CHICAGO -- Not much has come easy for the New York Yankees over the past two weeks. Not even the wins.
Jordan Montgomery matched his season high with seven solid innings and closer Aroldis Chapman shut down a ninth-inning rally just in time, lifting the Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Monday night.
New York led 6-1 entering the ninth, but Yankees reliever Chasen Shreve gave up a three-run homer to Tim Anderson and Chapman allowed an RBI double to Jose Abreu. Chapman retired Avisail Garcia and Todd Frazier to finish his eighth save and first since returning from the disabled list a week ago.
"The way things have been going, we'll take it right now," said Chase Headley, who had three hits and an RBI. "It's not always pretty, but we had to find a way to win."
Recently recalled outfielder Tyler Austin lined a solo homer and had a sacrifice fly for New York, which won for the third time in 13 games to keep pace with Boston atop the AL East.
"It was a big-time win for us," Austin said. "They tried to make a little comeback there in the ninth, but Chappy, as he always does, shut the door."
Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro returned to the starting lineup after getting a shot in his wrist Saturday, but strained his right hamstring running out a grounder in the third. He was replaced by Rob Refsnyder in bottom of the inning.
Manager Joe Girardi said Castro would get an MRI on Tuesday. He wouldn't speculate how long the infielder might be sidelined.
"When I tried to run, I was just feeling something tight," Castro said.
Austin Romine and Ronald Torreyes each drove in runs with sac flies.
Montgomery improved to 4-0 over his last five starts. The 6-foot-6 left-hander allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked one.
"We're really happy with what he's doing," Girardi said. "He usually gives us pretty good distance and continues to grow as pitcher."
Austin played in his third game this season since his recall from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
Frazier hit a solo homer for the only run off Montgomery (6-4). New York took advantage of three Chicago errors to score four unearned runs off starter David Holmberg (1-2).
"Listen, I thought Holmy kept us in the ballgame," manager Rick Renteria said. "And today was not a very clean ballgame."
The Yankees activated outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury from the disabled list and put him in center field. Out since May 24 with a concussion, he had a single in five at-bats and scored twice.
RESERVING JUDGE-MENT
As of Monday, rookie sensation Aaron Judge led AL players in votes for the All-Star Game, but the 25-year-old outfielder still hasn't decided if he'll accept last week's invitation to the Home Run Derby.
"I've got a job to do on the field, so the last thing on my mind is worrying about the Home Run Derby," said Judge, who leads the majors with 26 homers. "That's kind of on the back-burner."
ROSTER MOVES:
The Yankees recalled Refsnyder and RHP Ronald Herrera from Triple-A. ... The White Sox recalled RHP Juan Minaya from Triple-A Charlotte and optioned RHP Gregory Infante.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: New York put OF Aaron Hicks on the DL. He injured his ribcage during a check swing Sunday and is expected to miss three to four weeks. ... DH Matt Holliday sat out his second game due to issues stemming from an allergic reaction he had in Oakland on June 17. He was sent for tests. ... Girardi said LHP CC Sabathia "is feeling pretty good" after throwing a 35-pitch bullpen Sunday. Girardi said the team is "still deciding if (Sabathia) does one more bullpen or a simulated game next."
White Sox: LHP Carlos Rodon will make his first start of the season on Wednesday against the Yankees after being sidelined because of bursitis in his left biceps. He threw 4 1/3 innings for Charlotte on Friday. ... Before the game, GM Rick Hahn announced RHP Zach Putnam had Tommy John surgery last week and will miss the remainder of the season. Putnam, who was placed on the 10-day DL on April 25 with right elbow inflammation, had a 1.04 ERA in seven appearances this season.
UP NEXT
New York RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.30 ERA) will try to get back on track against Chicago LHP Jose Quintana (4-8, 4.69), who has won his past two starts. The 23-year-old Severino gave up a season-high six runs to the Angels in his last start and lost for the first time since May 1.
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Jordan Montgomery matched his season high with seven solid innings and closer Aroldis Chapman shut down a ninth-inning rally just in time, lifting the Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Monday night.
New York led 6-1 entering the ninth, but Yankees reliever Chasen Shreve gave up a three-run homer to Tim Anderson and Chapman allowed an RBI double to Jose Abreu. Chapman retired Avisail Garcia and Todd Frazier to finish his eighth save and first since returning from the disabled list a week ago.
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Recently recalled outfielder Tyler Austin lined a solo homer and had a sacrifice fly for New York, which won for the third time in 13 games to keep pace with Boston atop the AL East.
"It was a big-time win for us," Austin said. "They tried to make a little comeback there in the ninth, but Chappy, as he always does, shut the door."
Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro returned to the starting lineup after getting a shot in his wrist Saturday, but strained his right hamstring running out a grounder in the third. He was replaced by Rob Refsnyder in bottom of the inning.
Manager Joe Girardi said Castro would get an MRI on Tuesday. He wouldn't speculate how long the infielder might be sidelined.
"When I tried to run, I was just feeling something tight," Castro said.
Austin Romine and Ronald Torreyes each drove in runs with sac flies.
Montgomery improved to 4-0 over his last five starts. The 6-foot-6 left-hander allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked one.
"We're really happy with what he's doing," Girardi said. "He usually gives us pretty good distance and continues to grow as pitcher."
Austin played in his third game this season since his recall from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
Frazier hit a solo homer for the only run off Montgomery (6-4). New York took advantage of three Chicago errors to score four unearned runs off starter David Holmberg (1-2).
"Listen, I thought Holmy kept us in the ballgame," manager Rick Renteria said. "And today was not a very clean ballgame."
