NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin a nine-game road trip tonight with the first game of a three-game set at Chicago-AL (through Wed.)…will also make stops in Miami (Fri.-Sun.) and Atlanta (8/14-16)…went 3-4 on their recent seven-game homestand after losing two-of-three games vs. Tampa Bay and splitting a four-game set vs. Houston.
TonighT begins a stretch of playing 19 of their next 25 games on the road (8/7-9/3).
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Astros, 9-7, at Yankee Stadium on Sunday…LHP Carlos Rodón (2.2IP, 3H, 5ER, 2BB, 5K, 2HR) started and left the game in the third inning with left hamstring tightness…Yankees batters recorded a season-high 12BB…2B Gleyber Torres (3-for-4, 3R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI, 2BB) reached base a career-high-tying five times, recorded a season-high-tying three hits and drove in two runs…CF Harrison Bader (3-for-5, 1R, 2RBI) recorded a season-high-tying three hits and hit RBI singles in the fourth and eighth innings… 3B DJ LeMahieu (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1BB) reached base three times…RF Jake Bauers (0-for-4, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB) and DH Aaron Judge (0-for-4, 1RBI, 2BB) both drew bases-loaded walks in the fourth inning…LF Isiah Kiner-Falefa (0-for-2, 1R, 3BB) walked a career-high three times…LHP Wandy Peralta (1.2IP, 3H, 4ER, 1BB, 3K, 2HR, 1BK) took the loss after allowing a season-high 4ER and a career-high-tying 2HR.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu reached base three times on Sunday…has reached base multiple times in each of his last three games and nine of his last 13 games (since 7/21), posting a .436 OBP in that span.
Is batting .308/.400/.423 (24-for-78) with 7R, 6 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI and 12BB in his last 22 games (since 7/6), hitting safely in 18 of those games.
Has reached base in 22 of his last 24 games (since 7/4) and 29 of his last 33 games (since 6/23).
Has 10BB in his last 11 games (since 7/23) and 11BB in his last 13 games (since 7/21)…has 19BB in his last 31 games (since 6/27) after recording just 17BB in his first 64 games of the season from 3/30-6/25.
DARTH BADER: OF Harrison Bader recorded a season-high tying three hits on Sunday, including RBI singles in the fourth and eighth innings…marked his fifth game this year with 3H (also 5/7 at Tampa Bay, 5/9 vs. Oakland, 6/29 at Oakland and 7/26 vs. the Mets)…is batting .326 (15-for-46) with 9R, 4 doubles, 4RBI, 2BB, 1SF and 3SB in his last 14 games (since 7/22).
As a Yankee (since September 2022), has hit .319/.325/.522 (22- for-69) with 5 doubles, 3HR, 38RBI, 3BB and 5SF with RISP.
Has reached base safely in 17 of his last 19 games (since 7/15), 19 of his last 22 games (since 7/8) and 22 of his last 26 games (since 7/3).
CENTRAL PERK: Since 2022, the Yankees are 36-16 (.692) vs. the AL Central…are 47-20 in their last 67G vs. the division (since 6/23/21) and 60-26 in their last 86G (since 9/12/19).
Have won or split 23 of their last 28 series vs. the AL Central (going 22-5-1 since 9/10/19), 26 of their last 31 series (going 23-5-3 since 6/13/19) and 29 of their last 35 series (going 26- 6-3 since 4/18/19).
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are 12-6 in their last 18 games vs. the White Sox (since 6/15/19).
INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa has hit .368 (25-for-68) with 7R, 1 double, 7RBI, 3BB, 3HP and 7SB in 20 career games vs. the White Sox…has batted .406/.462/.406 (13-for-32) with 5R, 3RBI, 2BB, 3HP, 2SF and 4SB in 10 career games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
INF Gleyber Torres has hit .318/.422/.506 (27-for-85) with 16R, 1 double, 5HR, 17RBI, 16BB, 2SB and 1SF in 25 career games against Chicago-AL.
