Yankees hit White Sox hard

“Definitely, it was a lot better than what I’ve been doing,’’ said Mitre.

The White Sox made three errors on a misty afternoon, and second baseman Jayson Nix’s second miscue of the game was the team’s AL-high 100th of the season. Right fielder Jermaine Dye slipped and fell while retrieving Hideki Matsui’s double - and still made the relay from flat on his back.

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was disgusted after a sixth loss in seven games. “I’m embarrassed. Everybody in that room should be embarrassed,’’ he said, mixing in a few expletives but never shouting. “When you have more errors than hits, you better look yourself in the mirror.’’

Mitre left with a forearm bruise in the seventh after being nailed by A.J. Pierzynski’s liner, and Gaudin closed with 2 2/3 hitless innings. Mitre walked Brent Lillibridge to lead off the seventh and Pierzynski followed with a liner up the middle that hit Mitre before he could get his glove up. Mitre recovered the ball behind the mound and threw out Pierzynski.

Rangers 3, Twins 0 - Scott Feldman (14-4) gave the Rangers another strong start, holding host Minnesota scoreless into the sixth inning and helping Texas to remain 2 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL wild-card chase.

Rays 3, Tigers 1 - David Price allowed one run and five hits over 7 1/3 innings, the longest outing of his young career, to lead Tampa Bay in Detroit.

Indians 5, Orioles 3 - Andy Marte hit a three-run homer following a rain delay of 1 hour 37 minutes, Jhonny Peralta also connected, and Cleveland rallied to win in Baltimore.

Athletics 4, Angels 3 - Rajai Davis tied the score with a two-run single in the seventh and pinch runner Eric Patterson scored the go-ahead run on an infield out in the eighth, leading Oakland to victory in Los Angeles.

Mariners 8, Royals 4 - Mike Sweeney’s two-run double sparked a four-run first inning and host Seattle went on to beat Kansas City.

Giants 5, Rockies 3 - Barry Zito carried a shutout into the ninth, Pablo Sandoval hit a home run, and host San Francisco got within a game of Colorado for the NL wild card.