Shane Smith completed his August on a strong note.

Still, the Chicago White Sox couldn’t find a way to stop their slide.

The Sox dropped their fifth straight, losing 5-3 to the New York Yankees in 11 innings in front of 26,624 on Saturday at Rate Field.

The Yankees scored three runs (two earned) against reliever Tyler Alexander in the 11th. Cody Bellinger broke a 2-all tie, driving in automatic runner Trent Grisham with a single. Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with an RBI double. He later scored on an Anthony Volpe double.

With the loss, the Sox fell a season-low 40 games under .500 at 48-88.

“It’s a tough one, no doubt about it,” manager Will Venable said. “These guys battled and put themselves in a really good spot to win that ballgame and just came up short.

“This group all year has b

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