NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starter Philip Humber threw seven superb innings to shut down the New York Yankees’ batters and give the struggling Chicago White Sox a 2-0 win on Monday.

Humber, who was added to Chicago’s rotation in place of the injured Jake Peavy, took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning where he gave up a single to Alex Rodriguez.

“You go out there when it’s your start and you want to win the game,” the 28-year-old Humber told reporters after just his sixth career start. “I’m not trying to no-hit the New York Yankees at all. You want to give your team a chance to win.”

Reliever Sergio Santos finished the final 1-1/3 innings for the White Sox, who won for just the second time in 12 games.

New York starter A.J. Burnett held his own in the pitcher’s duel and allowed one run in eight innings for the Yankees (12-7).

Chicago (9-14) scored once in the fourth inning off an Adam Dunn ground ball before Paul Konerko added an RBI single in the ninth to seal the win.

The White Sox had been shut out in their previous two losses and ended a 23-inning scoreless drought.

The Yankees were held scoreless for just the second time this season and New York’s second baseman Robinson Cano went 0-for-3 to end his 13-game hitting streak.

(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett (34) delivers in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett (34) delivers in the…

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Philip Humber (41) delivers in the first inning against the New York Yankees in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Philip Humber (41) delivers in…

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (2) reacts as he grounds out with a pinch runner on second in the eighth inning of their baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (2) reacts as he grounds out…

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano drops the ball as Chicago White Sox pinch runner Brent Lillibridge steals second in the ninth inning in the White Sox 2-0 shutout victory over the New York Yankees in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano drops the ball as…

New York Yankees Robinson Cano flips his bat after striking out swinging with two runners on board in the Yankees 2-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

New York Yankees Robinson Cano flips his bat after striking out…

New York Yankees relief pitcher Rafael Soriano tosses the ball after allowing an RBI single to Chicago White Sox Paul Konerko in the ninth inning of the Yankees 2-0 loss to the White Sox in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

New York Yankees relief pitcher Rafael Soriano tosses the ball…

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Philip Humber (41) delivers in the first inning against the New York Yankees in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 25, 2011 in New York. Humber took a no-hitter into the seventh inning until he gave up a single to New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez in the bottom of the seventh. Photo: Kathy Willens / AP

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Philip Humber (41) delivers in…

BALTIMORE — New York Yankees setup man Rafael Soriano did not pitch in his regular spot in the eighth inning on Sunday because of a strained lower back. Soriano thinks he could be able to pitch as soon as Monday when the Yankees host the Chicago White Sox.

“I don’t think it will be serious,” said Soriano after the Yankees 6-3 win over the Orioles in 11 innings. “We’ll see what happens on [Monday.] I’m going to play catch and see what happens. I’ll do my regular routines.”

Soriano said he first felt the back hurting on Saturday. He added he has never had back problems before.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi went to David Robertson in the eighth and he struggled, putting runners on the corners with two men out. With the Yankees up by one, Girardi turned to Mariano Rivera to try to get the four-out save. Rivera, who hadn’t pitched since Tuesday, blew his second save in a row.

Soriano said he feels “better.” On Sunday, in an effort to see if he could go, he played catch.

The Yankees acquired Soriano this offseason in what was a controversial signing. General manager Brian Cashman was against allocating big money for a setup man. However, Cashman was overruled by team president Randy Levine and the Steinbrenners and the Yankees signed Soriano.

On the season, Soriano is 1-0 with a 6.48 ERA in 8 1/3 innings.

Andrew Marchand covers the Yankees for ESPNBoston.com.

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BALTIMORE – One night after getting stomped by the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles turned in an inspired performance against their AL East rivals.

Unfortunately for Baltimore, the game had a sickeningly familiar ending.

Russell Martin singled home the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning after Mariano Rivera gave up the lead in the ninth, and the Yankees escaped with a 6-3 victory Sunday.

