White Sox 2 NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- Phil Hughes handled the White Sox on two runs over eight innings Sunday, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over Chicago. Hughes (9-6) won for the fifth time in six starts, taming the White Sox on six hits while walking one and striking out eight en route to the victory. The right-hander tossed 74 of his 106 pitches for strikes and Rafael Soriano collected his 18th save as the American League East-leading Yankees came back to split their four-game series after dropping the first two contests. Eric Chavez erased a 2-0 deficit with a two-run homer in the second inning and Robinson Cano added a go-ahead, two-run blast in the next frame for the Yankees. Chicago's Gavin Floyd (6-8) was touched for four runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 frames. Kevin Youkilis and Alex Rios provided RBI for the AL Central-leading Chisox.