Scouting: Yankees @ Sox

Posted August 26, 2010 11:00 pm

By Mike Spellman

White Sox vs. New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular FieldTV: Comcast SportsNet Friday and Sunday; Channel 9 SaturdayRadio: WSCR 670-AMPitching matchups: The White Sox' Freddy Garcia (10-5) vs. A.J. Burnett (9-11) Friday at 7:10 p.m.; John Danks (12-8) vs. CC Sabathia (17-5) Saturday at 6:05 p.m.; Gavin Floyd (9-10) vs. Ivan Nova (0-0) Sunday at 1:05 p.m.At a glance: The Yankees roll into town fresh from a day off and in a neck-and-neck battle with Tampa Bay for the top spot in the AL East. They will be without third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who is nursing a calf injury. The White Sox haven't won the season series from the Yankees since 2003. With the three games left this weekend, New York holds a 2-1 advantage. The Yankees' last win in a road series was July 26-29 in Cleveland. New York has lost a series to Tampa Bay and to Toronto sandwiched around splits in Texas and Kansas City.Up next: Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, Monday-Wednesday

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