Chi. White Sox vs Ny Yankees Picks and Predictions August 13th 2024

The Yankees are the heavy favorite heading into Tuesday’s matchup vs. the White Sox, with money line odds of -299 compared to the White Sox at +245. This one is set to get started at 8:10 PM ET from Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The forecast calls for scattered clouds and temperatures in the low 80s.

New York will be starting Nestor Cortes, while the White Sox are set to go with Jonathan Cannon. The Yankees are 70-50 this season, which has them in 2nd place in the AL East. Chicago is 5th in the AL Central with a record of 29-91.

New York vs. Chicago Key Information

• Teams: Yankees at White Sox
• Where: Guaranteed Rate Field Chicago
• Date: Tuesday, August 13th
• Betting Odds NYY -299 | CHW +245 O/U 9

New York is sending Nestor Cortes to the mound today vs. the White Sox, and he comes in with a record of 5-10 and an ERA of 4.42. This year, he has made 24 starts and nine of them have been quality starts. Cortes’ WHIP for the season is currently 1.23. In his last outing, he took the loss, giving up six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of work vs. the Angels. Before that, he had won two straight starts. One of those wins came on the road. Cortes has a 6.33 ERA on the road compared to 3.57 at home.

Heading into today’s game, the Yankees are 2nd in the league in scoring at 5.1 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.5 runs per contest. New York’s offense has been a big home run threat this season, as they are 2nd in the league in homers and have the 2nd best isolated power mark in the league. The Yankees are also the league’s top on-base percentage team and have the best OPS in the league.

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have been the Yankees’ top two hitters this season, and both have been swinging a hot bat of late. Judge has gone 11/24 in his last seven games, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. has also been hot, going 9/27 in his last seven games. Judge leads the league with 107 RBIs and is also 1st in the league with 42 homers.

• The Yankees are 5-5 in their last ten games.
• Over their last five games, the Yankees are 1-4 vs. the run line.
• New York has an over/under record of 7-3 in their last ten games.
• The Yankees have an average of 5.2 runs per game over their last five games.
• Across their last ten road games, the Yankees are 7-3
• Looking back across the Yankees last five games as the favorite, they are 2-3
• New York has gone 3-0 in their last three games as the underdog
• In their ten most recent road games, the Yankees have averaged 7.0 runs per game on offense

Jonathan Cannon will be looking to build off his last outing, where he picked up the win and only gave up one earned run. In that start vs. the Athletics, he went six innings and gave up one homer. Looking back over his last four starts, Cannon has given up a homer in each outing. His ERA for the season is 3.91, along with a record of 2-5. Cannon has made 12 starts, and opponents are batting .253 this year. The right-hander has a BB/9 figure of 2.37 compared to 6.04 strikeouts per nine innings.

Andrew Vaughn and Andrew Benintendi come into the game as the White Sox’s top home run hitters, but both are batting below .250 for the season. Vaughn is hitting .243 with 14 homers, while Benintendi has 13 homers but is batting just .213. However, both players have been hot of late, with Vaughn batting .414 and Benintendi hitting .333 over their last seven games.

As a team, the White Sox are last in the league in on-base percentage and OPS. They are also 30th in runs per game, at just 3.2 per contest. Overall, they are batting just .220 and have the league’s worst slugging percentage. Chicago’s offense will be looking to get things going, as they have scored the fewest runs in the league this season.

• The White Sox are 2-8 in their last ten games.
• Over their last five games, the White Sox are 4-1 vs. the run line.
• Chicago has an over/under record of 5-4-1 in their last ten games.
• The White Sox have an average of 5.2 runs per game over their last five games.
• Across their last ten home games, the White Sox are 1-9
• Looking back across the White Sox last five games as the favorite, they are 2-3
• Chicago has gone 1-2 in their last three games as the underdog
• In their ten most recent road games, the White Sox have averaged 2.7 runs per game on offense

White Sox Aim for Series Win After Dominating Yankees 12-2

The Chicago White Sox shocked everyone with a commanding 12-2 win over the New York Yankees on Monday. It’s been a tough season for the White Sox, but this victory gave them a rare moment of triumph in what’s been a challenging year. As the teams gear up for the rest of this three-game series, the Yankees are left to wrestle with missed opportunities, while the White Sox are riding high and looking to secure their first series win since late June.

Yankees’ Struggles Continue

The Yankees went into Monday’s game needing a win to keep their lead in the cutthroat American League East. Instead, they were handed a crushing defeat by a White Sox team that’s lost 91 games this season. This loss is just the latest in a rough stretch for New York, marking their fourth defeat in six games. The Yankees are now half a game behind the idle Baltimore Orioles for first place in the division and the best record in baseball.

After the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t hold back. “Every time you lose, it’s a missed opportunity,” Boone said. “We’re playing for a lot every day, so it stinks to lose. It’s really good, exhilarating when you win, but either way, you turn the page.”

One of the biggest issues for the Yankees was their inability to come through in the clutch. They went a miserable 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position and left 16 runners stranded. They had plenty of chances, but just couldn’t make it happen, which has been a recurring theme in their recent struggles.

White Sox Shine Under New Leadership

On the flip side, the White Sox turned in one of their best performances of the season. They out-hit the Yankees 18-9, setting a season-high for hits and taking their largest lead in any game this year. This win was also the first for interim manager Grady Sizemore, who stepped in after Pedro Grifol was let go last week.

“I’m just glad they’re showing up and playing hard,” Sizemore said after the game. “It was a great team effort.”

Andrew Vaughn and Gavin Sheets led the charge for the White Sox, each racking up four hits. Sheets was especially clutch, driving in three runs with three RBI doubles. Dominic Fletcher added three hits, while Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin each homered. Andrew Benintendi chipped in with his fourth multi-hit game of August, continuing to deliver at the plate.

Yankees’ Injury Woes: Chisholm Jr. Exits Early

To make matters worse for the Yankees, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had to leave the game after injuring his left leg while sliding home on an RBI infield single by Anthony Volpe. The extent of Chisholm’s injury is still unclear as they await further testing, but his absence could be a big blow to an already inconsistent Yankees lineup.

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Pitching Preview: Cannon vs. Cortes

Looking ahead, the White Sox will hand the ball to rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon, who’s shown flashes of promise despite a tough season. Cannon has a 2-5 record with a 3.91 ERA and is coming off a solid outing against Oakland, where he gave up just one run over six innings in a 5-1 win. This will be Cannon’s first time facing the Yankees, and he’ll be looking to help the White Sox secure their first series win since June.

The Yankees will counter with left-hander Nestor Cortes, who has a 5-10 record and a 4.42 ERA. Cortes has been reliable against the White Sox in the past, with a 2.03 ERA in five appearances. But July wasn’t kind to him—he posted a 6.93 ERA that month, and in his last start, the Angels roughed him up for six runs on nine hits in just 4 2/3 innings.

Monday’s 12-2 blowout win by the White Sox has set up an intriguing continuation of this series. The Yankees, deep in the hunt for the division title, need to bounce back quickly and fix their issues with hitting in clutch situations if they want to avoid slipping further behind in the standings. Meanwhile, the White Sox, under new management, are looking to build on this rare success and finally secure a series win. With key injuries, standout performances, and interesting pitching matchups, the rest of this series is shaping up to be crucial for both teams.

The Lean

Today’s Yankees and White Sox matchup has the 9th highest projected runs total in today’s slate, and our lean would be to take the over. As for who is going to take this one straight up, we have our lean on the White Sox to pick up the win. Jonathan Cannon is our 16th ranked starting pitcher in terms of strikeouts, and Nestor Cortes is 5th.