The Yankees activated outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury from the disabled list and put him in center field. Out since May 24 with a concussion, he had a single in five at-bats and scored twice.
RESERVING JUDGE-MENT
As of Monday, rookie sensation Aaron Judge led AL players in votes for the All-Star Game, but the 25-year-old outfielder still hasn't decided if he'll accept last week's invitation to the Home Run Derby.
"I've got a job to do on the field, so the last thing on my mind is worrying about the Home Run Derby," said Judge, who leads the majors with 26 homers. "That's kind of on the back-burner."
ROSTER MOVES:
The Yankees recalled Refsnyder and RHP Ronald Herrera from Triple-A. ... The White Sox recalled RHP Juan Minaya from Triple-A Charlotte and optioned RHP Gregory Infante.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: New York put OF Aaron Hicks on the DL. He injured his ribcage during a check swing Sunday and is expected to miss three to four weeks. ... DH Matt Holliday sat out his second game due to issues stemming from an allergic reaction he had in Oakland on June 17. He was sent for tests. ... Girardi said LHP CC Sabathia "is feeling pretty good" after throwing a 35-pitch bullpen Sunday. Girardi said the team is "still deciding if (Sabathia) does one more bullpen or a simulated game next."
White Sox: LHP Carlos Rodon will make his first start of the season on Wednesday against the Yankees after being sidelined because of bursitis in his left biceps. He threw 4 1/3 innings for Charlotte on Friday. ... Before the game, GM Rick Hahn announced RHP Zach Putnam had Tommy John surgery last week and will miss the remainder of the season. Putnam, who was placed on the 10-day DL on April 25 with right elbow inflammation, had a 1.04 ERA in seven appearances this season.
UP NEXT
New York RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.30 ERA) will try to get back on track against Chicago LHP Jose Quintana (4-8, 4.69), who has won his past two starts. The 23-year-old Severino gave up a season-high six runs to the Angels in his last start and lost for the first time since May 1.
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8:10PM,EDT,June 26,2017
Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago,Illinois
Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago,Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Gardner flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez walked, Judge to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Austin grounded into fielder's choice to third, Judge out at third, Sánchez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Anderson safe at first on error by pitcher Montgomery. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third, Anderson out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu reached on infield single to shortstop, Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A. García grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Abreu out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Ellsbury popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Frazier homered to left (422 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Davidson flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Torreyes singled to left, Torreyes out stretching at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Refsnyder at second base. | 0 | 1 |
| Engel grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Anderson singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to left, Anderson to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Abreu flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| A. García struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Judge safe at third on error by third baseman Frazier. | 0 | 1 |
| Austin hit sacrifice fly to right, Judge scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Sánchez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Headley singled to left center, Sánchez scored, Ellsbury to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Romine walked, Ellsbury to third, Headley to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Torreyes hit sacrifice fly to center, Ellsbury scored, Headley out at third. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Davidson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Refsnyder flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Judge grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Smith grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Engel struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Anderson grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Sánchez flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Austin homered to left (377 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Ellsbury safe at first on error by pitcher Holmberg. | 4 | 1 |
| Headley doubled to deep right, Ellsbury to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Minaya relieved Holmberg. | 4 | 1 |
| Romine hit sacrifice fly to center, Ellsbury scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Headley to third on passed ball by Smith. | 5 | 1 |
| Torreyes safe at first on error by first baseman Davidson, Headley scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Gardner walked, Torreyes to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Refsnyder lined out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Abreu singled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| A. García flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Frazier walked, Abreu to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Davidson struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Minaya pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Judge popped out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| Austin lined out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Engel grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Ynoa pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Ynoa relieved Minaya. | 6 | 1 |
| Ellsbury lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| Headley singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Headley to second on wild pitch by Ynoa. | 6 | 1 |
| Romine walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Torreyes lined out to left. | 6 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Holder pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Holder relieved Montgomery. | 6 | 1 |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Abreu walked, Cabrera to second. | 6 | 1 |
| A. García grounded into fielder's choice to third, Abreu out at second, Cabrera to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Betances relieved Holder. | 6 | 1 |
| Frazier walked, A. García to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Davidson struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Ynoa pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHW |
| Refsnyder lined out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Judge walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Sánchez hit by pitch, Judge to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Austin struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Ellsbury lined out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | CHW |
| Shreve relieved Betances. | 6 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Smith singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Engel reached on infield single to shortstop, Smith to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Anderson homered to right (389 feet), Smith and Engel scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Chapman relieved Shreve. | 6 | 4 |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Abreu doubled to deep right center, Cabrera scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Hanson ran for Abreu. | 6 | 5 |
| A. García grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Frazier flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .254 | .334 | .463 |
| Castro 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .313 | .348 | .486 |
Refsnyder 2B
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .156 | .206 | .250 |
| Judge RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .330 | .443 | .693 |
| Sánchez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .292 | .383 | .550 |
| Austin 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .182 | .167 | .455 |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .279 | .344 | .414 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .262 | .347 | .384 |
| Romine C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .231 | .262 | .314 |
| Torreyes SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .286 | .304 | .376 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 167 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Headley (15, Holmberg) HR: Austin (1, 6th inning off Holmberg 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Austin 2 (2), Headley (32), Torreyes (17), Romine (16) SF: Torreyes, Romine, Austin Yankees RISP: 1-8 (Headley 1-1, Refsnyder 0-1, Torreyes 0-2, Austin 0-2, Ellsbury 0-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Montgomery (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Torreyes-Castro-Austin). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B CASTRO (STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING) LEFT GAME BOT 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 20,339 (50.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:28 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
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