Less than 24 hours earlier, the Orioles yielded five home runs in a 15-3 defeat. In this one, they rallied from a three-run deficit and forced extra innings on a double by Brian Roberts with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

It all came apart in the 11th, however, after a 40-minute rain delay.

“I won’t say it messed us up,” center fielder Adam Jones said, “but we had a lot of momentum going before it. What can you do?”

In a three-run 11th, the Yankees got three infield hits and took advantage of two Baltimore throwing errors.

“We didn’t do enough to win,” Jones conceded.

But at least Baltimore didn’t go quietly after falling behind 3-0.

“I was real proud of everybody,” manager Buck Showalter said. “We’ll get some breaks to go our way and we’ll keep battling.”

Mark Reynolds, who hit a two-run homer, said, “We just got some bad bounces here, bad bounces there, and come out on the losing end somehow.”

Robinson Cano led off the 11th with a double off Jason Berken (0-1). After Nick Swisher failed on a bunt attempt, Cano was caught between the bases. Catcher Matt Wieters threw to second, and Cano scampered safely to third.

Swisher struck out, and after an intentional walk to Eric Chavez, Martin hit a grounder deep in the hole to shortstop Robert Andino, who threw wildly to second in a desperate attempt to start a double play.

“It’s just a firm ground ball that was hit in the right spot,” Showalter said. “Robert tried to make a great play and I applaud him for it.”

One out later, Derek Jeter hit a slow roller to third, and Reynolds’ throw went awry on what was ruled an infield hit. Curtis Granderson followed with an RBI single off the glove of Roberts at second base.

Boone Logan (1-1) got four outs, and Buddy Carlyle retired the final two batters.

Jeter had four hits for the Yankees, who earned their sixth straight series win at Camden Yards. New York is 41-17 against Baltimore since the start of the 2008 season.

After Reynolds homered off Chamberlain to make it 3-2 in the seventh, the Orioles drew even in the ninth. With runners on first and second and two outs, Roberts bounced a double into the right-field corner. One run scored, but Andino was thrown out at the plate by Cano, who took the relay from Swisher.

“A perfect relay is what it takes,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “Swish comes up and hits the cutoff man, hits Robbie, and Robbie makes a good throw and we get Andino.”

In the top of the 10th, New York had runners at the corners with one out when Alex Rodriguez lifted a fly ball to medium center. Jeter tagged up at third and Jones uncorked a dart that reached Wieters in the air.

Wieters had the plate blocked, and he tagged Jeter for the final out.

“Pretty simple,” Jones said. “Who cares about the cutoff man in that situation? If I one-hopped it or anything like that, he would have been safe.”

Freddy Garcia pitched six innings of two-hit ball for New York and left with a 3-0 lead. He struck out seven and walked two in his second start with the Yankees. The right-hander permitted one runner past second base and retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced.

With the score 3-2 in the eighth, the Orioles got runners on the corners with two outs in the eighth against David Robertson.

Rivera came in to face Luke Scott, who hit an opposite-field liner to left that the speedy Brett Gardner snagged just short of the warning track. In a rare outburst of emotion, a grinning Rivera thrust his right arm upward before walking off the mound.

“It’s a game-saving play is what it is,” Girardi said.

Orioles starter Jake Arrieta gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in six innings. The right-hander had a career-high nine strikeouts.

New York needed only four pitches to take a 2-0 lead. After Jeter singled on Arrieta’s first offering, Granderson hit a 1-1 pitch into the right-field seats, his team-high seventh homer of the season.

Arrieta rebounded from his poor start to keep the Yankees in check until the fifth, when Granderson doubled and scored on a grounder by Rodriguez.

NOTES: Reynolds’ homer ended his 0-for-22 skid. … Roberts stretched his hitting streak to 11 games. … Cano extended his hitting streak to 13 games, and now has hit in 16 straight games against the Orioles.

BALTIMORE – The New York Yankees blew a late lead, had a runner thrown out at the plate in the 10th inning and stranded nine.

