NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their nine-game road trip tonight with the second game of a three-game set at Chicago-AL (0-1 thus far)…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.
Are in a stretch of playing 19-of-25 games on the road (8/7-9/3)…are 0-1 so far.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the White Sox, 5-1, in their series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday…RHP Gerrit Cole (7.0IP, 5H, 4ER, 2BB, 3K, 1HR, 1HP) started and recorded just his third loss of the season… LF Billy McKinney (0-for-2, 1RBI, 2BB, 1SF) drove in the Yankees’ only run with a sac fly in the seventh inning…2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-4, 1BB) extended his hitting streak to seven games…RF Aaron Judge (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1BB) reached base three times and recorded the Yankees’ only multi-hit game…3B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-3, 1BB), CF Harrison Bader (1-for-3, 1BB) and SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-3, 1BB) each reached base multiple times…RHP Tommy Kahnle (1.0IP, 1H, 1R/0ER, 2K) allowed both his inherited runners to score and allowed an unearned run in the eighth.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu reached base twice on Monday…has reached base multiple times in each of his last four games and 10 of his last 14 games (since 7/21), batting .298/.441/.426 (14-for-47) with 5R, 3 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI and 12BB in that span.
Owns a six-game hitting streak (since 8/1), batting .364/.440/.455 (8-for-22) with 1R, 2 doubles, 1RBI and 3BB in that span.
Is batting .309/.404/.420 (25-for-81) with 7R, 6 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI and 13BB in his last 23 games (since 7/6), hitting safely in 19 of those games.
Has reached base in 23 of his last 25 games (since 7/4)… his .404 OBP in that span is the fifth-highest in the AL (min. 95PA)…has also reached base in 30 of his last 34 games (since 6/23).
Has 11BB in his last 12 games (since 7/23) and 12BB in his last 14 games (since 7/21)…has 20BB in his last 32 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 Baderis batting .327 (16-for49) with 9R, 4 doubles, 4RBI, 3BB, 1SF and 3SB in his last 15 games (since 7/22).
Has reached base safely in each of his last seven games (since 8/1), nine of his last 10 games (since 7/29), 18 of his last 20 games (since 7/15), 20 of his last 23 games (since 7/8) and 23 of his last 27 games (since 7/3).
CENTRAL PERK: Since 2022, the Yankees are 36-17 (.679) vs. the AL Central…are 47-21 in their last 68 games vs. the division (since 6/23/21) and 60-27 in their last 87 games (since 9/12/19).
Have won or split 23 of their last 28 completed series vs. the AL Central (going 22-5-1 since 9/10/19), 26 of their last 31 completed series (going 23-5-3 since 6/13/19) and 29 of their last 35 completed series (going 26-6-3 since 4/18/19).
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are 12-7 in their last 19 games vs. the White Sox (since 6/15/19).
INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa has hit .362 (25-for-69) with 7R, 1 double, 7RBI, 3BB, 3HP, 2SF and 7SB in 21 career games vs. the White Sox…has batted .394/.450/.394 (13-for-33) with 5R, 3RBI, 2BB, 3HP, 2SF and 4SB in 11 career games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
INF Gleyber Torres has hit .315/.421/.494 (28-for-89) with 16R, 1 double, 5HR, 17RBI, 17BB, 2SB and 1SF in 26 career games against Chicago-AL.
OF Aaron Judge has hit .388/.519/.813 (31-for-80) with 26R, 4 doubles, 10HR, 26RBI, 24BB, 1HP, 3SF and 1SB in 24 career games vs. the White Sox…has reached base in 22 of those 24 games…his .388 BA is his highest vs. any opponent (min. 10G)…has hit .382/.566/.824 (13-for-34) with 14R, 3 doubles, 4HR, 12RBI, 17BB, 2SF and 1SB in 11 career games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres owns a seven-game hitting streak (since 8/1)…is batting .500/.581/.846 (13- for-26) with 7R, 3 doubles, 2HR, 4RBI, 5BB and 1SB over
that span…has reached base multiple times in five of his last six games (since 8/2).
Has reached base at least three times and has multiple hits in four of his last six games (since 8/2).
Has reached base in 18 of his last 28 PA (13H, 5BB).
Has hit safely in 23 of his last 26 games (since 7/6), hitting .346/.383/.548 (36-for-104) with 17R, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR, 12RBI, 8BB, 3SF and 2SB in that span…ranks third in the AL and seventh in the Majors in batting average over that span (min. 90PA).
