MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 16: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of the game on June 16 , 2016 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The New York Yankees will visit the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, and here is what you need to know.
This is the second game of a three-game series. The Yankees (69-42) are still nine games behind the Boston Red Sox (79-34) for second in the AL East and the second-best record in MLB, after losing all four games to the Red Sox in this weekend’s series. However, New York bounced back to rout the White Sox (41-71) 7-0 on Monday night.
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The White Sox are fourth in the AL Central, 5.5 games behind the third-place Detroit Tigers and 21.5 contests behind the first-place Cleveland Indians (62-49).
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CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.59 ERA) will likely start for the Yankees against Reynaldo Lopez (4-9, 4.47 ERA). Sabathia boasts 87 strikeouts this season, while Lopez has struck out 90 batters.
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Thursday’s game in Chicago will start at 8:10 p.m. EST and will air on YES and WGN. According to herosports.com, the Yankees are the favorites to win.
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