New York @ Chicago preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 7, 2018 ) NY Yankees 4, Chi. White Sox 3

The New York Yankees are going to need ace Luis Severino to turn things around if they have any chance in October, and they may have seen some positives in his most recent outing. Severino will try to build on a strong finish in his last start when he gets the nod Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox.

"I feel like he found some things tonight," manager Aaron Boone told reporters after Severino allowed one run over his final 4 2/3 innings at Fenway Park on Friday. "I just wanted to let him know how proud of the effort I was of him and the way he competed. And that this is a step forward for him. Hopefully something that he can take into his next start." The Yankees are going for the sweep and could use some length out of Severino after burning through six relievers to survive a 13-inning affair Tuesday night. Giancarlo Stanton slugged a two-run homer in the 10th and Miguel Andujar's RBI single in the 13th gave New York a 4-3 win and kept it within nine games of the first-place Boston Red Sox. Chicago has a total of three runs and nine hits in 22 innings through the first two games of the series.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, YES (New York), NBCS Chicago

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Luis Severino (14-5, 3.08 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Lucas Giolito (7-8, 5.97)

Severino gave up four runs overall across 5 2/3 innings of the loss to the Boston Red Sox and he is 1-3 with an 8.28 ERA over his last five starts. He has surrendered eight home runs in that span after allowing a total of six through his first 18 starts. The 24-year-old allowed one run over seven innings in his only prior outing at Guaranteed Rate Field last season.

Giolito is coming off one of his best starts of the year after giving up one run and a season low-tying two hits over seven innings in a no-decision at Tampa Bay on Friday. He is 2-1 with a 3.19 ERA over his last five appearances, posting four quality starts in that span. The former first-round pick will be facing the Yankees for the first time.

WALK-OFFS

1. White Sox 1B Jose Abreu slugged a game-tying two-run shot to answer Stanton in the 10th and become the 18th player in major-league history to hit 20-plus homers in each of his first five seasons.

2. Stanton has four two-hit efforts in his last six games.

3. Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury, who had yet to play this season due to a variety of ailments, underwent season-ending hip surgery.

PREDICTION: Yankees 6, White Sox 3