New York at Chicago

The Yankees lost the opener in Chicago last night as the White Sox won 5-1. The Yankees need to string together some wins or their playoff chances are going to disappear. They have a quietly hot larke Schmidt on the mound tonight. Schmidt looked overmatched early in the season when the Yankees went 4-12 in his first 16 starts. he remained in the rotation due to the fact that the Yankees have starters on the IL. He has responded by leading the Yankees to six straight wins and has quietly seen opponents score four or fewer runs in 12 of his last 13 starts. The Yankees have won 10 of their last 15 here, and I will back the New York Yankees in this one.