New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox play in game 2 of series

Updated Jul. 28, 2026 4:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

New York Yankees (60-46, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (55-50, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (3-5, 3.92 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); White Sox: Anthony Kay (7-4, 4.30 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -136, White Sox +112; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago has a 55-50 record overall and a 32-20 record at home. White Sox hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks eighth in the AL.

New York has gone 34-23 on the road and 60-46 overall. The Yankees lead the AL with 152 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

The teams square off Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Yankees are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Antonacci has a .281 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 14 doubles, two triples and seven home runs. Chase Meidroth is 11 for 35 with a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Ben Rice has 18 doubles, three triples and 31 home runs for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 12 for 34 with four doubles and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .238 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Yankees: 6-4, .208 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Cody Bellinger: day-to-day (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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