White Sox vs Yankees Preview: New York Favored in Series Opener

Yankees Back Home After West Coast Trip

The White Sox vs Yankees preview has Lucas Giolito taking the mound for the Chicago White Sox and Clarke Schmidt starting for the Yankees. It’s the first game of the three-game series. New York is a -150 favorite.

The White Sox enter the contest on a three-game winning streak. But Chicago is still just 26-35 on the MLB season. The White Sox are even worse on the road, going just 10-20. The Sox are showing a flat-bet loss of $1,079 away from home. One reason for that is Chicago’s 4-6 record as a road favorite. That’s not going to be the case in this one.

The Yankees are returning home after a short road trip that saw them in Seattle and then in Los Angeles to play the Dodgers. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers 4-1 on Sunday night to go 4-2 on the West Coast swing.

White Sox vs Yankees

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Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Streaming: NBC

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So far this season, the White Sox have been better on paper than they have been on the field. The only thing Chicago has going for it is playing in the AL Central. The MLB standings by division show the AL Central as the worst division in baseball. Only the Minnesota Twins are above .500 in the division. While the White Sox have been bad, they’re only 5.5 games out of the lead.

Chicago is No. 21 in team batting with a .240 batting average. The White Sox are No. 23 in slugging percentage and No. 28 in on base percentage. Chicago is No. 17 in runs scored, but the Sox are tied for the league lead in most games played. Offense hasn’t been a strong suit for Chicago so far this season.

The White Sox are No. 26 in team ERA at 4.74. The bullpen hasn’t gotten the job done in close games with just 11 saves in 21 opportunities. Chicago allows the second-highest number of home runs in the league. That isn’t ideal when facing the Yankees in New York.

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The Yankees are 35-26, which puts them six games back in the loaded American League East. New York is 19-13 at home this season and 17-12 on the road. The Yankees and Houston are tied in the wild card chase.

New York isn’t hitting for average, as the team’s .236 batting average is No. 22 in baseball. But the Yankees make the most of their hits, ranking No. 4 in home runs and No. 9 in slugging percentage. New York is also No. 9 in runs scored.

On the mound, the Yankees are solid, as usual. The team’s 3.69 ERA is No. 5 in the league. New York has 17 saves against seven blown saves on the season. Opponents are hitting just .226 against the Yankees, which is the second-best mark in the league.

Handicapping the Game

Giolito hasn’t pitched all that bad for Chicago. But the White Sox are just 4-8 in the games he’s started. It’s worse on the road, where Chicago is just 1-5 with Giolito on the mound. The White Sox allow 5.83 in Giolito’s road starts compared with 3.00 run in his home starts. Giolito clearly prefers to be pitching at home.

The Yankees are just 4-8 when Schmidt takes the mound. He’s pitched better as the season has gone on, but the Yankees have lost his last two starts 3-1 and 1-0. Schmidt’s ERA in April was 6.84 and he nearly cut in half last month. His May ERA was a solid 3.52.

The White Sox vs Yankees preview notes the Yankees are 19-16 after a victory. New York lays an average of -122.9 against the MLB odds, so it’s been a slightly profitable situation. New York is 20-14-1 in totals in those games.

The White Sox are just 8-17 after a win, with two of those victories coming the past few games. Chicago is 11-13-1 in totals in those contests.

While the starting pitchers get the majority of the attention from a betting perspective, baseball is still a team game. The two pitchers in this one may be fairly evenly matched, but the Yankees are a much better overall team. The odds are fairly reasonable, so the White Sox vs Yankees preview likes New York to get the win Tuesday night.

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