CHICAGO  Nobody would call the Yankees an unstoppable force, but they certainly ran into an immovable object on Monday night.  The result? Helping the White Sox in their quest to avoid infamy.  A blowout may have been expected in a game pitting the team that came into the night tied for the best record in baseball against the team that had the majors worst record (by 16 games) and was trying to avoid company with the 120-lo s, 1962 Mets.  Aaron Judge reacts after striking out during the Yankees lo s to the White Sox on Aug. 12, 2024.  AP  But it was the White Sox doing the drubbing, handing the Yankees an embarra sing 12-2 lo s in front of 22,815 at Guaranteed Rate Field.  The Yankees (70-50) wasted plenty of prime chances early to do damage  on the way to going 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position and stranding 16 men on base Kevin Appier Jersey   while the White Sox (29-91) pounded out 18 hits for a season-high 12 runs.  Yeah, theyre one of the worst teams, if you want to put it that way, but these guys are still big leaguers, said Alex Verdugo, who sabotaged a potential rally in the fourth inning when he popped out on a bunt attempt with two on and no outs. They can still have days where theyre clicking.  We just got to do a better job of coming out and cashing in those runs we had on base. Step on them early. With them getting out of those jams, we gave them a little bit of momentum and they ran with it today.  Explore More  Luis Gil labored through four innings, needing 98 pitches to record 12 outs (on a night when the bullpen was already thin) while allowing four runs as he struggled with his execution.  The White Sox later broke the game open in the seventh inning when they scored seven runs off Enyel De Los Santos to give their fans a rare night to enjoy.  Every time you lose is a mi sed opportunity  were playing for a lot every freakin day, manager Aaron Boone said. So it sucks to lose. Really good, exhilarating when you win. But either way, you turn the page. The bottom line is credit to them  everything they hit tonight was a hit. I thought we played hard.  We just couldnt punch through, we didnt hit the ball out of the ballpark and we couldnt stop them.  To add injury to insult, Jazz Chisholm Jr. left the game in the seventh inning with a left elbow injury from diving head-first into home plate on what was otherwise the Yankees highlight of the night.  Chisholm will undergo an MRI exam on Tuesday.  Most of the Yankees best chances came early against White Sox rookie left-hander Ky Bush  the latest southpaw to stifle Boones lineup.  Gavin Sheets hits an RBI double during the White Soxs win over the Yankees on Aug. 12, 2024.  USA TODAY Sports  Enyel De Los Santos reacts during the Yankees lo s to the White Sox on Aug. 12, 2024.  Getty Images  Bush walked seven batters and gave up six hits acro s 4 / innings, but squeaked by with only two runs allowed.  After Verdugo and Juan Soto walked to lead off the game, Aaron Judge put the Yankees up 1-0 with an RBI double.  But Bush avoided further damage by getting Giancarlo Stanton, Austin Wells and Gleyber Torres each to pop up on a combined six pitches.  Aaron Boone reacts during the Yankees lo s to the White Sox on Aug. 12, 2024.  AP  In the second inning, Bush walked Verdugo to load the bases with one out, but then got Soto to pop out and Judge to fly out to the warning track  a few feet shy of what would have been a grand slam for career homer No. 300  to end the threat.  Bush invited trouble again in the fourth by walking Anthony Volpe and DJ LeMahieu.  But Verdugo popped out bunting before Soto got robbed of a hit on a diving stop by first baseman Gavin Sheets.  Go beyond the box score with the Bombers  Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+.  Thank you  By clicking above you agree to the and .  Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter!  Korey Lee
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