OF Aaron Judge has hit .382/.515/.816 (29-for-76) with 25R, 3 doubles, 10HR, 26RBI, 23BB, 1HP, 3SF and 1SB in 23 career games vs. the White Sox…has reached base in 21 of those 23 games…his .382 BA is his highest vs. any opponent (min. 10G)…has hit .367/.563/.833 (11-for-30) with 13R, 2 doubles, 4HR, 12RBI, 16BB, 2SF and 1SB in 10 career games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa walked a career-high three times on Sunday…has 17BB in his last 26 games (since 6/28) after recording just 7BB in his first 60 games of the season from 4/2-6/27.
Has reached base safely in nine of his last 10 games (since 7/25), posting a .400 OBP in that span.
In his last 30 games (since 6/22), has hit .286/.400/.429 (24- for-84) with 16R, 3 doubles, 3HR, 14RBI, 17BB, 1HP, 3SF and 1SB in that span.
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 24th start of the season tonight…is 10-2 with a 2.64 ERA (143.1IP, 42ER) and 157K in 23 starts this season…owns the lowest ERA in the American League and the second-lowest in the Majors, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell (2.61)…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 18 of his first 23 starts this season, the most such starts in the Majors.
Also ranks second in the Majors in winning percentage (.833, second in AL), fourth in WHIP (1.04, fourth in AL), tied for fourth in innings pitched (143.1, first in AL), sixth in opponents’ BA (.212, fourth in AL) and tied for sixth in strikeouts (157, fourth in AL).
Tonight will mark the 10th time this season Cole has started after a Yankees’ loss…the Yankees are 9-0 in those games with Cole going 6-0 with a 2.18 ERA (57.2IP, 14ER) in those starts.
According to Elias, his 2.64 ERA is the third-lowest by a Yankees starter through his first 23 starts of a season in the last 26 years (since 1998) and the fifth-lowest in the last 39 years (since 1985), trailing only Hiroki Kuroda’s 2.45 ERA in his first 23GS in 2013, David Cone’s 2.53 ERA in his first 23GS in 1997, CC Sabathia’s 2.56 ERA in his first 23GS in 2011 and Jimmy Key’s 2.62 ERA in his first 23GS in 1993.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his last 11 starts (since 6/3), posting a 2.33 ERA (69.2IP, 18ER) and 78K in that span…his 11-start streak of 3R-or-fewer is tied for the fifth-longest in the Majors this season.
In his last four starts (since 7/16), is 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA (26.1IP, 5ER)…has tossed at least 6.0IP and allowed 2R-or-fewer in each of those starts.
According to Elias, Cole is just the eighth pitcher in franchise history to win at least 10 of his first 23 starts of a season while recording two-or-fewer losses…joins Nathan Eovaldi (12-2 in first 23GS in 2015), Roger Clemens (15-1 in first 23GS in 2001), David Wells (15-2 in first 23GS in 1998), Ron Guidry (15-2 in first 23GS in 1978), Whitey Ford (17-2 in first 23GS in 1961), Ralph Terry (13-2 in first 23GS in 1961) and Lefty Gomez (18-2 in first 23GS in 1934).
Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 18 of his 23 starts, the most such starts in the AL and tied for the second-most in the Majors, trailing only San Francisco’s Logan Webb (19)…has tossed at least 6.0 innings in each of his last six starts (since 7/2) and 11 of his last 12 starts (since 5/28).
Has tossed at least 7.0 innings in each of his last two starts, three of his last five starts (since 7/8) and four of his last eight starts (since 6/20).
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres reached base a career-high-tying five times and recorded a season-high-tying three hits on Sunday vs. Houston…hit a solo HR in the first inning, a single in the fourth inning, an RBI double in the sixth inning and walked in the eighth and ninth innings…marked his fourth game this year with three hits and his second this month (also 4/5 vs. Philadelphia, 7/14 at Colorado and 8/2 vs. Tampa Bay)… marked the second time in his career (and second time this
season) he reached base five times in a game (also 5TOB on 4/3 vs. Philadelphia).
Has homered in back-to-back games for the 11th time in his career and for the third time this season (also 2G from 4/26-27 and 5/8-9)…with a home run tonight, it would mark the third time in his career he has homered in at least three straight games (4G from 5/21-25/18 and 3G from 6/19-21/19).
Is batting .545/.615/.955 (12-for-22) with 7R, 3 doubles, 2HR, 4RBI, 4BB and 1SB in six games during the month of August.
