Johnny Cueto pitched another six shutout innings, AJ Pollock hit a tiebreaking homer off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on a relatively quiet Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.
There seemed to be no remnant of the anger and tension in Yankee Stadium from the previous afternoon. On Saturday, the benches cleared and Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson, who is white, acknowledged calling Chicago star Tim Anderson, who is black, “Jackie” — a reference to pioneering baseball icon Jackie Robinson. , prompting criticism from both managers.
Anderson did not play in the first game. Manager Tony La Russa said he wanted the star shortstop to play in just one game.
Pollock led off the ninth with a home run off Chapman (0-2), which also allowed an RBI double by Adam Engel.
Yasmani Grandal, whose argument with Donaldson on Saturday caused the benches to clear, had an RBI single in the fourth inning.
For the White Sox, Cubans José Abreu 4-1 with a run scored, Luis Robert 4-1, Grandal 4-1 with an RBI and Yoán Moncada 5-1. Dominican Leury Garcia 4-0.
For the Yankees, Venezuelans Gleyber Torres 1-0, and Marwin González 3-0.