladder cancer, his family said.
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U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez to third on wild pitch by Rodon. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán doubled to left, Rodriguez scored, Teixeira to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Eaton walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Saladino struck out swinging, Eaton stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Murphy singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan singled to right, Murphy to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius sacrificed to third, Murphy to third, Ryan to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Young walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Rodriguez reached on infield single to second, Murphy scored, Ryan to third, Young to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Teixeira homered to center (416 feet), Ryan, Young and Rodriguez scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Beltrán doubled to deep left. | 6 | 0 |
| Headley walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| A. García struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| LaRoche flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Ramírez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Soto struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Ryan struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Eaton doubled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Saladino grounded out to third, Eaton to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Abreu homered to right (403 feet), Eaton scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Young doubled to deep center. | 6 | 2 |
| Young to third on wild pitch by Rodon. | 6 | 2 |
| Young scored on Rodon's wild pitch. | 7 | 2 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Albers relieved Rodon. | 7 | 2 |
| Teixeira homered to center (432 feet), Rodriguez scored. | 9 | 2 |
| Beltrán singled to left. | 9 | 2 |
| Headley singled to right, Beltrán to second. | 9 | 2 |
| Murphy walked, Beltrán to third, Headley to second. | 9 | 2 |
| Ryan singled to left, Beltrán scored, Headley to third, Murphy to second. | 10 | 2 |
| Gregorius hit sacrifice fly to center, Headley scored, Murphy to third. | 11 | 2 |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| Young grounded out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| A. García grounded out to second. | 11 | 2 |
| LaRoche doubled to deep center. | 11 | 2 |
| Ramírez fouled out to first. | 11 | 2 |
| Soto grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Jennings relieved Albers. | 11 | 2 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 11 | 2 |
| Teixeira doubled to deep left, Rodriguez to third. | 11 | 2 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| Headley singled to right, Rodriguez scored, Teixeira to third. | 12 | 2 |
| Murphy grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Headley out at second. | 12 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Sánchez doubled to deep left. | 12 | 2 |
| Eaton grounded out to first, Sánchez to third. | 12 | 2 |
| Saladino struck out swinging. | 12 | 2 |
| Abreu walked. | 12 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Sánchez scored, Abreu to third. | 12 | 3 |
| A. García flied out to right. | 12 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Ryan doubled to deep center. | 12 | 3 |
| Gregorius grounded out to shortstop, Ryan to third. | 12 | 3 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Ryan scored. | 13 | 3 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 13 | 3 |
| Rodriguez walked, Ellsbury to second. | 13 | 3 |
| Teixeira grounded out to third. | 13 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| LaRoche singled to right. | 13 | 3 |
| Ramírez flied out to center. | 13 | 3 |
| Soto walked, LaRoche to second. | 13 | 3 |
| Sánchez flied out to center, LaRoche to third. | 13 | 3 |
| Warren relieved Eovaldi. | 13 | 3 |
| Soto to second on wild pitch by Warren. | 13 | 3 |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 13 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Webb pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Saladino at first base. | 13 | 3 |
| Beckham at third base. | 13 | 3 |
| Shuck in left field. | 13 | 3 |
| L. García at shortstop. | 13 | 3 |
| Webb relieved Jennings. | 13 | 3 |
| Ackley hit for Beltrán. | 13 | 3 |
| Ackley grounded out to second. | 13 | 3 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 13 | 3 |
| Murphy doubled to deep left. | 13 | 3 |
| Ryan grounded out to second. | 13 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Young in right field. | 13 | 3 |
| Ackley in left field. | 13 | 3 |
| Saladino singled to left. | 13 | 3 |
| Beckham grounded out to third, Saladino to second. | 13 | 3 |
| Shuck tripled to deep center, Saladino scored. | 13 | 4 |
| Shuck scored on Warren's wild pitch. | 13 | 5 |
| A. García struck out swinging. | 13 | 5 |
| LaRoche singled to right. | 13 | 5 |
| L. García struck out looking. | 13 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Webb pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Saladino at shortstop. | 13 | 5 |
| Flowers at first base. | 13 | 5 |
| L. García in left field. | 13 | 5 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 13 | 5 |
| Ellsbury walked. | 13 | 5 |
| Young reached on infield single to third, Ellsbury to second. | 13 | 5 |
| McCann hit for Rodriguez. | 13 | 5 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 13 | 5 |
| Teixeira walked, Ellsbury to third, Young to second. | 13 | 5 |
| Ackley grounded out to shortstop. | 13 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Drew at second base. | 13 | 5 |
| Ryan at third base. | 13 | 5 |
| Soto struck out looking. | 13 | 5 |
| Sánchez grounded out to first. | 13 | 5 |
| Eaton reached on infield single to first. | 13 | 5 |
| Saladino lined out to third. | 13 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Adam LaRoche pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| LaRoche relieved Webb. | 13 | 5 |
| Drew popped out to second. | 13 | 5 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 13 | 5 |
| Ryan struck out swinging. | 13 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Goody pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Goody relieved Warren. | 13 | 5 |
| Beckham doubled to left. | 13 | 5 |
| Flowers flied out to right. | 13 | 5 |
| A. García struck out swinging. | 13 | 5 |
| LaRoche singled to center, Beckham scored. | 13 | 6 |
| L. García grounded out to first. | 13 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | .286 | .357 | .366 |
| Young LF-RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | .266 | .319 | .494 |
| Rodriguez DH | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .282 | .386 | .544 |
b-McCann PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .252 | .324 | .459 |
| Teixeira 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33 | .269 | .375 | .585 |
| Beltrán RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .261 | .316 | .435 |
a-Ackley PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .213 | .267 | .362 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .273 | .324 | .393 |
Drew 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .264 | .377 |
| Murphy C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .284 | .327 | .389 |
| Ryan 2B-3B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .314 | .351 | .543 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .256 | .305 | .350 |
| Totals | 42 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 219 | |||
| a-grounded to second for C Beltran in the 7th b-struck out swinging for A Rodriguez in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Rodriguez (15, Rodon); Beltrán 2 (22, Rodon 2); Young (18, Rodon); Teixeira (22, Jennings); Ryan (4, Jennings); Murphy (5, Webb) HR: Teixeira 2 (28, 2nd inning off Rodon 3 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off Albers 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Beltrán (33), Rodriguez (61), Teixeira 6 (73), Ryan (7), Gregorius (29), Headley (43), Ellsbury (18) S: Gregorius SF: Gregorius 2-out RBI: Beltrán, Rodriguez, Teixeira 4 GIDP: Murphy Yankees RISP: 6-18 (Beltrán 1-2, Teixeira 1-2, Gregorius 0-1, Young 0-1, Murphy 0-2, Ackley 0-1, Rodriguez 1-1, Headley 1-2, Ellsbury 1-3, McCann 0-1, Ryan 1-2) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 30,359 (74.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:56 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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