Has multiple hits and has reached base at least three times in four of his last five games (since 8/2).
Has reached base in 16 of his last 23 PA (12H, 4BB).
Has hit safely in 22 of his last 25 games (since 7/6), hitting .350/.382/.560 (35-for-100) with 17R, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR, 12RBI, 7BB, 3SF and 2SB in that span…has also hit safely in 27 of his last 32 games (since 6/29) and 29 of his last 35 games (since 6/25).
Has reached base in 31 of his last 36 games (since 6/24) and 44 of his last 50 games (since 6/8-G1).
Is batting .337 (30-for-89) with 12R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR, 10RBI and 6BB in the first inning this season…his 30H in the first inning are the third-most in the AL and are the eighth-most in the Majors…his .337 BA ranks fifth in the AL and ninth in the Majors (min. 50PA).
Has 43BB in 111 games this season after recording just 39BB in 140 games in 2022.
Has struck out just four times in his last 56 plate appearances (since 7/23) and just six times in his last 75 plate appearances (since 7/17)…his 7.43 PA/K is a career-best and is the seventh-best in the AL.
WALK IT OUT: Yankees batters recorded a season-high 12BB on Sunday (previous: 11BB on 4/20 vs. Los Angeles-AL)…marked their most walks in a game since 7/11/21 at Houston (14BB).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP GERRIT COLE (10-2, 2.64 ERA)
RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 24th start of the season in tonight’s series opener at Chicago-AL…the 32-year-old will start on regular four days’ rest…last started on Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay and earned his 10th win of the year (7.0IP, 4H, 2ER, 2BB, 8K, 1HR)…is 10-2 with a 2.64 ERA (143.1IP, 42ER) and 157K in 23 starts this season…owns the lowest ERA in the American League and the second-lowest in the Majors, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell (2.61)…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 18 of his first 23 starts this season, the most such starts in the Majors…started for the American League in the 93rd Midsummer Classic on 7/11 and retired all 3BF, becoming the 12th pitcher in franchise history (20th time) to start an All-Star Game…was named to his sixth career All-Star team via the player ballot…reached 10 years of Major League service on 5/29…recorded his 2,000th career strikeout on 5/23 vs. Baltimore (Jorge Mateo swinging), becoming the third-fastest pitcher in Major League history to reach the milestone (in terms of games and innings pitched)…the Yankees are 16-7 in his 23 starts this season…his Major League-leading 257K last season were the most by a Yankees pitcher in a single season in franchise history, surpassing Ron Guidry’s previous record of 248K in 1978…the six-time All-Star (2015, ’18-19, ’21-23) has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting five times (second in 2021, fourth in 2020, second in 2019, fifth in 2018, fourth in 2015)…his career 10.47 K/9.0IP ratio (2,087K/1,793.1IP) is the eighth-highest in Major League history (min. 1,000.0IP)…in 98 starts with the Yankees, is 46-21 with a 3.13 ERA (598.1IP, 208ER) and 751K…since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (81) and strikeouts (1,353), ranks second in K/9.0IP (12.04) and innings pitched (1,011.0), third in opponents’ BA (.204) and WAR among pitchers (26.6 – FanGraphs), fourth in WHIP (1.00), fifth in ERA (2.95) and K/BB (5.24)…was originally selected by the Yankees in the first round (28th overall) of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft but did not sign and went on to play at UCLA for three seasons (2009-11)…was the first overall pick of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the 15th pitcher (and 11th right-hander) to be chosen first…is the fifth player selected first overall to play for the Yankees, joining Alex Rodriguez, Darryl Strawberry, Tim Foli and Ron Blomberg…signed a nine-year contract extending through the 2028 season with a player opt-out following the 2024 season on 12/18/19.
LAST START: Earned his 10th win of the year in the Yankees’ 7-2 win vs. Tampa Bay on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium (7.0IP, 4H, 2ER, 2BB, 8K, 1HR)…allowed his only runs on a two-run HR to Wander Franco in the first inning.
1010 WINS: Has reached double-digit wins for the ninth time in his career…is just one of three Major League pitchers to record double-digit wins in nine of the last 11 seasons since 2013 (2013-15, ’17-19, ’21-23)…joins Max Scherzer (10: 2013-19, ’21-23) and Clayton Kershaw (nine: 2013-17, ’19, ’21-23)…went 7-10 in an injury-shortened season in 2016 and 7-3 in a 60-game season in 2020.
