The White Sox (49-52) have lost two in a row after their season-high seven-game winning streak prompted them to avoid being sellers at the trade deadline. They are 11½ games behind the Royals in the American League Central but are 3½ games out of a wild-card spot, with five teams ahead of them. The Yankees (58-44) lead the AL East by six games.
At the plate
Jose Abreu had an 11-game hitting streak going into Saturday. He’s batting .381 during that stretch. Adam Eaton has a hit in nine straight games, during which he’s hitting .