Peavy gets in some pitches at the Cell

Jake Peavy is officially on the comeback trail.

Acquired from the San Diego Padres right before Friday afternoon's nonwaiver trade deadline for Clayton Richard and three minor-league arms, Peavy threw roughly 50 pitches in the bullpen Sunday morning at U.S. Cellular Field.

Peavy hadn't thrown off a mound since June 8. He went on the disabled list the next day with a strained tendon in his right ankle, which Peavy injured while running the bases in a May 22 game against the Cubs.

"Everything went well, but I have long way to go," Peavy said. "Not having thrown in six weeks and then getting back on the mound, it's like starting over again in spring training. The biggest thing was everything was pain free. The ankle was a nonissue."

Peavy is expected to head back to San Diego ands start a minor-league rehab assignment by mid-August.

"I think I'm going to leave the team for a little bit and go get in better shape," Peavy said. "You simply don't want to get in the guys' way here, who are trying to prepare and getting ready to win games for the team."

The White Sox are hoping Peavy is ready to go by late August, when they embark on a challenging trip to Boston, New York and Minnesota. When they return home, the Sox play a Sept. 3 makeup game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had a good feeling about Peavy on Sunday.

"I've got a feeling he's going to be out on the field sooner than what we think," Guillen said. "I don't know why, but the thing we've got going on right now, I think he sees his teammates, I think he sees the way we work here, how we have fun and in the meanwhile, when the game starts, everything is about the game.

"The good thing about it is it's not his arm. He can take care of the rest of the things."

Taking a ride: With his ninth-inning triple Sunday off struggling White Sox reliever Scott Linebrink, center fielder Melky Cabrera became the 15th player in New York Yankees history to hit for the cycle.

Cabrera homered in the first inning, doubled in the fourth and singled in the fifth. He became the first Yankee to hit for the cycle since Tony Fernandez on Sept. 3, 1995, against Oakland.

Making progress: In his second minor-league rehab start, Freddy Garcia pitched 5 shutout innings for Advanced Rookie Bristol on Saturday. Garcia also pitched 3 scoreless innings for Class A Kannapolis on July 26.

The 33-year-old right-hander is trying to make a complete recovery from 2007 shoulder surgery. If he continues to progress, Garcia is likely to rejoin the White Sox later this month.