Has hit safely in 28 of his last 33 games (since 6/29) and 30 of his last 36 games (since 6/25).
Has reached base in 32 of his last 37 games (since 6/24) and 45 of his last 51 games (since 6/8-G1).
Is batting .337/.381/.528 (30-for-89) with 12R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR, 10RBI and 7BB 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 reached base in the first inning in each of his last four games, 14 of his last 23 games (since 7/9), 15 of his last 25 games (since 7/7) and 16 of his last 28 games (since 7/4).
Has 44BB in 112 games this season after recording just 39BB in 140 games in 2022.
Has struck out just five times in his last 61 plate appearances (since 7/23) and just seven times in his last 80 plate appearances (since 7/17)…his 7.39 PA/K is a career-best and is the seventh-best in the AL.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge reached base three times on Monday…has reached base safely in 50 of his 59 games this season, batting .282/.406/.626 (58-for-206) with 46R, 11 doubles, 20HR, 43RBI, 45BB, 3SB and a 1.032 OPS.
Has reached base safely in 27 of his last 30 games (since 5/12)…is batting .301/.455/.757 (31-for-103) with 25R, 5 doubles, 14HR, 27RBI, 29BB and 1SB in that span.
Has reached base multiple times in 29 of his 59 games this year, including 18 of his last 32 games (since 5/10).
Has 15BB in his last 15 games (since 5/29), 27BB in his last 27 games (since 5/15) and 32BB in his last 35 games (since 4/26).
WALK IT OUT: Yankees batters have walked 20 times over their last two games, their most walks in a two-game span in the last 17 years (since 2007)…the last time they recorded more walks in a two-game stretch was 8/18(G2)- 19/06 when the Yankees walked 21 times.
Their 93BB since the All-Star break are the most in the AL and the second-most in the Majors, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers (103BB).
SCHMIDT’S CREEK: RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 23rd start (24th appearance) of the season tonight…has gone 6-2 with a 3.23 ERA (69.2IP, 25ER) over his last 14 appearances (13 starts) since 5/19.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his last 13 starts (since 5/19), 15 of his last 16 starts (since 5/3) and 16 of his last 18 starts (since 4/23).
His 18 starts with 3R-or-fewer allowed are tied for the third-most such starts in the AL and tied for the fourth-most such starts in the Majors this season, trailing only teammate Gerrit Cole (20), San Diego’s Blake Snell (20) and Minnesota’s Sonny Gray (20).
His current 13-start streak of 3R-or-fewer allowed is the third-longest such streak in the Majors this season, trailing only Minnesota’s Sonny Gray’s 17-start streak from 4/1-7/2 and San Diego’s Blake Snell’s current 14-start streak (since 5/25).
Is undefeated in his last nine starts (since 6/11), going 5-0 with a 3.61 ERA (47.1IP, 19ER) in that span.
The Yankees are 6-0 in his last six starts (since 6/29).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (7-6, 4.35 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 24th appearance (23rd start) of the season tonight at Chicago-AL…the 27-year-old will make the start on regular four days’ rest… last pitched on Thursday vs. Houston and did not record a decision despite allowing just 2ER over 5.0IP (4H, 1BB, 4K, 0HR, 1HP, 2WP)…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his last 13 starts (since 5/19), 15 of his last 16 starts (since 5/3) and 16 of his last 18 starts (since 4/23)…his 18 starts with 3R-or-fewer allowed are tied for the third-most such starts in the AL and tied for the fourth-most such starts in the Majors this season…his current 13-start streak of 3R-or-fewer allowed is the third-longest such streak in the Majors this season, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell’s 14-start streak (5/25-present) and Minnesota’s Sonny Gray’s 17-start streak (4/1-7/2)…is undefeated in his last nine starts (since 6/11), going 5-0 with a 3.61 ERA (47.1IP, 19ER) in that span…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in 12 of his last 13 starts and 15 of his last 18 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)… in 2022, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) in 29 appearances (three starts) over four stints with the Yankees…in three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR)…as a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances…was selected by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.
LAST TIME OUT: Last pitched on Thursday vs. Houston and did not record a decision despite allowing just 2ER over 5.0IP (4H, 1BB, 4K, 0HR, 1HP, 2WP)…allowed both runs in the second inning on an RBI groundout to Jake Meyers and and RBI single to Martín Maldonado.
