
Chicago White Sox (38-32, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (43-27, first in the AL East)
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (9-2, 2.41 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -144, White Sox +118; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Chicago White Sox to start a three-game series.
New York has gone 19-12 in home games and 43-27 overall. The Yankees are first in the majors with 102 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
Chicago has gone 14-20 on the road and 38-32 overall. White Sox hitters have a collective .325 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the AL.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 15 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 47 RBI for the Yankees. Jazz Chisholm is 5 for 31 with a triple, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
Miguel Vargas has 11 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 13 for 38 with a double and a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .240 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
White Sox: 6-4, .253 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Austin Wells: 10-Day IL (cervical headaches), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (lat), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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