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The Yankees took the field in potentially dangerous conditions as New York's air quality reached a 185 rating on the air quality index due to smoke overtaking the sky as a result of Canadian wildfires.
Thick smoke from the north descended on New York City Tuesday with an orange glow hanging above the iconic skyline, covering the famous monuments, such as the Statue of Liberty.
And the Bronx was no exception as the sky over Yankee Stadium glowed a mix of orange and dark grey.
Despite the murky and 'unhealthy' condition, the Bronx Bombers plowed ahead with their series opener against the Chicago Stadium.
However, the Pinstripes mustn't have had the best visibility as they were dazed by the haze, losing 3-2.
The Yankees and White Sox played a game in unhealthy conditions due to poor air quality
The mix of orange and dark grey haze could be seen throughout the sky above the stadium
Liam Hendriks earned his first save since returning from cancer, Lucas Giolito pitched six hitless innings and the White Sox beat the Yankees for their season-high fourth straight victory.
Kelly entered to start the seventh and struck out his first two batters before Willie Calhoun walked. Kiner-Falefa sent a drive into deep left-center and it appeared left fielder Andrew Benintendi and center fielder Luis Robert Jr. both had an opportunity to make a difficult running catch.
But both outfielders backed off at the last instant, making sure to avoid a collision, and the ball fell between them.
Calhoun scored on the play and Jose Trevino followed with a clean single to right field that put runners at the corners before Kelly escaped further damage to preserve a 3-1 lead.
Giolito threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of an empty stadium in Chicago during the pandemic-shortened season on Aug. 25, 2020.
The White Sox have thrown 20 no-hitters in franchise history. The last was by Carlos Rodón on April 14, 2021, at home against Cleveland.
New York has been no-hit eight times. The most recent was last season on June 25 at home by the Houston trio of Cristian Javier, Hector Neris and Ryan Pressly.
The White Sox scored on a solo homer and a two-run shot by catcher Seby Zavala in consecutive at-bats.
The sun is shrouded as it rises in a hazy, smokey sky behind the Empire State Building in New York City on June 6
Statue of Liberty is seen on Tuesday surrounded by smoke originating from wildfires in Canada
White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks celebrates his is first save since returning from cancer
MARLINS 6, ROYALS 1
Luis Arraez had two hits to raise his major league-leading batting average to .401 as Miami beat Kansas City.
Second in the NL East, the Marlins have won five straight to improve to 34-28 - the first time they´ve been six games over .500 since August 2016.
Jesús Luzardo (5-4) allowed two hits in seven innings, striking out eight. Miami scored five times in the fifth against Zack Grienke (1-6).
Arraez finished 2 for 4 with an RBI. Jesús Sánchez homered and Bryan De La Cruz drove in three runs.
Miami Marlins' Bryan De La Cruz hits a double scoring Jean Segura, Nick Fortes and Luis Arraez
RANGERS 6, CARDINALS 4
Marcus Semien had a go-ahead double to extend his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games, Dane Dunning (5-1) won again and AL West-leading Texas beat St. Louis.
Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis García hit solo homers for the Rangers (40-20), who have won five straight.
Even after allowing three homers over his 5 2/3 innings, Dunning departed with the Rangers up 6-4.
Will Smith, the third Texas reliever, worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save in 12 chances.
Rookie left-hander Matthew Liberatore (1-2) allowed five runs (four earned) over four innings as the Cardinals dropped to 0-5 on their trip.
Marcus Semien follows through on a double as Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras looks on
ATHLETICS 11, PIRATES 2
Jace Peterson homered twice on a five-hit night and drove in five runs, and Oakland beat Pittsburgh to snap a 15-game road losing streak.
The major league-worst A´s (13-50) broke open the game late behind Peterson, whose RBI single off Pirates ace Mitch Keller put Oakland ahead 3-2 in the sixth. Peterson gave Oakland a five-run lead with a two-run homer off Chase De Jong in the eighth, then added another two-run shot off De Jong in the ninth.
James Kaprielian (1-6) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings for his first win since last Oct. 2. The A´s had not won away from Oakland since beating the Los Angeles Angels 11-10 on April 24.
Keller (7-2) gave up five runs on eight hits and four walks with one strikeout in 5 1/3 innings. Pittsburgh´s six-game winning streak was snapped.
Athletics' Jace Peterson returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh
PHILLIES 1, TIGERS 0
Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer, Taijuan Walker threw seven scoreless innings and Philadelphia won its fourth straight.
Walker (5-3) allowed two hits, Seranthony Dominguez worked the eighth and Craig Kimbrel completed the three-hitter, striking out the side in order for his ninth save in as many chances.
Four Tigers pitchers held the Phillies to three hits in a game that took 2 hours, 7 minutes.
Schwarber drove a 2-2 fastball from Tyler Alexander (1-1) to right-center in the first, his 16th homer this season and third this month.
Phillies' Taijuan Walker pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit
BLUE JAYS 5, ASTROS 1
Kevin Gausman matched his career high by striking out 13 over seven innings, George Springer, Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho all homered, and Toronto beat Houston.
Gausman (5-3) gave up a leadoff homer to Mauricio Dubón on his second pitch but recovered to hold the Astros in check and win his third straight start.
The AL strikeout leader with 113, Gausman has struck out 10 or more a major league-leading six times this season. He gave up one run and four hits, striking out five of the final six batters he faced. The right-hander
