Rice leads Yankees against the White Sox after 4-hit game
Chicago White Sox (58-98, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (88-68, second in the AL East)
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (6-8, 4.06 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 129 strikeouts); Yankees: Luis Gil (4-1, 3.33 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees take on the Chicago White Sox after Ben Rice had four hits against the Orioles on Sunday.
New York has gone 44-31 at home and 88-68 overall. The Yankees have the best team slugging percentage in the AL at .454.
Chicago has a 25-50 record on the road and a 58-98 record overall. The White Sox have a 40-20 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 29 doubles, two triples and 49 home runs for the Yankees. Rice is 14 for 33 with seven doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Lenyn Sosa leads the White Sox with 21 home runs while slugging .425. Chase Meidroth is 9 for 34 with a home run and an RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .261 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
White Sox: 2-8, .180 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
White Sox: Martin Perez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Hudson: 15-Day IL (back), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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