The Yankees are on their longest winning streak of the year, having taken six in a row with the chance to extend it against a very beatable team. You can’t look past any team in MLB, but New York has plated at least ten runs in three straight, and four of their last five. The offense is clicking right now, and just need the rookie Cam Schlittler to keep pace.

Although in truth, Schlittler may be the one setting the pace, or at least has been to this point. The rookie has a 2.76 ERA in his first eight MLB starts, and while his FIP is a run and a half higher, there are some obvious fixes. He doesn’t strike out as many batters as he did in the minors, where he consistently ran marks north of 30 percent. He’s walked a few too many batters, and herein lies the next step for the youngster. His stuff is as impressive as anyone — it just takes watching a couple innings to see that — but against a weaker offense like the White Sox, today may be a good day to try out learning how to pitch, not just throw.

Shane Smith is in a fairly similar position, with a very live fastball, little MLB experience, and a lot of fun to watch as the South Side’s only All-Star representative. He even has the same struggles as Cam, with fewer strikeouts and more walks than he did at Triple-A, though he doesn’t issue free passes at quite the same rate. If you want to know why pitching these days is so much better than it used to be, just watch the radar gun in this one.

Giancarlo Stanton grabs the pine today, with Jasson Domínguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger left to right in the outfield. Ben Rice draws the assignment at first, with Austin Wells behind the plate.

How to Watch:

Location: Rate Field, Chicago, IL

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Eastern

TV broadcast: YES (NYY) | CHSN (CWS)

Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY) | ESPN Chicago WMVP 1000 AM, Sox Espanol (CWS)

Online stream: Gotham Sports App, MLB.tv (out-of-market only)

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