Floyd pitches White Sox past Yankees

NEW YORK - Late substitute Brent Lillibridge made two spectacular catches in a row to save the White Sox in the ninth inning, and Gavin Floyd pitched Chicago to a 3-2 victory Tuesday night over the suddenly slumping New York Yankees.

Lillibridge entered as a pinch-runner in the eighth and scored on Paul Konerko's go-ahead home run off struggling setup man Rafael Soriano (1-1).

Lillibridge stayed in the game in right field and, with two on in the ninth, raced back to the wall to make a terrific catch of Alex Rodriguez's opposite-field drive for the second out, robbing the slugger of a game-tying hit and keeping the runners at first and second.

Robinson Cano then hit a line drive to right and Lillibridge charged in, making an all-out dive to snag the ball for the final out.

Floyd took a three-hitter into the ninth but was pulled after Derek Jeter led off with an infield single.

The last visiting pitcher to win at the old Yankee Stadium in 2008, Floyd (3-1) struck out a season-high 10 to win his second straight start. The former Phillie sent the White Sox to consecutive victories in New York for the first time since August 2005.

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Chicago 000 010 020–3 10 0

New York 010 010 000–2 4 0

Chicago AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Pierre lf 5   0   1   0   0   0   .263   

Al.Ramirez ss 4   0   2   0   1   1   .247   

Quentin rf 3   0   0   0   0   1   .281   

1-Lillibridge pr-rf 1   1   1   0   0   0   .375   

Konerko 1b 5   1   2   2   0   1   .319   

A.Dunn dh 3   0   0   0   1   1   .150   

Rios cf 4   1   1   0   0   0   .169   

Pierzynski c 3   0   1   0   1   0   .267   

Beckham 2b 3   0   1   1   1   1   .205   

Morel 3b 2   0   0   0   0   0   .200   

a-Teahen ph-3b 2   0   1   0   0   1   .258   

Vizquel 3b 0   0   0   0   0   0   .308   

Totals 35   3   10   3   4   6   

New York AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Jeter ss 3   0   2   0   1   1   .259   

Granderson cf 3   0   0   0   0   1   .282   

Teixeira 1b 3   0   0   0   1   2   .250   

2-E.Nunez pr 0   0   0   0   0   0   .000   

Al.Rodriguez dh 4   0   0   0   0   1   .321