Coming off two straight losses, one with the ace of the staff on the hill, the Yankees need to turn things around quickly if they want to stay relevant in the AL playoff race. With just a 10.5-percent shot at the postseason per FanGraphs, the rebound has to come quickly. Fortunately this series with the White Sox is still eminently winnable, and their starter is on a decent enough run of solid outings.
Yes, that’s not exactly a roaring endorsement, but we’re looking for positives here. Clarke Schmidt has a 3.65 ERA going back to the start of June, and while he’ll never go more than 5.