And still — as usual — they beat the Baltimore Orioles.

Russell Martin singled home the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning after Mariano Rivera gave up the lead in the ninth, and the Yankees escaped with a 6-3 victory Sunday.

“We found a way to get it done,” New York manager Joe Girardi said. “That’s the bottom line.”

Rivera, who blew his second save in nine tries, said, “Thank God we won the game. To me that’s the most important.”

The thriller of a game had a bit of everything, including a 40-minute rain delay in the 11th inning. Baltimore rallied against Joba Chamberlain and Rivera; both teams missed a chance to win in the late innings; and the Yankees ultimately prevailed on the strength of three infield hits and a couple of Baltimore errors in a wild 11th.

Robinson Cano led off the 11th with a double off Jason Berken (0-1). After Nick Swisher failed on a bunt attempt, Cano was caught between the bases. Catcher Matt Wieters threw to second, and Cano scampered safely to third.

Swisher struck out, and after an intentional walk to Eric Chavez, Martin hit a grounder deep in the hole to shortstop Robert Andino, who threw wildly to second in a desperate attempt to start a double play.

“It’s just a firm groundball that was hit in the right spot,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “Robert tried to make a great play and I applaud him for it.”

One out later, Derek Jeter hit a slow roller to third, and Mark Reynolds’ throw went awry on what was ruled an infield hit. Curtis Granderson followed with an RBI single off the glove of second baseman Brian Roberts.

Boone Logan (1-1) got four outs, and Buddy Carlyle retired the final two batters.

Jeter had four hits for the Yankees, who earned their sixth straight series win at Camden Yards. New York is 41-17 against Baltimore since the start of the 2008 season.

After Reynolds hit a two-run homer off Chamberlain to make it 3-2 in the seventh, the Orioles drew even in the ninth. With runners on first and second and two outs, Roberts bounced a double into the right-field corner. One run scored, but Andino was thrown out at the plate by Cano, who took the relay from Swisher.

“A perfect relay is what it takes,” Girardi said. “Swish comes up and hits the cutoff man, hits Robbie, and Robbie makes a good throw and we get Andino.”

The throw kept the Yankees alive, but Rivera still felt badly about giving up the lead.

“They were a couple of close pitches, the umpire called them balls. I just battle, just battle,” the right-hander said. “At the end, Brian put a good ball inside the base. You can’t do nothing against that.”

In the top of the 10th, New York had runners at the corners with one out when Alex Rodriguez lifted a fly ball to medium center. Jeter tagged up at third and Adam Jones uncorked a dart that reached Wieters in the air.

Wieters had the plate blocked, and he tagged Jeter for the final out.

“Pretty simple,” Jones said. “Who cares about the cutoff man in that situation? If I one-hopped it or anything like that, he would have been safe.”

Freddy Garcia pitched six innings of two-hit ball for New York and left with a 3-0 lead. He struck out seven and walked two in his second start with the Yankees. The right-hander permitted one runner past second base and retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced.

“I was throwing strikes, changing a lot of speeds,” Garcia said. “That’s my game. I have to go out there and throw strikes.”

With the score 3-2 in the eighth, the Orioles got runners on the corners with two outs against David Robertson.

Rivera came in to face Luke Scott, who hit an opposite-field liner to left that the speedy Brett Gardner snagged just short of the warning track. In a rare outburst of emotion, a grinning Rivera thrust his right arm upward before walking off the mound.

“It’s a game-saving play is what it is,” Girardi said.

Orioles starter Jake Arrieta gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in six innings. The right-hander had a career-high nine strikeouts.

New York needed only four pitches to take a 2-0 lead. After Jeter singled on Arrieta’s first offering, Granderson hit a 1-1 pitch into the right-field seats, his team-high seventh homer of the season.

Arrieta rebounded from his poor start to keep the Yankees in check until the fifth, when Granderson doubled and scored on a grounder by Rodriguez.

