White Sox look to stop 4-game slide, take on the Yankees

New York Yankees (75-60, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (48-87, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (2-2, 2.76 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (4-7, 3.87 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take on the New York Yankees as losers of four games in a row.

Chicago has gone 29-41 at home and 48-87 overall. The White Sox have a 23-11 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

New York has a 34-32 record on the road and a 75-60 record overall. The Yankees have gone 34-17 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Saturday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lenyn Sosa leads the White Sox with 17 home runs while slugging .432. Colson Montgomery is 9 for 40 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 41 home runs while slugging .663. Trent Grisham is 11 for 39 with seven home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .273 batting average, 5.42 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Yankees: 7-3, .252 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Miguel Vargas: 10-Day IL (hand), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Owen White: 15-Day IL (hip), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.