Too bad the Yankee offense waited until the ninth to wake up.

Rookie Matt DeSalvo was knocked out in the second inning and the Yanks couldn't solve Jon Garland as the White Sox handed the Bombers a 6-4 defeat in Chicago.  The Yanks mounted a rally by scoring three runs in the ninth, but the deficit was too large to overcome.  The Pale Hose sure didn't look like the worst offense in the AL on Monday night as they blasted two homers and banged out 10 hits.

The loss ends the Yankee winning streak at one.

The Good:

Robinson Cano.  Cano was perfect on the night as he finished 2 for 2 with 2 walks.  Robbie is starting to look more like the man who batted .342 last season. 

Chris Britton.  Britton really saved the Yankee pen as he delivered 3 innings of solid relief.  His only mistake was giving up the solo shot to Paul Konerko in the seventh.  My brother said Britton looks a lot like Gomer Pyle.  I concurred.

The Bad:

Matt DeSalvo.  DeSalvo had nothing tonight.  Still, if the Yankee defense made some plays in the second inning he might have lasted longer.  I was shocked Torre hooked him with one out in the second.  It was a minor miracle that only three pitchers were used out of the pen on Monday.  I'm sure DeSalvo wished he was still in Scranton with his performance tonight.  DeSalvo dropped to 1-3 on the year with this putrid line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 earned), 1 BB, 0 K.

Josh Phelps.  Phelps banged into 2 rally-killing double plays and made a huge throwing error in the second that led to a run and nearly knocked Jeter out at second.  He did drive in a run in the ninth, but it was still a tough night for Phelps.

The Ugly:

Momentum?  What momentum?  The longest winning streak so far this year for the Yanks has been three.  Three!  They accomplished this "feat" twice this season; against the Indians April 17, 18 and 19 and against the Rangers May 1 and 2 (double-header sweep).  I'm not expecting the Yanks to rattle off 12 wins in a row, but there's no way that they will improve upon their 24-31 record without stringing together wins.

Sad Note:

Former Yank Clete Boyer  died on Monday from a stroke.  He was 70.  I never saw Boyer play, but I did get the chance to meet him.  My brother and I spent a weekend at The Baseball Hall of Fame  in Cooperstown four years ago and we saw Boyer walking down the street.  He was very approachable and talked to us about baseball and the Hall and even took a few pics with us.  He was a good guy and should be remembered as one of the finest defensive third basemen in Yankee history.

Another rookie will take the hill for the Yanks on Tuesday night as Tyler Clippard gets the nod.  The ChiSox will counter with lefty Mark Buehrle.

Someone should remind the Yanks that the game starts at 8:00 on Tuesday and not the ninth inning.