After hitting a three-run home run in the second, doubling to lead off the fourth, singling in the fifth and grounding out in the sixth, Cabrera needed the hardest part of the cycle in his last at-bat, and he got it to become the first Yankee to hit for the cycle since Tony Fernandez did so on Sept. 3, 1995, against the A's. With a 4-for-5 day at the plate, which included four RBIs and three runs scored, Cabrera led the Yankees offense to a much-needed win against the White Sox on the road.
In what was supposed to be a pitchers' duel between CC Sabathia and Mark Buehrle, offense ended up being the story of the day.
Sabathia struggled to last seven-plus innings for his 11th win of the season, and Buehrle only made it through 4 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs on 12 hits for his fifth loss.
Every Yankees starter recorded a hit in the game, and Cabrera, Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. all had multihit games.
With the win, the Yankees remain a 1/2 game ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East with a four-game series against Boston coming later this week.
