The New York Yankees are on the road at the Chicago White Sox on Monday. This is the first of a three game series between these two American League teams. The New York Yankees are 70-49, and in a battle with the Baltimore Orioles at the top of the American League East standings. The Yankees are coming off a win Sunday over Texas.
For the Chicago White Sox, they are approaching 100 losses before September. The White Sox are 28-91 on the season, and have the worst record in all of Major League Baseball.
The New York Yankees are massive favorites in this game. The Yankees are -295 in this one. The Yankees and White Sox total sits at 8.5 runs.
Worst Team in Baseball
The White Sox have started the month of August with just 1 win in 8 games. The White Sox have scored 26 runs over those 8 games. On the season, Chicago is the worst offensive team in all of Major League Baseball. The White Sox are scoring 3.1 runs per game. Chicago has a team batting average of .217 on the season, and their 101 home runs is 29th out of 30 teams.
There is not a guy on the White Sox roster that is having a breakout season. The leading home run hitter is Andrew Vaughn, with 14 on the season. Andrew Benintendi has 13, while Luis Robert has 12. Vaughn also leads the White Sox with 24 doubles in 2024.
Ky Bush is going to take the start for the Chicago White Sox. Bush is a 6’6 lefthander from Utah. He is just 24 years old, and will be making his second career start. In his first start, he went 4 innings, allowing 2 hits and 3 runs, but took a loss to Oakland back on August 5th.
Looking for Divisional Title
New York was able to get a big day on Sunday from Giancarlo Stanton. He hit a three run home run in the fifth inning to blow the game open. He now has 20 on the season. Juan Soto hit his 29th and 30th of the season in the game as well. Of course, the Yankees have the home run leader in Aaron Judge. He comes into this game with 42 on the season, and 106 runs batted in.
The Yankees offense is second in all of Major League Baseball, with 5.1 runs per game. New York is hitting .252, which is just inside the Top 10 in the league. New York has clubbed 180 home runs, which is second only to Baltimore. New York has the best OPS in the league, at .773 on the season.
Luis Gil will get the start for the Yankees. He last pitched on August 7th. He won his 12th game of the season. He has made 21 starts for New York, and tossed more than 117 innings on the season. Gil has 138 strikeouts and 58 walks. He has allowed just 10 home runs through those 22 starts.
Yankees top White Sox
The Yankees are going to win, and win big. New York has been red hot offensively, and will continue to be against the White Sox. Chicago is playing out the season, and will have a tough time winning many games the final six weeks. This game is all Yankees. We are going to take the New York Yankees -1.5 (-166) over the Chicago White Sox. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