Marked his 13th consecutive start with 3R-or-fewer allowed, the third-longest such streak in the Majors this season, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell’s 14-start streak (5/25-present) and Minnesota’s Sonny Gray’s 17-start streak (4/1-7/2).
ON A ROLL: Is 7-3 with a 3.61 ERA (84.2IP, 34ER) and 71K over his last 17 appearances (16 starts) since 5/3 after going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA (25.0IP, 19ER) and 32K in his first six starts of the season.
Over his last 14 appearances (13 starts) since 5/19, is 6-2 with a 3.23 ERA (69.2IP, 25ER) and 55K.
Has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in eight of his last 13 starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts.
Has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last 13 starts, 15 of his last 16 starts (since 5/3) and 16 of his last 18 starts (since 4/23).
VS. CHICAGO-AL: Has made two career appearances (one start) vs. Chicago-AL, going 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA (8.2IP, 3ER) and 2K.
Last pitched vs. the White Sox at Yankee Stadium on 6/6, taking the loss despite recording a quality start with 3ER allowed over a careeer-high-tying 6.0IP (6H, 0BB, 1K, 2HR, 1HP).
Has made one career appearance at Guaranteed Rate Field, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings of relief on 5/14/22 (2H, 1K).
In four starts vs. the AL Central this season, has gone 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA (20.0IP, 9ER) and 10K.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Is 4-1 with a 4.91 ERA (44.0IP, 24ER) and 43K in nine starts on the road this season…has recorded the win in each of his last three road starts (since 6/29).
Has made 28 appearances (12 starts) in his career on the road, going 7-5 with one save and a 4.45 ERA (83.0IP, 87H, 46R/41ER, 33BB, 82K, 7HR). 2023: Has made 23 appearances (22 starts) this season, going 7-6 with a 4.35 ERA (109.2IP, 113H, 59R/53ER, 30BB, 103K, 16HR)…has gone 6-2 with a 3.23 ERA (69.2IP, 25ER) over his last 14 appearances (13 starts) since 5/19.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of his last 13 starts (since 5/19), 15 of his last 16 starts (since 5/3) and 16 of his last 18 starts (since 4/23).
His 18 starts with 3R-or-fewer allowed are tied for the third-most such starts in the AL and tied for the fourth-most such starts in the Majors this season.
His current 13-start streak of 3R-or-fewer allowed is the third-longest such streak in the Majors this season, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell’s 14-start streak (5/25-present) and Minnesota’s Sonny Gray’s 17-start streak (4/1-7/2)
Is undefeated in his last nine starts (since 6/11), going 5-0 with a 3.61 ERA (47.1IP, 19ER) in that span.
Has tossed at least 5.0 innings in 12 of his last 13 starts and 15 of his last 18 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season.
Made his first relief appearance on 7/9 vs. Chicago-NL (0.2IP, 1K)…marked his first relief appearance since 10/4/22-G2 at Texas.
Tossed a career-high-tying 6.0IP on 5/9 vs. Oakland, 6/6 vs. Chicago-AL and 7/15 at Colorado.
Did not allow a HR in four straight starts from 5/14-31, marking the longest homerless stretch of his career as a starter (previous: three straight starts from 6/16-9/3/22)…has surrendered just 7HR over his last 13 starts (since 5/3) after allowing at least 1HR in five of his first six starts of the season (7HR total).
In his eighth start of the season on 5/9 vs. Oakland, earned his first win of the season after allowing just 2ER over a career-high-tying 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1WP)…marked his first career win as a starter…reached 100.0 career innings in the first inning.
Struck out Ezequiel Duran (swinging) in the fifth inning on 4/28 at Texas for his 100th career strikeout.
Recorded a career-high-tying 8K on 4/23 vs. Toronto, 4/28 at Texas and 7/15 at Colorado.
FOR STARTERS: Will be making his 28th career start…over his first 27 career Major League starts (22 in 2023, three in ’22, one in ’21, one in ’20), is 7-9 with a 4.47 ERA (129.0IP, 137H, 73R/64ER, 37BB,122K, 17HR)…has tossed at least 5.0IP in 12 of his last 13 starts and 15 of his last 18 starts after not doing so in his first nine career starts.
Is 7-6 with a 4.38 ERA (109.0IP, 53ER) and 102K in 22 starts in 2023…tossed a career-high-tying 6.0IP on 5/9 vs. Oakland, 6/6 vs. Chicago-AL and 7/15 at Colorado…recorded a career-high-tying 8K on 4/23 vs. Toronto, 4/28 at Texas and 7/15 at Colorado.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:
WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have won three straight games following a 2-11 stretch as they continue a six-game, seven-day homestand tonight vs. the Yankees.
