The New York Yankees are struggling right now and as they are in the midsts of a three game losing streak, they put ace CC Sabathia on the mound, only he isn't pitching like that recently and the team needs him to put in a solid performance more than ever to get this tailspin stopped and to put the team back in the winning column.
The Yankees have over performed by regular standards with injuries to players like Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson as well as Alex Rodriguez and at 57-55 they are teetering on the border of playoffs and looking towards next season. While the Yankees are always looking to win championships, at this rate they are hoping to stay above .500 and they will try and keep up the pace in the race on Wednesday night, as they face off against the White Sox and Hector Santiago after losing 3-2 on Tuesday.
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The Yankees have some beef after a couple of just simply awful calls by the umpires on Tuesday night and now they need to try and salvage the series against the White Sox, who have been one of the worst teams in baseball this season and have only won 42 games themselves. The Six are looking for a sweep with Sabathia on the mound and the Yankees need their bats to wake up, as they rank 27th in the league in both runs and batting average and are in the bottom part of the league in on base and slugging percentage and with the pitching performing not quite up to regular standards, this could be a crucial game for the rest of the season and the way it develops.
The Yankees are always shooting for the playoffs, but with Jeter back on the DL again and the A-Rod situation taking over, losing would exacerbate all that and winning would quiet down some of the critics. The Yankees have been hanging in all year and they will need to try and do that again on Wednesday night in Chicago. The White Sox rank even worse than the Yankees in runs, but that hasn't stopped them from piling on and now Sabathia will be on the mound and he could use a win and he is in the right place for it, as he is 10-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 16 career meetings at Chicago and the Yankees sure need that again.
Rodriguez has made all the headlines since playing during his 211-game suspension and he likely will be in the lineup again on Wednesday. Sabathia will be looking to get out of trouble early and the Yankees bullpen could use a solid start just to keep some of the arms from falling apart down the stretch. Manager Joe Girardi said that he liked what he has seen from Alex and now that Jeter is on the DL again the team needs his bat more than ever.
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