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This evening\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game on BBC Radio sees us heading back to Chicago for the second straight week, this time to the South Side as the Chicago White Sox host the New York Yankees.\u00c2\u00a0 First pitch is scheduled for 19.05, with the BBC show beginning five minutes earlier.\u00c2\u00a0 You can listen in via DAB radio and Digital TV.<\/p>\n
The legion of Yankee fans in the UK will be glad to have their team on the show for the first time after a late switch two weeks ago meant that their game against the Kansas City Royals couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be broadcast.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
In contrast, this will be the White Sox\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s third appearance on the BBC and their starring role has proved to be a lucky charm for them on the first two occasions against the Royals and the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.\u00c2\u00a0 With due respect to Kansas City and Oakland, tonight\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game will be Chicago\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strongest test so far of keeping their BBC winning run rolling.<\/p>\n
The series so far<\/strong><\/p>\n As us neutrals always hope for, the series is level heading into this game after the first two were split.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The White Sox pounded A.J. Burnett on Friday night for nine runs in just 3.1 innings as Chicago opened the series with a 9-4 victory.\u00c2\u00a0 The runs continued to flow yesterday, but this time it was the Yankees who jumped on the starting pitcher, with John Danks being punted for eight earned runs in 4.1 innings.\u00c2\u00a0 The White Sox were able to bring around five runs against CC Sabathia over his seven innings of work, but he still walked away with his eighteenth win of the season.<\/p>\n Both teams are firmly in the playoff mix as the Yankees are level with the Rays at the top of the AL East on 79-50, while the White Sox are 4.5 games behind the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins.\u00c2\u00a0 However, the other similarity between the two is that both are battling with injuries at the worst possible time.<\/p>\n New York has Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Lance Berkman and Damaso Marte on the Disabled List and Mark Teixeira\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s status is uncertain as he left yesterday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game after the second inning due to an injury to his right thumb.\u00c2\u00a0 Meanwhile the White Sox\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bullpen was dealt a severe blow on Wednesday as both J.J. Putz and Matt Thornton were placed on the DL.<\/p>\n Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s starting pitchers<\/strong><\/p>\n With their two best relievers on the shelf, the White Sox need their starting pitchers to go deep into games more than ever over the next couple of weeks.\u00c2\u00a0 Gavin Floyd<\/strong> has that task today.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n This is his second appearance on the BBC and he performed well the first time, pitching seven strong innings to pick up a win against the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.\u00c2\u00a0 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s had mixed results since then, not least with two disappointing appearances back-to-back against the Minnesota Twins.\u00c2\u00a0 Floyd got back on track last time out, conceding just two runs over seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n