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The 6-5 Chicago White Sox visit the 8-4 New York Yankees for the first game of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York tonight. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET and can be seen on WGN. The betting lines for this game opened with the hosting Yankees as a -138 moneyline favorite over the White Sox. The O/U line for this game is on the the MLB betting board at 8.5 runs.
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In their last game the White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 in 10 innings with Avisail Garcia hitting a HR for Chicago in the 10th. In the game the White Scored three runs on 10 hits and Minnesota scored one run on seven hits.
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In their last game the Yankees won their 7th in a row with a 9-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the game the Yankees scored nine runs on 13 hits and the Cardinals scored three runs on nine hits.
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This season the White Sox rank tied for 27th in the Majors in runs scored and 3rd in team ERA.
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The Yankees rank tied for 14th in the Majors in runs scored and 5th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Chicago: Derek Holland (1-1, 1.50 ERA)<br />
New York: Jordan Montgomery (0-0, 3.86 ERA)
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Derek Holland takes the hill for the first game in this AL series and in his last start he did not give up any earned runs in six innings in a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. In two starts this season he has given up two earned runs in 12 innings of work. The White Sox are 1-1 in Holland’s two starts of the season where they have only given him three runs of support. In 10 career appearances, including nine starts, Holland has not fared well facing New York going 1-6 with a less than stellar ERA of 6.59. This is only his 3rd start for the White Sox after spending his first eight seasons in the Majors with the Texas Rangers.
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Jordan Montgomery gets the starting nod for the Yankees and his last start was his MLB debut where he went four innings and struck out seven where he took a no decision in an 8-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Montgomery was solid in Spring Training in six appearances, including two starts, going 1-0 with an ERA of 3.20 and in 19 innings of work he struck out 17 batters.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Yankees are 13-5 in their last 18 games against the White Sox.
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The Yankees are 22-7 in their last29 home games against the White Sox.
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In the last 7 games between these teams in New York the Under record is 5-2.
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This season the Yankees are 6-0 at home and the White Sox are 4-2 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Chicago White Sox: 6-5 SU / O/U 3-8 / Run Line W/L 7-4<br />
New York Yankees: 8-4 SU / O/U 7-5 / Run Line W/L 8-4
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Chicago at New York Key Betting Trends<br />
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CWS is 4-1 in their last 5 road games
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CWS is 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter
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CWS has an Under record of 8-1 in their last 9 games
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NYY is 7-0 in their last 7 games
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NYY is 19-7 in their last 26 home games
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NYY has an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>WHITE SOX</b><br />
[P] 04/06/2017 - Jake Petricka 10-day DL (4/5) ( Arm )<br />
[3B] 04/16/2017 - Todd Frazier "?" Monday vs. New York Yankees ( Illness )<br />
[C] 04/14/2017 - Geovany Soto 10-day DL (4/12) ( Elbow )<br />
[LF] 04/14/2017 - Melky Cabrera out indefinitely ( Personal )<br />
[CF] 04/01/2017 - Charlie Tilson 10-day DL (3/30) ( Foot )<br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Carlos Rodon 10-day DL (3/30) ( Arm )
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<b>YANKEES</b><br />
[1B] 04/02/2017 - Tyler Austin 60-day DL (4/2) ( Ankle )<br />
[DH] 04/16/2017 - Matt Holliday "?" Monday vs. Chicago White Sox ( Back )<br />
[SS] 04/02/2017 - Didi Gregorius 10-day DL (03/30) ( Shoulder )<br />
[C] 04/09/2017 - Gary Sanchez 10-day DL (4/9) ( Bicep )
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