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The White Sox have taken advantage of having their last four series against subpar division rivals in the Royals and Twins. During the stretch they were able to go 10-3. Look for the step up in competition against the Yankees to to be a challenge for White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon. Play the Yankees.
Both teams are red-hot this month. The Yankees are 13-5, while Chicago is 12-5. The Yankees have seen a lot of Carlos Rodon. On the flip side, the White Sox have very few at-bats against Jordan Montgomery. I have a gut feeling that the Yankees are the right side Friday.
The White Sox have the best OPS in the league this season against lefties and they face Jordan Montgomery of the Yankees today. The Yankees are ranked 14th in OPS against lefties and they face Carlos Rodon today. Carlos Rodon is 5-1 with a 1.47 ERA but he allowed more than one run this season for the first time in his last start. Jordan Montgomery is 2-1 with a 4.75 ERA this season and he was also pitching well before his last outing. Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green have each pitched two of the last three days, take the White Sox coming off the off day.
The White Sox have been mashing lefthanded pitching all year. Add in the bias towards the Yankees as a major market team, and you get a little too much value to pass up on. I think that the White Sox take it to Jordan Montgomery and that Carlos Rodon will be able to keep the injury-riddled Yankees to only a few runs. Let’s take the White Sox moneyline.
The moneyline has jumped back and forth on this game regarding the favorite -- right now, the White Sox are ML underdogs so we will take them on the runline because they absolutely destroy left-handed pitching and New York is starting southpaw Jordan Montgomery (2-1, 4.75). The Pale Hose go with lefty Carlos Rodon (5-1, 1.47), who has been one of the best pitchers in the AL. Chicago hopes to get back slugger Jose Abreu in the lineup after he missed the Twins series early this week.
The White Sox are one of the best offensive teams in baseball this season. They have absolutely carved up lefties, too, to the tune of a .297/.376/.486 line. Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery has a 5.55 ERA in his last seven starts and was hit hard by the Orioles last time out. On the flip-side, White Sox starter Carlos Rodon is due some regression and has only seen really bad offenses this season. Even just a 5-4 result gets us home.