Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees

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Chicago has won 11 of its last 16 and just took a series off the Dodgers, and now Will Venable's club gets a Yankees team that's missing roughly half its lineup. Davis Martin (9-2, 2.41) draws Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.45) for the opener of a three-game set in the Bronx.

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White Sox(38-32)

WLWPW

2

+1.5-156+138o7.5-113

Yankees(43-27)

WWLWW

12

-1.5+150-138u7.5+113

Best BetWhite Sox +118

Pregame

The Yankees are -140 favorites essentially on brand recognition. With no Judge, no Stanton, no Grisham, and Cole still building back, +126 on a White Sox team that's 11-5 in its last 16 with their best starter on the mound is the live number. Sharp money is already over there.

Cole is the bigger name, but he's also still working his way back from elbow surgery and lasted only 4 innings on 83 pitches in Cleveland his last time out. Martin, meanwhile, has been the most efficient starter nobody is talking about — 6 shutout innings, 6 K, 0 walks against Atlanta in his last start, and a FIP that grades in the 96th percentile league-wide per Pitcher List. The matchup card below has the gory details.

Davis Martin

(9-3)·3.00 ERA

Jun 10 vs Braves

W

6.0IP

0ER

6K

0BB

100P

06/16 Lineup

Gerrit Cole

(2-3)·4.06 ERA

Jun 9 @ Guardians

ND

4.0IP

2ER

4K

2BB

83P

06/16 Lineup

The Yankees' injury list is doing more work for Chicago than anything Chicago can do for itself. Aaron Judge is 2-4 weeks into a 4-to-6 week shutdown with a stress fracture in his first rib. Giancarlo Stanton tweaked his calf running the bases and may need more imaging. Trent Grisham (hamstring), Austin Wells (head), and Max Fried (elbow) are all on the shelf too. That's the heart of the order plus the No. 2 starter.

Chicago White Sox

(15)

• Day-To-DayTim Elko (1B) — no06/11
• Day-To-DayMason Adams (RP) — The White Sox announced that Adams underwent successful Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 10-Day-ILMunetaka Murakami (1B) — White Sox manager Will Venable said Monday that Murakami (hamstring) stayed back in Chicago during the team's road trip and was given a platelet-rich plasma injection, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/01
• 15-Day-ILNoah Schultz (SP) — Schultz (knee) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/14
• 15-Day-ILJordan Hicks (RP) — Hicks (lat) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/12
• 15-Day-ILTyler Gilbert (RP) — The White Sox placed Gilbert on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left shoulder impingement.06/10
• 60-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — Teel (knee/hamstring) will start a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/14
• 60-Day-ILAustin Hays (LF) — Hays has been pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte due to a recurrence of left calf soreness, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.06/09
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) said Friday that he will be shut down from throwing for four weeks, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/30
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) had a setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery and is unlikely to return until the second half of the season, MLB.com reports.05/26
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) recently underwent an appendectomy but has resumed throwing, MLB.com reports.05/26
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — Berroa is dealing with right elbow inflammation and will have his rehab stint paused, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/17
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

New York Yankees

(9)

• Day-To-DayPayton Henry (C) — The Yankees signed Henry to a minor-league contract Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.06/05
• Day-To-DayEric Reyzelman (SP) — no06/05
• Day-To-DayTravis MacGregor (SP) — MacGregor underwent Tommy John surgery last September and will miss the entire 2019 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 10-Day-ILAustin Wells (C) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Wells (head) will go out on a rehab assignment before being activated from the 10-day injured list, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/15
• 10-Day-ILTrent Grisham (CF) — Grisham (hamstring) participated in "light on-field agility exercises" Saturday and is expected to undergo imaging in New York on Monday, per MLB.com.06/14
• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Stanton tweaked his injured right calf while running the bases this week, and he may need to undergo more medical imaging, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/13
• 10-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — The Yankees announced Thursday that Judge has a stress fracture of his first rib on his right side and will be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks before being re-evaluated, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/05
• 15-Day-ILMax Fried (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Fried (elbow) will throw off a mound Saturday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.06/12
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) has been "feeling great" during recent mound sessions and could start throwing to hitters by the end of June, per MLB.com.06/08

On the other side, Paul Goldschmidt is heating up at the right time — 12-for-29 with 12 RBI and 2 homers over his last 7 games per Yardbarker. Pair that with Martin throwing strikes and the White Sox actually look like the more functional offense in this one, which is a sentence I did not expect to type in June.

Chicago White Sox

(38-32)

Jun 14Wvs Dodgers6-4

Jun 13Lvs Dodgers1-7

Jun 12Wvs Dodgers8-2

Jun 11Pvs Braves0-0

Jun 10Wvs Braves2-1

New York Yankees

(43-27)

Jun 14W@ Blue Jays8-3

Jun 13W@ Blue Jays3-1

Jun 12L@ Blue Jays5-8

Jun 10W@ Guardians8-4

Jun 9W@ Guardians3-2

The Yankees are still 43-27 and still at home, and Cole on the mound is Cole on the mound. But this is a real test of how thin the lineup actually is. Sweep the inning-eater out early and the Bronx is suddenly relying on a bullpen that doesn't have many easy outs to get.