The New York Yankees play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. New York dropped to 63-52 following a 9-8 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in a game played in Iowa in tribute to the “Field of Dreams” movie. New York is third in the American League East seven games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.
Aaron Judge is batting .282 to lead New York and the right fielder has 25 home runs, 59 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .368 to lead the Yankees in each category. Second baseman DJ LeMahieu is the leader in hits with 118. On Saturday, New York will send Jameson Tailon to the mound. The right-hander is 7-4 with an ERA of 3.82, 112 Ks and 34 BBs.
Chicago improved to 68-48 following its victory on Thursday over New York. The White Sox won the tribute game in dramatic fashion with a walk-off home run by Tim Anderson. The White Sox have won five of the last seven and have increased their lead in the American League Central to 11 ½ games over both the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.
Tim Anderson is batting .300 to lead Chicago and the shortstop has a team high 125 hits. First baseman Jose Abreu has 23 home runs and 85 RBIs to lead Chicago, while third baseman Yoan Moncada is the leader in on-base percentage at .367. On Saturday, Chicago will send Dylan Cease to the mound. The right-hander is 9-6 with an ERA of 3.99, 159 Ks and 49 BBs.
