Ivan Nova (1-1, 4.34 ERA) and Jose Quintana (5-1, 1.38 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the New York Yankees (14-20) and the Chicago White Sox (24-12) at Yankee Stadium. The White Sox won the last game 7-1, and Chicago leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 14 and can be seen on CSCh and YES.
Nova pitched 4.2 innings in his last outing, surrendering one run, striking out three and walking one in a 6-3 win over the Royals. Starlin Castro (.298, 11 Rs, 4 HRs, 14 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Quintana went 7.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out five and walking one in a 3-1 win over the Twins in his most recent start. Brett Lawrie (.275, 19 Rs, 5 HRs, 16 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday with one run.
The odds for New York and Chicago are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. The Yankees have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 0.0 runs during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 0.0 runs per game. New York is one of the best in the MLB in terms of steals, swiping 23 bases. New York’s pitching staff has been doing better against opposing offenses during the last 10 games, only allowing an average of 0.0 runs per game, well under their season average of 0.0. The Yankees are the second-best team in the AL at limiting walks during home games, allowing only 2.1 walks per game to their opponents this season.
Offensively, the White Sox have really picked up the pace in the last 10 games. They have exceeded their season average of 0.0 runs per game by averaging 0.0 during that stretch. Shifting to the pitching staff and defense, the White Sox allow just 0.0 runs per game, ranking them fourth in the AL.
The White Sox have the edge in the season series, 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – CWS
Notes
Having scored one run in their last game, the Yankees are going to have to step it up if they want to win this matchup. The White Sox have a 15-0 record in games where opponents scored one run or less.
When they are outhit, the Yankees are 3-17. The White Sox have a 3-11 record when opponents outhit them.
New York and Chicago both rank in the bottom half of the league in home runs. New York sits at 17th with 35 home runs this season and Chicago ranks 20th with 34.
Ranking 25th, New York is near the bottom of the league in hits, notching 7.74 per game. Chicago ranks in the top half at 12th with 8.58.
Ranking 27th, New York is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.681). Chicago ranks in the top half with an OPS of .732.
When the White Sox allow at least one home run, they are 10-8. When the Yankees allow one or more homers, they have a 9-15 record.
