Yankees bring 1-0 series advantage over White Sox into game 2

Chicago White Sox (38-33, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (44-27, first in the AL East)

New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (6-1, 4.34 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (2-2, 3.19 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -193, White Sox +156; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Chicago White Sox, leading the series 1-0.

New York is 44-27 overall and 20-12 in home games. The Yankees have a 31-6 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Chicago has a 14-21 record on the road and a 38-33 record overall. The White Sox have a 27-14 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cody Bellinger has 14 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 47 RBI while hitting .272 for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 15 for 41 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 8-2, .265 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

White Sox: 6-4, .244 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Yankees: Austin Wells: 10-Day IL (cervical headaches), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jasson Dominguez: day-to-day (tooth), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (lat), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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