2023: Is 10-2 with a 2.64 ERA (143.1IP, 42ER) and 157K in 23 starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 18 of his 23 starts this year, the most in the Majors. Ranks second in the Majors in ERA (2.64, first in AL) and winning percentage (.833, second in AL), fourth in WHIP (1.04, fourth in AL), tied for fourth in innings pitched (143.1, first in AL), sixth in opponents’ BA (.212, fourth in AL) and tied for sixth in strikeouts (157, fourth in AL)…also ranks seventh in the AL in HR/9.0IP (0.88) and tied for sixth in wins (10).
According to Elias, his 2.64 ERA is the third-lowest by a Yankees starter through his first 23 starts of a season in the last 26 years (since 1998) and the fifth-lowest in the last 39 years (since 1985), trailing only Hiroki Kuroda’s 2.45 ERA in his first 23GS in 2013, David Cone’s 2.53 ERA in his first 23GS in 1997, CC Sabathia’s 2.56 ERA in his first 23GS in 2011 and Jimmy Key’s 2.62 ERA in his first 23GS in 1993.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 20-of-23 starts, tied for the most such starts in the Majors (also Minnesota’s Sonny Gray and San Diego’s Blake Snell)…has allowed 1R-or-fewer in 10 of his 23 starts, tied for the third-most such starts in the Majors, trailing only Snell (12) and Pittsburgh’s Johan Oviedo (11)…has recorded five scoreless starts.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his last 11 starts (since 6/3), posting a 2.33 ERA (69.2IP, 18ER) and 78K in that span…his 11-start streak of 3R-or-fewer is tied for the fifth-longest in the Majors this season, trailing only Minnesota’s Sonny Gray’s 17-start streak (4/1-7/2), San Diego’s Blake Snell’s current 14-start streak (since 5/25), teammate Clarke Schmidt’s current 13-start streak (since 5/19) and San Diego’s Joe Musgrove’s current 12-start streak (since 5/26).
In his last four starts (since 7/16), is 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA (26.1IP, 5ER)…has tossed at least 6.0IP and allowed 2R-or-fewer in each of those starts.
Has started after a Yankees’ loss nine times this season…the Yankees are 9-0 in those games with Cole going 6-0 with a 2.18 ERA (57.2IP, 14ER) in those starts. 17 Of his 44R allowed have come in three starts: 6R on 5/7 at Tampa Bay, 5R on 5/23 vs. Baltimore and 6R on 5/28 vs. San Diego.
Has allowed just 6HR in his last 11 starts (since 6/3) after allowing 8HR in his previous five starts (5/7-28)…10 of his 14HR allowed this season have been solo home runs…his seven-start homerless streak to start the season (3/30-5/2) was the third-longest homerless streak of his career (10G from 5/26-8/13/16 and 8G from 7/9-8/20/18).
Has received 3R-or-fewer of support in 16 of his 23 starts…has received 2R-or-fewer of support in 11 of his starts.
Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 18 of his 23 starts, the most such starts in the AL and tied for the second-most in the Majors, trailing only San Francisco’s Logan Webb (19)… has tossed at least 6.0 innings in each of his last six starts (since 7/2) and 11 of his last 12 starts (since 5/28).
Has tossed at least 7.0 innings in each of his last two starts, three of his last five starts (since 7/8) and four of his last eight starts (since 6/20).
WINNING WAYS: His 10-2 record (.833) is the second-best in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (11-2, .846)…his 10 wins are tied for the sixth-most in the AL and tied for the 10th-most in the Majors…has left just three of his 23 starts this season with the Yankees trailing. The Yankees are 16-7 in his starts this season…the Yankees’ 16 wins are tied for the fourth-most by a club in a pitcher’s starts this season, trailing only Atlanta’s 18 wins in Spencer Strider’s starts (club is 18-4 in 22GS), Baltimore’s 17 wins in Dean Kremer’s starts (club is 17-6 in 23GS) and Philadelphia’s 17 wins in Taijuan Walker’s starts (club is 17-6 in 23GS).
