The New York Yankees take the field tonight looking to build on Monday's series-opening win as they continue a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox.
New York rallied from a 4-3 deficit for a 9-5 victory in the opener, with Ben Rice's go-ahead single in the seventh inning breaking the game open before a four-run eighth put it away.
The Yankees have won six of their last eight games and now sit 2.5 games behind idle Tampa Bay at the top of the AL East, while also holding the top AL Wild Card spot.
Chicago, meanwhile, remains one of baseball's surprise stories this season, sitting top of the AL Central despite Monday's loss, which snapped a stretch that had seen the White Sox win eight of 12.
The pitching matchup swings toward New York on Tuesday, as ace right-hander Gerrit Cole takes the mound against Chicago left-hander Anthony Kay.
Cole is 3-5 with a 3.92 ERA and 66 strikeouts across 11 starts, while Kay comes in at 7-4 with a 4.21 ERA over 19 starts, having allowed two earned runs on five hits in five innings his last time out against Texas.
First pitch for this MLB clash at Rate Field is set for 7:40 p.m. ET.
Yankees vs. White Sox betting picks & predictions
New York Yankees money line (-135)
New York's pitching staff has been the best in baseball this season, and Cole gives the Yankees a significant edge over a White Sox lineup that has struggled at times against experienced arms.
The Yankees own the league's top team ERA and have limited opponents to well under a hit an inning across the season, and Cole's track record against Chicago's lineup, which is missing some thump at the top of the order, makes New York the side to trust.
Kay has pitched well enough to keep Chicago competitive lately, but his 4.21 ERA and a White Sox bullpen that has posted a 4.50 ERA over its last 10 games give New York's deep, banged-up-but-productive lineup a real path to add to Monday's offensive outburst.
Even with Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton all sidelined, the Yankees have found enough production to win six of their last eight, and Cole on the mound tips the scales further in their favor.
New York has gone 4-1 in its last five games, 6-1 in its last seven meetings with the White Sox, and 7-1 in its previous eight road contests.
Meanwhile, the White Sox are just 2-4 in their previous six outings and just 2-6 in their last eight meetings with AL East opponents.
These trends are too strong to ignore, so we’ll back Cole and the Yanks to grab their second straight win against the White Sox tonight.
Ben Rice to Hit a Home Run (+325)
Rice has been the engine of New York's offense amid its rash of injuries, and his 31st home run of the season came in Sunday's loss to the Phillies.
He now ranks second in the American League in homers and leads the Yankees in slugging percentage at .585, a number that reflects just how central he has become to this lineup with Judge, Bellinger and Stanton all out.
Rice's short, compact left-handed swing has produced power to all fields this season, and Rate Field's shallow fences have historically played well for left-handed pull hitters.
While Kay has had success limiting left-handed bats at times this season, Rice's current form, two homers in his last six games, makes him a strong target to keep the power surge going in the series' second game.
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Yankees vs. White Sox MLB odds
New York Yankees | -135 |
Chicago White Sox | +115 |
Run Line | Yankees -1.5 (+125) |
Total Runs | O/U 8.0 |
Yankees vs. White Sox player props
Player home run odds
Munetaka Murakami (CHW) | +275 |
Colson Montgomery (CHW) | +280 |
Ben Rice (NYY) | +325 |
Miguel Vargas (CHW) | +350 |
Andrew Benintendi (CHW) | +500 |
Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) | +550 |
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