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CHICAGO -- Alex Rodriguez finally got cheered. All he had to do was get hit by a pitch to quiet the jeers. Chris Sale allowed one run while outpitching Hiroki Kuroda into the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Tuesday night. In his second game back and a day after being hit with a long suspension, A-Rod reached base three times and again heard it from the crowd at U.S. Cellular Field. They continued to boo him nearly non-stop, pausing only when a pitch from Sale grazed his elbow near the belt in the third inning. Then, the fans let out a big roar. And that did not sit well with manager Joe Girardi. "Theres something wrong with that," he said. "I often think that it starts from the adults. And if it was their child, would they want them to be hit? Because the kids will only repeat what the adults do." If Rodriguez was bothered by it, he wasnt saying. He insisted he loves the Chicago fans, just as he did after they laid into him on Monday, and that he was more upset that he forgot to put on his elbow pad. "It was the weirdest thing," Rodriguez said. "Probably the first time in 2,000 at-bats. And walking up to the plate I said, Whatever you do, just dont get hit in the elbow. Second pitch I get hit in the elbow. I couldnt believe it. I love the fans in Chicago." Theyre certainly not showing him any in return. They let him hear it in his season debut on Monday, hours after Major League Baseball slapped him with a 211-game penalty for violating its drug agreement and labour contract, and it was more of the same on Tuesday. Rodriguez was the designated hitter this time after playing third in his first game after off-season hip surgery. At the plate, he followed up a 1-for-4 performance by going 1 for 2 with a single and walk in addition to being hit by a pitch. A-Rod was on deck when Alfonso Soriano struck out to end it with a runner on first, giving the Yankees their 13th loss in 19 games. White Sox closer Addison Reed allowed up a single to a pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki, who took second on defensive indifference and came around on Brett Gardners two-out single. But Reed finished for his 27th save in 32 chances. Adam Dunn singled and scored the tying run in the fourth, and Chicago took a 2-1 lead in the sixth when Paul Konerko beat the relay throw on a force to deep third, allowing Alexei Ramirez to score after he led off with a single. Doubles by Gordon Beckham and Alejandro De Aza in the seventh off Kuroda (10-7) made it a two-run game, sending the White Sox to their second straight win after dropping 10 in a row. "It feels good, especially coming off a win last night," Sale said. "Two means a streak. Hopefully, tomorrow brings some more good news and theyll be some loud music playing after the game." Victimized by poor run support this season, Sale (7-11) got the win after going 1-9 over his previous 11 starts. He allowed five hits and left with one out in the eighth after Rodriguez led off with a single and Robinson Cano lined out. Nathan Jones struck out Curtis Granderson and Lyle Overbay before the Yankees rallied against Reed. Kuroda took the loss after going 3-0 in his previous five starts. He gave up three runs and nine hits, but the Yankees came out flat again after getting pounded 8-1 on Monday. Theyre hoping Rodriguez can provide a spark and boost their fading playoff hopes, but hes coming off hip surgery and has a long suspension hanging over him after MLB lowered the hammer on Monday. "You keep working them and encouraging them and hopefully this will turn," Girardi said. "Hopefully offensively well start scoring more runs and things will turn." NOTES: The White Sox held LF Dayan Viciedo out of the lineup after he jammed his left thumb on Monday. 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An eighth, center Tyler Boggs, reached an injury settlement.Those listed as released were cornerback Cariel Brooks, wide receiver Marquis Bundy, running back Kerwynn Williams, guard Antoine McClain, tackle Robert Crisp, linebacker Drew Butler and safety Chris Clemons.Williams found himself in a logjam at running back, one of the deepest positions on the team. He had 80 carries for388 yards the past two seasons or Arizona.One roster spot was filled via trade. More cuts are coming and some may be signed to the practice squad.Shortly after coach Arians met with the media Friday morning, the Cardinals announced they had acquired cornerback Marcus Cooper from the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft choice.Arians had indicated the Cardinals were exploring multiple personnel options as they worked to finalize the 53-man roster by Saturdays deadline.Some teams are happy to cut guys and get it over with, Arians said. Weve got a very talented group. There are calls being made back and forth. A lot of things can happen in the last few hours. ... When you have a roster as talented as ours, you want to make sure you can make it right all the way down to the end.The cornerback position opposite All-Pro Patrick Peterson is the only unsettled spot for a team that has Super Bowl aspirations. 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I dont know why, because theres a lot of guys fighting for their lives good and bad in that ball game to make our roster or somebody elses roster.Arians didnt name names but he was impressed with the play of some of the youngsters in Thursday nights gameTheres some guys that made a case for themselves last night, he said. ...Were still in deliberations. Theres a lot of things that can happen here in the last 24 hours with other teams and our team.Arians announced the captains for the coming season -- Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald on offense, Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu on defense and Bethel and kicker Chandler Catanzaro on special teams.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '