Yankees Preview: The first-place White Sox come to the Bronx for three

Gerrit Cole gets the start against the Red-Hot Chicago White Sox.

Gerrit Cole pitches tonight | CREDIT: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

NEW YORK — The Yankees return from a 5-1 road trip to take on the first-place Chicago White Sox in the Bronx.

The Yankees are 7-4 without Aaron Judge, which is impressive because of how much the team typically relies on him and his otherworldly production. The Yankees’ lineup has been getting contributions from players all throughout the lineup, which is really good to see from a team that is second in WAR, only to the Dodgers.

Prior to the game, the Yankees announced that catcher Austin Wells is going to begin a rehab assignment with the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

First pitch Tuesday will be at 7:05pm on the YES Network.

Here is how the Yankees will line up today:

New York Yankees@Yankees

Back in the Bronx. #RepBX

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With Jasson Dominguez out of the lineup due to having his tooth pulled, Josè Caballero is in right field and Anthony Volpe back at shortstop. J.C. Escarra is catching Austin Wells once again.

Here is how the White Sox will line up today:

Chicago White Sox@whitesox

Rested and ready to go

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Pitching Matchup

Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.45)

Gerrit Cole has been solid since coming back from his TJ surgery rehab. His last two starts have both come against the Guardians, and one was a struggle and a loss, and the other was a laborious outing not helped by his defense. Seeing another team, particularly one that strikes out the third most in baseball, should bode well for Cole and the Yankees.

Here is how Cole has fared against the White Sox in his career (note that only two members of their team have faced Cole in their careers)

White Sox RHP Davis Martin (9-2, 2.41)

Davis Martin has been one of the better starting pitchers across baseball so far this season. The Yankees luck out seeing Martin on the road, where his ERA this season is close to four, whereas at home his ERA is just over one. The Yankees have also had some success against Martin in the past, but he will be a tough test for the Bombers’ lineup.

Here is how Martin has fared against the Yankees in his career