LaMarre, Lopez carry White Sox to series win vs. Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees’ pursuit of the Boston Red Sox got stalled by Ryan LaMarre and Reynaldo Lopez.LaMarre homered and drove in a career-best four runs, Lopez stifled the Yankees again despite diminished velocity and the Chicago White Sox beat New York 4-1 on Wednesday night.

LaMarre hit a pair of run-scoring doubles off starter CC Sabathia (7-5), then lifted a leadoff shot against Chad Green in the seventh. The 29-year-old had one previous homer this season and one all of last season between Triple-A and the majors.

“It feels incredible,” said LaMarre, whose only other big league homer came in his hometown of Detroit earlier this month.

Chicago has won five of six and 11 of 15. The rebuilding White Sox took two of three for their first series victory in the Bronx since 2005, and also have won five straight road series overall for the first time since 2004-05. That, despite being well outside the AL postseason picture.

“It tells you they’re not laying down,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said.

New York is 9-3 in its past 12 but fell 7 1/2 games behind AL East-leading Boston for the best record in the majors. The Red Sox beat the Marlins 14-6.

The bottom line is you’re going to have some bumps where you lose to a team that maybe you don’t think we should lose to,” manager Aaron Boone said. “And that’s always frustrating.”The losses sting. There’s nothing better than shaking hands at the end of the day. That’s what we pour everything into, but as far as who it’s against, I don’t really care.”Sabathia struggled through a 32-pitch second inning that included LaMarre’s two-run double. LaMarre added his career-best third RBI on a double in the fourth to make it 3-0.

Ronald Torreyes hit a bases-loaded single for New York to make it 3-1 in the fifth, but then Brett Gardner struck out and Gleyber Torres was thrown out at home on a wild pitch to end the inning. Torres took off after Lopez’s pitch skipped past catcher Kevan Smith, but Smith fetched the ball at the backstop and whipped a throw to Lopez for the tag.

“That’s one of those, kind of a fluky bounce there that didn’t go the right way,” Boone said.

Sabathia allowed three runs over six innings in his second start since returning from the disabled list.

Xavier Cedeno pitched a scoreless eighth and Jace Fry struck out Torres and pinch-hitter Luke Voit with a runner on for his fourth save.

A night after his game-ending, pinch-hit homer in the ninth, Neil Walker was robbed of another shot in his first at-bat. Right fielder Avisail Garcia leaped at the wall lin the second inning and gloved Walker’s line drive that looked as though it would reach the seats.

Sox center fielder Adam Enge robbed Aaron Hicks by diving for a catch in shallow center.

NOTES: White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson told Renteria he was ready to play after bruising his left ankle in a collision with left fielder Nicky Delmonico on Tuesday. Anderson was held out of the starting lineup, though.

*Lucas Giolito faces Boston’s Rick Porcello as Chicago opens a 10-game homestand. Giolito struggled early in the season but has pitched better in five August starts.