Yankees scoring in bunches but still lose

The New York Yankees continue to score in bunches -- even in losing efforts -- while A-Rod still is in search of his elusive 500th homer.

The White Sox and Yankees scored eight runs each in the highest-scoring second inning in major league history on Thursday. Jermaine Dye homered twice and doubled twice, including the go-ahead drive that led Chicago to a 13-9 victory at Yankee Stadium.

New York had 33 runs and 39 hits in the series -- 15 of them home runs. But none came from Alex Rodriguez, who will resume his quest to become the youngest player to reach 500 homers on Friday against Kansas City -- the team that allowed No. 499 on July 25.

After losing the first two games of the series 16-3 and 8-1, the White Sox took an 8-0 lead in the second inning against Roger Clemens, who left after five outs in his shortest outing since June 14, 2000, when he got just three outs against Boston.

Jon Garland didn't do any better, giving up eight runs in his half as the second inning dragged on for exactly 1 hour and 90 pitches.

''It's a funny thing because of who is on the mound,'' White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. ''You have a Hall of Famer and a guy who regularly wins like 17 games every year, and if you came to the ballpark today, you wouldn't expect to see that.''

The 16 combined runs by the White Sox and Yankees were a record for a second inning, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and two more than the previous mark. It matched the fifth-highest total in any inning.

''One of a kind, that's for sure,'' Rodriguez said. ''That was a long inning.''

Dye homered off Jeff Karstens (0-2) for a 10-8 lead in the fourth and hit a solo shot to center field in the eighth off Kyle Farnsworth. Paul Konerko also homered and had three hits for Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak.