White Sox vs Yankees Preview: Young arms take the capes to NYC

The Yankees are on fire. They're 44-27 and just won their last three games. Look at what happened yesterday — the Yankees crushed the White Sox 10-5 at home. Paul Goldschmidt and Ben Rice are swinging hot bats. The Sox came in 38-33, and they're struggling on the road. Chicago lost their last game badly. Now they're back at Yankee Stadium facing Ryan Weathers on the mound. The Yankees' lineup is hungry. Every time Chicago pitches, New York's hitters are ready to strike. This is a team that wants to keep winning.

Sean Burke gets the ball for the White Sox on Thursday night. He's a young pitcher the team is counting on to develop. Burke posted a 7.44 ERA this season, which is not great. The White Sox are rebuilding their pitching staff with guys like him. They need Burke to step up and throw strikes. The Yankees have seen plenty of fastballs fly past their batters this season. But the New York hitters won't back down. Burke knows he's facing one of the toughest lineups in baseball. This is his chance to show he belongs at the big-league level.

The White Sox need this one bad. They just lost to the Yankees 10-5 yesterday. The day before, it was even worse — they fell 12-2. Both games happened right here at Yankee Stadium. Chicago's bats have gone quiet in New York. The Yankees' pitching and defense kept them in trouble. Now the Sox have to find a way to win with young Sean Burke on the mound. Do they have enough left in the tank to steal a game before heading home?