Yanks' bats stifled as White Sox take series

Hicks' stellar diving grab NEW YORK -- The pieces had been set for a memorable moment as Giancarlo Stanton strode to home plate with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, representing an opportunity for the Yankees to break through in substantial fashion. A pitch sailed past Stanton's bat to the backstop, and the threat was extinguished in a flash as Gleyber Torres got a late break and was tagged out to end the inning.

So it went on another frustrating evening for the Yankees, who were unable to contain Ryan LaMarre's career-high four-RBI performance while landing on the wrong side of a 4-1 decision to the White Sox. New York dropped two of three games to open their week-long homestand,…