NEW YORK (Interstat) — Gerrit Cole struck out six over six innings of three-hit ball as the New York Yankees crushed the Chicago White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium II. Cole allowed two earned runs and improved to 7-3 this season, while Ryan Yarbrough added three scoreless relief frames. The Yankees pounded 16 hits, including home runs from Spencer Jones, Ben Rice, Paul Goldschmidt and José Caballero. Rice’s two-run shot in the fourth highlighted a six-run inning. Goldschmidt also drove in two, Caballero collected two hits and two RBIs, and Cody Bellinger went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Andrew Benintendi homered for Chicago, which managed only four hits. Chris Murphy took the loss. The Yankees broke the game open with four runs in the third and six in the fourth, building a 10-2 lead. Joe Rock pitched three scoreless innings in relief for the White Sox. New York improved to 44-27, while Chicago fell to 38-33. The teams meet again Wednesday.