Series 15 Preview: New York Yankees (20-15) vs Chicago White Sox (14-30)
Probable Pitchers:
5/17 @ 7:05 PM: Nestor Cortes (1-4, 4.02 ERA) vs. Mike Clevinger (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
5/18 @ 1:05 PM: Luis Gil (4-1, 2.51 ERA) vs. Brad Keller (0-1, 2.84 ERA)
5/19 @ 1:35 PM: Carlos Rodón (4-2, 3.31 ERA) vs. Chris Flexen (2-3, 4.46 ERA)
Yankee Nuggets:
• This month:
• .266 BA (1st)
• .334 OBP (3rd)
• .458 SLG (1st)
• .792 OPS (1st)
• 2.56 ERA (4th)
• batters have scored at least 4 runs in 28 of 45 games, at least 5 runs in 24 games, and at least 6 runs in 15 games.
• Their 24 games with at least 5 runs are the most in the AL and third-most in the Majors, behind Philadelphia (27) and Los Angeles-NL (26).
• 2nd in the Majors in home runs (60, 2nd in AL), walks (179, 1st in AL), and plate appearances per walk (9.60, 1st in AL).
• 3rd in OPS (.756, 1st in AL) and plate appearances per strikeout (5.07, 3rd in AL).
• 4th in OBP (.336, 1st in AL), slugging (.420, 2nd in AL), and pitches per plate appearance (3.99, 3rd in AL).
• are 30-8 (.789) when scoring at least 2 runs (best in MLB)
• are 27-4 (.871) when scoring at least 3 runs (best in MLB)
• With RISP, they rank 2nd in the Majors in slugging (.472, 1st in AL), 6th in OPS (.823, 4th in AL), and 7th in batting average (.275, 4th in AL).
• Lead the majors with 7 players having at least 20 RBIs: Juan Soto (34), Aaron Judge (29), Anthony Rizzo (23), Anthony Volpe (23), Giancarlo Stanton (22), Oswaldo Cabrera (20), and Alex Verdugo (20).
• have won or split 12 of their 14 series this season (11-2-1). This marks just the fourth time in the last 75 years (since 1950) and the eighth time in franchise history they've won at least 11 of their first 14 series of a season.
• starters have recorded a 0.35 ERA (1 ER in 26.0 IP) over their last four starts, pitching at least 6.0 innings in each game and allowing just 1 run in total during this span.
• starters have posted a 3.12 ERA (87 ER in 251.0 IP) in 45 starts this year, the second-lowest in the AL and 3rd lowest in MLB
• starters have tossed at least 4.0IP in each of their 45 starts this year
• Aaron Judge is hitting .452/.566/1.024 (19-for-42) with 13 runs, 9 doubles, 5 home runs, 11 RBIs, 10 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch, and 1 stolen base over his last 12 games (since 5/3). He has reached base multiple times in each of his last four games, five of his last six, and 10 of his last 12 games.
• Gleyber Torres has hit .375/.412/.688 (6-for-16) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 4 RBIs, 1 walk, and 1 stolen base over his last 4 games (since 5/12).
• last 21 games: Austin Wells and Jose Trevino have combined to hit .325 (25-for-77) with 13 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 9 RBIs, 4 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch, and 1 sacrifice fly.
White Sox Nuggets:
• have won 6 of the last 8 games, 8 of 12 and 11 of 19
• aim to win three consecutive series for the first time since winning four in a row from 8/31-9/11/22.
• pitchers have a 19.0-inning scoreless streak, with starters contributing 13.0 scoreless innings. They haven't allowed a run since the eighth inning of Game 1 on Tuesday vs. Washington.
• pitchers have a 2.78 ERA (33 ER/107.0 IP), a .197 opponent average, and a .604 OPS over the last 12 games, allowing three runs or less in six of the last eight games.
• Starters have a 1.81 ERA (9 ER/44.2 IP), with three homers allowed, six walks, and 48 strikeouts in the last eight games. Garrett Crochet leads the AL and ranks second in MLB with 70 strikeouts, boasting a league-best 12.19 strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (51.2 IP).
• Starters have pitched 6.0 innings in four of the last eight games but 5.0 innings or less in 12 of the last 18 contests.
• The bullpen has a 2.23 ERA (12 ER/48.1 IP), a .159 opponent average, a .540 OPS, 11 holds, 44 strikeouts, and is 6-6 in save chances over the last 13 games.
• Relievers have held opponents scoreless in three of the last five games, allowing one or zero hits in four of those games.
• have hit 20 home runs, including seven multi-homer efforts, over the last 21 games (11-10 record).
Yankee Killers:
• Eloy Jiménez: .317/.364/.617 (19-60) with 6 HR and 16 RBI in 16 G
Last Season vs. CWS:
• CWS won season series, 4-2
• NYY scored 3 runs or less in 4 of 6 games
• CWS scored 5 runs or more in 3 of 6 games
• NYY: .223/.321/.383
• CWS: .209/.280/.387
What to Watch:
• Can the momentum from the sweep keep going?
Yankees History:
• Chicago is 6-2 over the last eight games dating back to 5/22/22 but 8-13 since 6/15/19
Previous Series Thoughts:
• awesome!!
• asked for 4+ runs per game, and got it!
The Ideal Outcome:
• Sweep the White Sox.
• 4+ runs in all games
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