Went undefeated in his first 13 starts of the season…his 13-start season-opening undefeated streak was tied for the third-longest by a Yankees starter in franchise history.
According to Elias, Cole is just the eighth pitcher in franchise history to win at least 10 of his first 23 starts of a season while recording two-or-fewer losses…joins Nathan Eovaldi (12-2 in first 23GS in 2015), Roger Clemens (15-1 in first 23GS in 2001), David Wells (15-2 in first 23GS in 1998), Ron Guidry (15-2 in first 23GS in 1978), Whitey Ford (17-2 in first 23GS in 1961), Ralph Terry (13-2 in first 23GS in 1961) and Lefty Gomez (18-2 in first 23GS in 1934).
STRIKEOUT MACHINE: Recorded his 2,000th career strikeout on 5/23 vs. Baltimore (Jorge Mateo swinging)…became the third-fastest pitcher (in terms of games) in Major League history to reach the milestone (278th career game), trailing only Randy Johnson (262G) and Clayton Kershaw (277G)…recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in 1,714.2IP, becoming the third-fastest pitcher in Major League history to record 2,000 career strikeouts in terms of innings pitched, trailing only Chris Sale (1,626.0IP) and Pedro Martínez (1,711.1IP).
Has recorded double-digit strikeouts in 46 games since the start of 2019, marking the most in the Majors over the span (next: Max Scherzer-29)…his 54 games with at least 10K since the beginning of 2018 are also the most in the Majors over that stretch (next: Max Scherzer-47).
Has recorded at least 8K in 11 of his 23 starts this season…has recorded at least 10K in four games this season.
IN PINSTRIPES: In 98 starts with the Yankees (since 2020), is 46-21 with a 3.13 ERA (598.1IP, 208ER) and 751K…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 77-of-98 starts…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 66 starts as a Yankee, the most such starts in the AL and the second-most such starts in the Majors in that stretch… has recorded 19 scoreless starts as a Yankee, the most scoreless starts by any AL pitcher and tied for the seventh-most by any pitcher in the Majors in that span.
His 46 wins since 2020 are the most in the AL and the second-most in the Majors over that stretch, trailing only Julio Urías (48-16)…his 751K since 2020 are the most in the Majors and his 11.30 K/9.0IP ratio in that span is the second-best in the AL and the third-best in the Majors (min. 400.0IP)…his 598.1IP since 2020 are the most in the AL and third-most by a Major League pitcher in that span…his 3.13 ERA since 2020 is the fifth-lowest in the AL (min. 400.0IP).
has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting in two of his first three seasons in pinstripes (second in 2021, fourth in 2020).
His 25 double-digit strikeout games with the Yankees are the most in franchise history…surpassed Ron Guidry’s record (23) on 7/16 at Colorado…Cole has 25 such games in 98 starts with the Yankees while Guidry recorded 23 double-digit strikeout games in 368 games/323 starts with the Yankees.
VS. CHICAGO-AL: Is 3-1 with a 3.91 ERA (25.1IP, 11ER) amd 27K in four career starts vs. the White Sox.
Has faced the White Sox twice as a Yankee, going 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA (13.1IP, 3ER) and 16K.
Faced the White Sox once in 2022, earning the win on 5/13/22 at Guaranteed Rate Field (6.1IP, 6H, 3ER, 1BB, 9K, 1HR, 1BK, 1WP).
Has made two career starts at Guaranteed Rate Field, going 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA (13.1IP, 5ER) and 13K.
Is 25-5 with a 2.70 ERA (246.2IP, 74ER) and 300K in 39 career starts vs. the AL Central…is 16-1 with a 2.41 ERA (149.2IP, 40ER) and 189K in his last 24 starts vs. the AL Central (since 8/1/19).
STAR POWER: Started for the American League in the 93rd Midsummer Classic on 7/11 and retired all 3BF…was the 12th pitcher in franchise history (20th time) to start an All-Star Game…was named to his sixth career All-Star team via the player ballot, his fifth as a member of the American League and third with the Yankees.
