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Yankees-White Sox Preview
Jul 31, 2015 - 6:12 AM The New York Yankees have won five straight games over the Chicago White Sox and six in a row when facing left-handed starters.They'll look to avoid their first three-game slide in a month Friday night when they open a three-game road series against lefty Carlos Rodon and the White Sox.
New York (57-44) makes the final stop on a 10-game trip on which it dropped to 4-3 after a four-game split in Texas, capped by Thursday's 7-6 defeat in which Mark Teixeira homered twice. The Yankees last lost three straight from June 28-30.
They are 18-11 against southpaw starters with six straight wins and a 5-0 mark since the All-Star break as they get their first look at Rodon (4-3, 4.09 ERA), who threw 6 2-3 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in Sunday's 2-1 victory at Cleveland. He was 1-3 with a 6.98 ERA in his previous six starts.
"He's like every other pitcher," manager Robin Ventura said. "He can get himself into trouble, but what he has that most people don't is he can get himself out of trouble."
Rodon has posted a 10.00 ERA in losing his last two home outings.
His presence means that Chris Young will be back in the Yankees lineup for the first time in three games. Young is third in the AL with a .371 average against lefties, going 7 for 15 with two homers against them since the All-Star break.
Third baseman Chase Headley is 8 for 16 with two doubles against southpaws in the same span, and he's batting .392 in his last 14 overall.
This is the Yankees' first meeting with the White Sox (49-51) since winning the final five last season, including two on the road after losing eight straight in Chicago.
The White Sox held the AL's third-worst record on July 22 before getting back into wild-card contention with a season-high seven-game win streak to start a road trip that was capped with Thursday's 8-2 loss to Boston. Chicago batted .318 and averaged 7.0 runs in the eight games - its overall mark is 3.7.
"We wanted to win all eight, but that's the way it goes," Ventura told MLB's official website. "You want us to swing the bats and we did that on this road trip."
Melky Cabrera was 0 for 3 after going 18 for 33 with 11 RBIs in the first seven games. Jose Abreu is batting .375 with three homers and 13 RBIs during a 10-game hitting streak.
The White Sox seek to avoid their first five-game slide in two years at home, where they average a major league-worst 3.2 runs.
Nathan Eovaldi (10-2, 4.27) will move up a day and pitch on regular rest after New York placed Michael Pineda on the disabled list with a right flexor forearm muscle strain. CC Sabathia started Thursday for Pineda.
Eovaldi benefits from the majors' second-best run support average at 7.09. He improved to 5-0 with a 2.83 ERA in his last seven starts by giving up two runs over eight innings Sunday in a 7-2 win at Minnesota.
The right-hander has never faced the White Sox. Adam LaRoche is the only Chicago hitter with more than four at-bats against him, going 7 for 19 with a homer.
The Yankees will likely debut utility player Dustin Ackley, acquired from Seattle for a pair of minor leaguers Thursday.
"He's a guy who that over the last three or four years has played about five different positions so he's a guy who we feel we can move everywhere," manager Joe Girardi said.
- NEW YORK: 13
CHICAGO: 6
Final
Aug 1 12:07 AM - Adam LaRoche singles to center field. Gordon Beckham scores.
Yankees 13, White Sox 6 Bot 9, 2 OutsAug 1 12:04 AM - J.B. Shuck triples to deep left center field. Tyler Saladino scores.
Yankees 13, White Sox 4 Bot 7, 1 OutJul 31 11:13 PM - Jacoby Ellsbury singles to center field. Brendan Ryan scores.
Yankees 13, White Sox 3 Top 6, 1 OutJul 31 10:38 PM - Me.Cabrera singled to right, C.Sanchez scored, Abreu to third.
Yankees 12, White Sox 3 Bot 5, 2 OutsJul 31 10:25 PM - Melky Cabrera singles to right field. Jose Abreu to third. Carlos Sanchez scores.
Yankees 12, White Sox 3 Bot 5, 2 OutsJul 31 10:25 PM - Headley singled to right, A.Rodriguez scored, Teixeira to third.
Yankees 12, White Sox 2 Top 5, 1 OutJul 31 10:12 PM - Chase Headley singles to right field. Mark Teixeira to third. Alex Rodriguez scores.
Yankees 12, White Sox 2 Top 5, 1 OutJul 31 10:11 PM - Gregorius hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Eaton, Headley scored, J.Murphy to third.
Yankees 11, White Sox 2 Top 4, 1 OutJul 31 9:44 PM - Didi Gregorius out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Adam Eaton. J.R. Murphy to third. Chase Headley scores.
Yankees 11, White Sox 2 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 31 9:43 PM - B.Ryan singled to left, Beltran scored, Headley to third, J.Murphy to second.
Yankees 10, White Sox 2 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 31 9:41 PM - Brendan Ryan singles to left field. J.R. Murphy to second. Chase Headley to third. Carlos Beltran scores.
Yankees 10, White Sox 2 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 31 9:41 PM - Teixeira homered to center on a full count, A.Rodriguez scored.
Yankees 9, White Sox 2 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 31 9:36 PM - Mark Teixeira homers to center field. Alex Rodriguez scores.
Yankees 9, White Sox 2 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 31 9:35 PM - Abreu homered to right on a 1-2 count, Eaton scored.
Yankees 6, White Sox 2 Bot 3, 2 OutsJul 31 9:23 PM - Jose Abreu homers to center field. Adam Eaton scores.
Yankees 6, White Sox 2 Bot 3, 2 OutsJul 31 9:22 PM - Teixeira homered to center on a 1-1 count, B.Ryan scored, C.Young scored, A.Rodriguez scored.
Yankees 6, White Sox 0 Top 2, 2 OutsJul 31 8:49 PM - Mark Teixeira homers to center field. Alex Rodriguez scores. Chris Young scores. Brendan Ryan scores.
Yankees 6, White Sox 0 Top 2, 2 OutsJul 31 8:49 PM - A.Rodriguez singled to center, J.Murphy scored, B.Ryan to third, C.Young to second.
Yankees 2, White Sox 0 Top 2, 2 OutsJul 31 8:47 PM - Alex Rodriguez singles to second base. Chris Young to second. Brendan Ryan to third. J.R. Murphy scores.
Yankees 2, White Sox 0 Top 2, 2 OutsJul 31 8:47 PM - Beltran doubled to left, A.Rodriguez scored, Teixeira to third.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0 Top 1, 2 OutsJul 31 8:18 PM - Carlos Beltran doubles to deep left field. Mark Teixeira to third. Alex Rodriguez scores.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0 Top 1, 2 OutsJul 31 8:17 PM - Jacoby Ellsbury grounds out to first base, Jose Abreu to Carlos Rodon.
Jul 31 8:12 PM - NEW YORK: 0
CHICAGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jul 31 8:11 PM
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