"John Danks had been the White Sox' most solid starter in his last six outings, going 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA. It was a marked turnaround from his 0-8 record and 5.25 ERA in his first 11 starts.

Until he faced the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Danks, who had allowed one home run in his last six starts, gave up two in the first three innings. Russell Martin homered in the second and Mark Teixeira in the third en route to a 6-0, rain-shortened victory. Teixeira went deep again in the seventh, giving him one from each side of the plate.

''He paid the price because the pitch count was deep,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said of Danks (4-9), who threw 114 pitches in six innings in his first loss since May 29 against the Toronto Blue Jays. ''But when you face a team like that, they make you work. They have the right approach at the plate. You better bring your best stuff.''

Danks, who started the night with a 3-2 record and 2.84 ERA at home, hadn't allowed more than three earned runs at home since April 29 against the Baltimore Orioles (five).

''It is a good lineup, and it isn't even their full lineup, missing Alex Rodriguez, but the goal is to attack them and make them swing the bat,'' Danks said. ''What can you do? It wasn't the quality pitches I wanted to make, but I thought I made some good ones they were able to foul off.''

Danks trailed from the first inning. Derek Jeter led off with a single and scored on Robinson Cano's double. Martin's homer in the second and Teixeira's two-run blast in the third had Danks down 4-0."