ROAD RULES: Is 3-1 with a 2.26 ERA (55.2IP, 14ER) and 57K in nine starts on the road this year…has tossed at least 6.0IP and allowed 2R-or-fewer in eight of those nine starts…owns a 1.22 ERA (37.0IP, 5ER) and 40K in his last six road starts (since 5/17)
CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:
WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have lost five of their last seven games and 32 of 48 as they open a six-game, seven-day homestand tonight vs. the Yankees.
RHP Dylan Cease, who is 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA (11 ER/7.1 IP) and 16 hits allowed over his last two starts, is scheduled to start for the White Sox.
The Sox are coming off a 2-4 trip to Texas (0-3) and Cleveland (1-2), which ended yesterday with a come-from-behind, 5-3 victory over the Guardians.
Following this three-game series and a day off on Thursday, the White Sox conclude the trip this weekend with three games vs. Milwaukee (8/11-13).
The Sox went 2-4 on their last homestand from 7/25-30 vs. the Cubs (0-2) and Cleveland (2-2).
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The White Sox are looking for their first three-game winning streak since 6/2-8 (five in a row).
Dylan Cease is 0-3 with a 4.47 ERA (28 ER/56.1 IP) over his last 10 home starts … Cease has not won at home since his firststart in Chicago on 4/5 vs. San Francisco.
Elvis Andrus went 7-12 (.583) with four doubles, one home run, five RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases in the three-game series at Cleveland … Andrus has recorded back-to-back three-hit eff orts.
Eloy Jiménez is a .333/.389/.708 (16-48) hitter with six home runs and 16 RBI in 13 career games against the Yankees, while Luis Robert Jr. owns a .333/.379/.481 (18-54) slash line in 13 games against the Yankees.
The Sox are hitting .217/.280/.323 (57-263) with 26 runs scored (3.3 R/G) over their last eight home games.
SOX SUSPENDED
White Sox SS Tim Anderson (six-game suspension and $20,000 fi ne), Manager Pedro Grifol (one-game suspension) and RHP Michael Kopech ($1,000 fi ne) all have been disciplined by Major League Baseball for their roles in multiple benches-clearing altercations on Saturday night at Cleveland.
Anderson has appealed his suspension and will be active for tonight’s game.
Grifol will serve his suspension tonight, with bench coach Charlie Montoyo serving as acting manager.
TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS
The White Sox have added RHP Brent Honeywell to the active roster and optioned LHP Sammy Peralta to Class AAA Charlotte.
Honeywell, 28, was claimed off waivers from San Diego on Saturday after going 2-4 with a 4.05 ERA (21 ER/46.2 IP), three holds and 42 strikeouts in 36 relief appearances with the Padres.
The Sox also acquired OF Tyler Naquin from Milwaukee in exchange for cash considerations and assigned him to Charlotte.
YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Elvis Andrus broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run single off Emmanuel Clase with two outs in the ninth inning, and the White Sox rallied for a 5-3 victory at Cleveland.
Trailing, 3-2, Eloy Jiménez and Andrew Vaughn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles off Clase … after Trayce Thompson and Yasmani Grandal struck out, Oscar Colás and Zach Remillard both reached on errors by 3B Brayan Rocchio to tie the score and set up Andrus’ game-winner.
Andrus finished 3-5, and Luis Robert Jr. hit a RBI single in a two-run first for the Sox.
Jesse Scholtens posted a ND, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits over 6.0 IP for his second straight quality start.
Lane Ramsey retired all four batters on nine pitches in his MLB debut, Sammy Peralta retired both batters faced for his first MLB win, and Jimmy Lambert pitched around a leadoff double in the ninth to record his first MLB save.
The White Sox recorded their fourth victory of the season when trailing after eight innings and their second when down to their last strike (STATS).
DOWN ON THE FARM
Following the acquisition of seven players in six separate trades from 7/26-8/1, the White Sox farm system currently is ranked 13th in baseball per Fangraphs, up from No. 27 prior to the deadline.
Among the Sox acquisitions, C Edgar Quero is rated by MLB. com as the No. 2 prospect in the organization, LHP Jake Eder is No. 4, RHP Nick Nastrini is No. 5. LHP Ky Bush is No. 7 and C Korey Lee is No. 15.
WHITE SOX VS. NEW YORK YANKEES
The White Sox lead the season series, 2-1, after winning two of three games at Yankee Stadium from 6/6-8.
