White Sox-Yankees Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Javier Vazquez in this game. Vazquez has a 12-13 record and a 4.13 ERA this season. The Yankees will counter Vazquez with Mike Mussina. Righthander Mussina has a 3.63 ERA to go along with a 17-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees scored all their runs in the seventh and eighth innings in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the White Sox, as -145 favorites. The game's six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5). Johnny Damon belted a two-run dinger to lead the Yankees. Brian Bruney picked up the win in relief and improved to 3-0. Jermaine Dye drove in the lone run for the White Sox, who were +130 underdogs. Clayton Richard gave up two runs over 6 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Chicago: 84-67 SU New York: 81-71 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Baltimore are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road Chi White Sox are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Yankees Chi White Sox are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox NY Yankees are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Friday, September 19 NY Yankees home to Baltimore, Friday, September 19