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White Sox (+232) at Yankees (-255) — 7:05 PM EST
White Sox in: Jose Rondon
White Sox out: Tim Anderson (bruised left ankle)
Tim Anderson left Tuesday’s game with a bruised left ankle and won’t play Wednesday night. The White Sox will roll with Adam Engel, Jose Rondon, and Avisail Garcia at the top of the order in Anderson’s absence. They’re presently implied to score just 3.6 runs, although both offenses could benefit from estimated wind gusts of eight miles per hour blowing out to left field.Overall, each of Garcia, Kevan Smith, Matt Davidson, Nicky Delmonico, and Ryan LaMarre have posted positive wOBA and ISO splits vs. southpaws over the past 12 months. They’ll face off against lefty C.C. Sabathia, who has allowed two or fewer runs in five consecutive starts and racked up at least seven strikeouts in four consecutive starts. Sabathia is set up well against a White Sox lineup that has combined to post a mediocre .306 wOBA vs. left-handed pitchers over the past calendar year – the third-lowest mark in Wednesday’s main slate. He’s especially in play on FanDuel, where Sabathia is the highest-rated pitcher in the Bales Model.
Twins (+157) at Indians (-171) — 7:10 PM EST
Twins out: Jorge Polanco (leg cramps, tightness)
The Twins are without Jorge Polanco, who is dealing with leg cramps and tightness. Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano will bat third and fourth, respectively, for a Twins lineup presently implied to score a respectable 4.1 runs. Rosario in particular is set up well against righty Adam Plutko, as he’s posted a .371 wOBA and .247 ISO vs. right-handed pitchers over the past 12 months. Rosario has also consistently hit the ball in the air recently, as he’s one of just five outfielders in Wednesday’s main slate with a fly-ball rate above 50 percent over the past 15 days. Exposure to Rosario should be focused on FanDuel, where his $3,400 price tag comes with a 99 percent Bargain Rating and a low 2-4 percent projected ownership rate. Plutko will look to do a better job at limiting big hits, as he ranks among the main slate’s bottom-two pitchers in average batted ball distance and fly-ball rate allowed over the past 15 days. The Twins-Indians’ matchup presently has the fifth-most hitter-friendly Weather Rating in Wednesday’s main slate.