RHP Touki Toussaint, who owns a 1.20 ERA (2 ER/15.0 IP) and 0.80 WHIP in four games (two starts) at home for the White Sox, is scheduled to start.
The Sox opened the homestand last night with 5-1 victory over Gerrit Cole and the Yankees.
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 trip to Texas (0-3) and Cleveland (2-1) from 8/1-6 and 2-4 on their last homestand vs. the Cubs (0-2) and Cleveland (2-2) from 7/25-30
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The White Sox are looking for their first four-game winning streak since 6/2-8 (season-high five in a row).
The Sox have won five of their last six games against the Yankees since 5/22/22, allowing just 10 runs in that span.
The White Sox have won three of their last four home games, giving up eight runs in that stretch.
Elvis Andrus is 8-15 (.533) with four doubles, one home run, five RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases in his last four games, including back-to-back multihit eff orts on 8/5-6 at Cleveland.
Eloy Jiménez is a .327/.379/.673 (17-52) hitter with six home runs and 16 RBI in 14 career games against the Yankees … Luis Hobert Jr. owns a .328/.371/.483 (19-58) slash line in 14 games against the Yankees.
TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS
Prior to tonight’s game, the White Sox reinstated RHP Gregory Santos from the Bereavement List and optioned RHP Edgar Navarro to Class AAA Charlotte.
Santos, 23, was placed on the Bereavement List on Saturday … he is 2-0 with a 2.75 ERA (16 ER/52.1 IP), two saves and 52 strikeouts over a team-high 47 games this season.
LAST NIGHT’S RECAP
Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the second inning, and the White Sox added three insurance runs in the eighth en route to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees.
Dylan Cease threw 5.1 scoreless IP, allowing just one hit with a career-high tying seven walks and six strikeouts for his first win at home since 4/5 vs. San Francisco.
Brent Honeywell (0.2 scoreless IP) earned a hold in his Sox debut, and Lane Ramsey (1 ER/1.0 IP) posted his first career hold with his first two career strikeouts.
Bryan Shaw recorded the final six outs for his 16th career save and second of 2.0 IP … Shaw struck out four batters, his most in a game since 7/30/19 vs. the Dodgers (career-high six).
Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run double in the eighth to become the 10th player in Sox history (27th time) to record 30-plus doubles and homers in one season.
The Sox won their first series opener since 7/7 vs. St. Louis.
ROBERT’S REMARKABLE RUN
Luis Robert Jr. last night became the 10th player in White Sox history (27th time) to record 30-plus doubles and 30-plus home runs in a season.
Robert Jr. is the only player in MLB this season to record those numbers (Mookie Betts has 30 homers and 29 doubles).
Below is additional information from his season to date.
Ranks among the American League leaders in numerous categories, including home runs (2nd, 30), slugging percentage (2nd, .558) and extra-base hits (2nd, 61);
Is the only player in MLB with 25-plus doubles, 30-plus homers, 60- plus RBI, 70-plus runs scored and 10-plus stolen bases;
Owns the single-season club record for homers by a CF, and is just the 23rd player in Sox history (52x) to hit 30 or more in a season;
Is on pace for 43 home runs, which would tie HOF Frank Thomas (2000) for third in Sox history behind Albert Belle (49 in 1998) and Jermaine Dye (44 in 2006);
THAT’S A FIRST
Lane Ramsey retired all four batters on nine pitches in his MLB debut on Sunday at Cleveland, 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.
Per STATS, Peralta and Lambert became the seventh teammates in Sox history to record their first win and save in the same game and first since Matt Foster (save) and Codi Heuer (win) on 8/1/20 at Kansas City.
WHITE SOX VS. NEW YORK YANKEES
The White Sox lead the season series, 3-1, recording a 5-1 victory last night after winning two of three games at Yankee Stadium from 6/6-8.
The Sox are hitting .187/.263/.382 (23-123) with seven home runs and a 2.83 ERA (11 ER/35.0 IP) and have outscored the Yankees, 14-11.
The White Sox are 1-6-1 in the last eight season matchups (since 2014), going 23-34 during that span (12-17 at home).