NOTES: Reynolds’ homer ended his 0-for-22 skid. … Roberts stretched his hitting streak to 11 games. … Cano extended his hitting streak to 13 games, and now has hit in 16 straight games against the Orioles.

BALTIMORE – The reminders of just how far the Orioles still have to climb to catch the New York Yankees were on full display Saturday night at Camden Yards.

From the lopsided pitching matchup to New York’s stacked lineup to the horde of fans decorated in Yankeewear.

Brad Bergesen and the three relievers who followed him did little to give Baltimore a chance with CC Sabathia on the mound. The Orioles were done in by three runs in the first, five late New York homers, and oh yeah, that Sabathia fellow, in a humbling 15-3 defeat before an announced crowd of 39,054.

The last time the Orioles (8-11) gave up five homers in a game was Sept. 1, 2009, also against New York.

“It’s really tough to swallow,” Bergesen said. “To get beat by 12 runs tonight, with that many Yankee fans, it’s not fun whatsoever.”

Russell Martin hit two homers and Alex Rodriguez had a grand slam and six RBIs to lead the Yankees (11-6).

The Orioles’ frustrations seemed apparent on a couple of occasions. Shortstop Robert Andino and New York’s Mark Teixeira had a dustup after Teixeira doubled in the first. They exchanged words, but were separated by the second-base umpire.

In the ninth, reliever Josh Rupe, after surrendering two homers, hit Martin high on the back, leading Martin stare down the pitcher. But the Yankees catcher cooled off and went to first base.

Rupe admitted it looked bad, but said it wasn’t intentional.

“I’m not going to resort to possibly hurting a guy, end his career or anything like that,” he said. “There’s no reason for me to do that. I’m not that type of guy. I’m trying to pitch in and get people out and I didn’t do a good job at all tonight. I was all over the map.”

So were the rest of the Orioles’ pitchers.

The Yankees scored three off Bergesen in the first and with the way Sabathia was pitching, and his track record against Baltimore, that seemed like it would be enough for a win.

However, Bergesen (0-3) and the Orioles’ bullpen made sure the Yankees would add plenty of padding later.

Bergesen surrendered a three-run homer to Martin in the sixth and ended with six earned runs on eight hits in six innings. In between a three-run first and three-run sixth, he retired 14 of 17 batters. That middle stretch provided Bergesen with little consolation.

“It’s tough. By no means is it a good outing whatsoever,” he said. “Try to take the positives, forget the negatives and just continue to build and go from here.”

Jason Berken took over and fared no better, surrendering three runs in the eighth on back-to-back homers by Jorge Posada and Martin, who had his third career multi-homer game.

Clay Rapada was charged with three runs in one-third of an inning and Rupe was torched for two homers in 1 1-3 frames – Rodriguez’s grand slam and Brett Gardner’s ninth-inning two-run blast.

Rodriguez climbed a couple of significant lists in the contest, taking over sole possession of second place all-time with his 22nd career grand slam and moving into 10th place all-time with 1,847 RBIs.

Sabathia (1-1) retired his first 11 batters of the game on the way to holding Baltimore to three runs on six hits in eight innings.

As a result, he improved to 15-2 with a 2.89 ERA in 21 career starts against the Orioles.

“He’s good a lot of nights, but that’s probably the best I’ve seen all three of his pitches working at the same time,” Baltimore catcher Matt Wieters said. “He located tonight. He was just sitting on the outside corner and he’s tough to beat when he can do that. He’s also tough to beat if you give him 15 runs. “

The Orioles’ only runs came on Adam Jones’ fourth homer of the year, a three-run smash in the seventh.

That wasn’t nearly enough to match the Yankees’ onslaught.

“I’m glad they don’t carry over. I’m glad in a way that we’ve got a day game,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “We’ll have a challenge tomorrow and we’ll see if we’re up to it.”

NOTE: Brian Roberts extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-out single in the eighth.

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