The Sox are hitting .177/.255/.385 (17-96) with six home runs and a 3.46 ERA (10 ER/26.0 IP) and have been outscored, 10-9.
The White Sox are 1-6-1 in the last eight season matchups (since 2014), going 22-34 during that span (11-17 at home).
LOOKING FOR AN EDGE VS. THE EAST
The White Sox are 6-16 against the American League teams this season, going 4-9 at home and 2-7 on the road … they have been outscored, 127-57, and swept three times.
By comparison, the White Sox combined to go 34-31 vs. the AL East in 2021-22.
STARTING PITCHER – #84 DYLAN CEASE RHP
CEASE AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his 24th start of the season, 12th on the road and first against the New York Yankees.
Ranks among American League leaders this season in starts (T3rd, 22), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (6th, 10.78) and strikeouts (8th, 143).
Has allowed one run or less while tossing 5.0-plus IP in 28 starts since 2022 … the 29 starts are the most in baseball ahead of the Astros’ Justin Verlander, Dodgers’ Julio Urias and Padres’ Blake Snell (25).
Has allowed 11 runs on 16 hits over 7.1 IP over his last two starts.
According to Elias, he is the fastest White Sox pitcher to reach 700 career strikeouts (583.0 IP).
Is tied for second in MLB since 2021 in starts (87), ranks fourth in SO/9.0 IP (11.42) and fifth in strikeouts (597).
Was the 2022 AL Cy Young Award runner-up and has been named American League Pitcher of the month twice in his career (June and July 2022).
LAST START
Suffered the loss on 8/2 at Texas, allowing a season-high tying seven runs (third time) on seven hits with three walks and one strikeout over a season-low 1.2 IP
… allowed two runs in the first and five in the second.
Departed the game in the second with two outs, runners on first and second base and the White Sox trailing, 7-0 … threw 79 pitches (45 strikes).
Owned a 43.8 first-strike percentage and 10.1 swinging-strike percentage (eight swing and misses) vs. 16 batters … threw 46 four-seam fastballs (95.6 mph avg; 97.2 mph max), 25 sliders (87.1 avg; 89.3 max), six knuckle curveballs (81.7 avg; 83.4 max) and two changeups (76.7 avg; 78.9 max).
HE GONE!
Is on pace to record 206 strikeouts this season … it would mark his third straight 200-plus strikeout season, joining Chris Sale (2013-16) and Ed Walsh (1910-12) as
the only White Sox pitchers to accomplish the feat.
Has recorded 315 swing and misses this season, the seventh-most in the majors … recorded a season-high 24 swing and misses on 6/20 vs. Texas.
35TH AND SHIELDS
Is 5-6 with a 2.58 ERA (41 ER/143.0 IP), .211 (111-526) opponents average and 156 strikeouts in his last 24 starts at home dating back to 5/29/22 … his 2.58 ERA at home is the third-lowest in the American League in that span.
Owns a 15-10 record, 3.10 ERA (92 ER/273.0 IP), .210 (214-1,019) opponents average and 335 strikeouts in 50 starts (25 quality) at Guaranteed Rate Field since 2020.
Ranks among American League home leaders since 2020 in strikeouts (2nd), ERA (6th), opponents average (10th) and wins (T12th).
UNDER PRESSURE
Opponents are hitting .275 (28-102) with RISP, .235 (12-51) with RISP/two outs and .167 (2-12) with the bases loaded this season.
Owns a career .221 (108-488) opponents average with RISP, the eighth-lowest mark in the majors since 2019.
OVER WORKED
Has thrown 2,235 pitches in 23 starts this season, the eighth-most in the majors … his 97.2 pitches per game are the 10th-most in baseball.
Is averaging 18.5 pitches per IP and 4.18 pitches per batter faced, are the highest and third-highest marks in MLB respectively.
VS. NEW YORK YANKEES || A.L. EAST
Is scheduled to make his fourth career start against the Yankees and third at Guaranteed Rate Field … the White Sox are 0-3 in his third career starts.
Received a no decision in his last start against New York-AL on 5/12/22 in Chicago (6 ER/4.0 IP).
Is 1-3 with a 5.51 ERA (30 ER/49.0 IP) and .251 (48-191) opponents average in his last 10 starts vs. the American League East.
