Yankees-White Sox Lines Preview

The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field. Righthander Sergio Mitre will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Mitre is 1-0 this season with a 5.90 ERA. Starting this game for the White Sox will be Clayton Richard. The lefthander has a 4.73 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. DeWayne Wise drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Thursday, as the White Sox defeated the Yankees 3-2. The White Sox won the game as +100 underdogs, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Gordon Beckham had two hits and drove in one run for the White Sox. Matt Thornton gave up one run in relief and pulled off his fifth win. Nick Swisher homered in a losing cause for the Yankees, who were -120 favorites. Phil Hughes surrendered the winning run and was saddled with the loss. Team records: New York: 62-40 SU Chicago: 52-51 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Chi White Sox are 9-1 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox NY Yankees are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing Chi White Sox NY Yankees are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games on the road Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Chi White Sox are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing NY Yankees Chi White Sox are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games Next up: Chi White Sox home to NY Yankees, Saturday, August 1