LOOKING FOR AN EDGE VS. THE EAST
The White Sox are 7-16 against the American League teams this season, going 5-9 at home and 2-7 on the road … they have been outscored, 128-62, and swept three times.
By comparison, the White Sox combined to go 34-31 vs. the AL East in 2021-22.
STARTING PITCHER – #47 TOUKI TOUSSAINT RHP
TOUSSAINT AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his seventh start (11th appearance) of the season and third (fifth) at home.
Owns a 1-3 record with a 3.82 ERA (16 ER/37.2 IP), .185 (24-130) opponents average, 22 walks and 36 strikeouts with the White Sox in 2023.
Has worked at least 5.0 IP in five of his last six appearances (four starts) … has struck out 25 during that span.
Is limiting right-handed hitters to a .200/.304/.333 (12- 60) slash line with nine walks and 23 strikeouts this year.
Opponents are batting .158/.340/.184 (6-38) with RISP and .067/.391/.133 (1-15) with RISP/two-outs this year.
Was claimed off waivers by the White Sox on 6/20 after being designated for assignment by Cleveland on 6/17.
Made his major-league debut with Atlanta on 8/13/18 vs. Miami, allowing one run on two hits over 6.0 IP.
Was originally selected by Arizona in the first round (16th overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
LAST START
Suffered the loss on 8/3 at Texas … allowed four runs on five hits with four walks and a season-high nine strikeouts across 5.1 IP.
Marked his third career start recording nine-plus strikeouts (last on 7/25/23 at Philadelphia with Atlanta, also nine).
Exited in the sixth inning with the White Sox trailing, 4-3 … Chicago lost, 5-3.
Owned a 48.0 first-strike percentage and 9.2 swinging-strike percentage (11 swing and misses) vs. 25 batters … threw 30 sinkers (93.2 mph avg; 95.3 mph max), 27
four-seam fastballs (93.7 avg; 95.2 max), 24 curveballs (76.5 avg; 78.3 max), 15 splitters (87.7 avg; 89.7 max) and two cutters (88.0 avg;88.1 max).
START YOUR ENGINES
Will be making his 30th career start and seventh this year (sixth with Chicago).
Has gone 6-11 with a 5.24 ERA (78 ER/134.0 IP), .230 (113-492) opponents average, 77 walks and 139 strikeouts in his 29 starts (five quality).
Is 1-4 with a 4.71 ERA (15 ER/28.2 IP) in his six starts this year.
START STRONG
Is holding batters to a .097/.222/.129 (3-31) slash line in his first IP this year.
First batters faced are hitting .182 (6-33) and is limiting opponents to a .194/.329/.348 (83-428) slash line the first time through the order lifetime.
Owns a 2.15 ERA (7 ER/29.1 IP) in the first inning, his lowest career ERA for any inning.
WALK IT OUT
Is averaging 5.88 walks per 9.0 IP (27 BB/41.1 IP), the fifth-highest among MLB pitchers with at least 40.0 IP.
Has walked at least one batter in nine of his 10 appearances and four-plus in five outings this year.
DEBUT ON 35TH AND SHIELDS
Made his White Sox debut on 6/21 vs. Texas, spinning 4.0 hitless IP with two walks and four strikeouts in relief.
Became the second Sox pitcher in franchise history to throw 4.0-plus hitless IP in his White Sox debut, joining Wilson Álvarez who threw a no-hitter on 8/11/91
TELL ME MORE
Has limited right-handers to a career .219/.328/.355 (96-439) slash line while lefties have hit .235/.389/.428 (78-332) against him.
Was named Atlanta’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2018.
Spent time on the IL to start the 2021 season with a right shoulder strain before making his season debut on 7/20 … allowed two runs over 13.2 IP (1.32 ERA) in his first two starts of 2021.
Was designated for assignment by the Braves on 7/2/22 and traded to the Los Angeles Angles … signed as a free agent with the Guardians on 1/4/23.
VS. NEW YORK YANKEES || A.L. EAST
Is scheduled to make his third career appearance (second start) against the New York Yankees and first this year.
Is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA (5 ER/9.0 IP), .152 (5-33) opponent average, two walks and five strikeouts lifetime.
Last faced New York on 8/30/22 at Angel Stadium with the Angels … threw 5.0 scoreless IP in relief, allowing one hit with one walk and two strikeouts.
Is 1-3 with a 7.49 ERA (28 ER/33.2 IP), .258 (34-132) opponents average, 16 walks and 37 strikeouts lifetime against the American League East.
