Chicago White Sox Provide 4-Game Opportunity For New York Yankee
The Chicago White Sox are bad. This series against the Chicago White Sox presents the Yankees with an opportunity to win four games. They won three against the Washington Nationals. The Yankees likely have the pitching advantage over the Chicago White Sox in all four games, and they have the better team. The time to win a series on the road is past. The Yankees should try to sweep this series with the Chicago White Sox. After a great showing at home, the Yankees must continue the momentum in Chicago. How many games do you think the Yankees will win there?
Preview Of Pitching Matchups As Yanks Play Chicago White Sox
Will Warren is having the most rookie pitcher season of all time, with a fielding independent earned run average 3/4 of a run lower than his earned run average. He is coming off a rough start, giving up five in four innings against Boston. He will need to be better against the Chicago White Sox. Overall, he is 7-6 with a 4.47 earned run average. He should strike out a few of those White Sox.
Davis Martin is in his third season in Chicago’s rotation, attempting to pitch to contact. He has given up 17 home runs in just 112 innings, so expect the Yankees to have another big day. He is 5-9 this year with a respectable 3.93 earned run average.
Carlos Rodón starts for the Yankees on Friday. This is a homecoming for him since he pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 2015-2021. He won his last outing, throwing 5.2 innings and allowing a pair of runs. In his last four starts, he has a 2.66 earned run average in 23.2 innings. He is 14-7 this year with a 3.24 earned run average. He faces Yoendrys Gómez. Both his earned run average and his fielding independent earned run average are in the 4.70 range, and his 12% walk rate is poor. He is a former Yankee who has thrown only 32 innings this season. The Yankees should kill him.
Cam Schlittler, who gets the start for the Yankees on Saturday, has become near-appointment viewing, with one of the best four-seam fastball velocities in baseball. Schlittler has not allowed a run in his last two starts! He has 16 strikeouts in 12.2 innings in those two starts. Overall, he has 46 strikeouts. Schlittler will be opposed by Shane Smith, another hard-throwing right-hander. He has a strong four-seam fastball and a good changeup, particularly against right-handed hitters. He was actually the lone White Sox representative at the All-Star Game. He is 4-7 this season with a 3.87 earned run average.
Luis Gil gets the ball for the Yankees on Sunday. He has been a project since his injury. He has struggled with command, but seems healthy and is throwing hard. He has had only one truly poor start since returning, but he was not great against the Red Sox in his last outing. The Chicago White Sox are not going to jump all over most pitchers, so throwing strikes is the order of the day for the sophomore righty.
Gil faces MartÃn Pérez. He is the elder statesman of the Chicago White Sox and has only been on the field since August 12, having suffered a flexor strain in late April, after making just four starts. He is just 1-2 this season in seven starts with a 2.02 earned run average.
See Some Old Friends
The Yankees will see some old friends in the outfield when they play the Chicago White Sox. Both Mike Tauchman and Andrew Benintendi play for the White Sox. Both used to play for the Yankees. They probably hate the fact that they went from the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox, but are happy they are in the league. And, Chicago has won 48 games this year. That total surpasses the total they won last season. So, things are looking up for the club.
Conclusion
The Yankees need to take advantage of this series in Chicago. They have both of their young pitchers, Warren and Schlittler, going for them in this series. They should win all four of these games. Doing so would give them an eight-game winning streak. They need to make hay while the sun shines. It gets harder after this. They are going to Houston.
