Chicago White Sox (19-20, second in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (29-10, first in the AL East)
New York; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Johnny Cueto (0-0, .00 ERA, .67 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Yankees: Jameson Taillon (4-1, 3.28 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -176, White Sox +151; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees will try to keep their four-game home win streak intact when they take on the Chicago White Sox.
New York has gone 15-4 at home and 29-10 overall. The Yankees have the highest team slugging percentage in MLB play at .420.
Chicago has a 9-10 record at home and a 19-20 record overall. White Sox hitters are batting a collective .233, which ranks eighth in the AL.
The teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Yankees are up 4-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has a .307 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has seven doubles and 14 home runs. Giancarlo Stanton is 15-for-31 with four home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.
Luis Robert leads the White Sox with six home runs while slugging .461. Tim Anderson is 14-for-39 with a double and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 8-2, .274 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
White Sox: 4-6, .252 batting average, 5.52 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Chad Green: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tim Locastro: 10-Day IL (lat), Ben Rortvedt: 10-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Domingo German: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Lance Lynn: 60-Day IL (knee), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (knee), Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yermin Mercedes: 10-Day IL (hand), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)
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