Preview: Yankees at White Sox (5/23/14)

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Hiroki Kuroda (3-3, 4.61 ERA) will be up against Hector Noesi (0-4, 7.31 ERA) in game two against the White Sox. Kuroda picked up a win in his last outing, holding the Pirates to three runs over six innings in the first game of a doubleheader. He has logged quality starts in three of his four starts this month. After posting a 5.28 ERA in five April starts, he has a 3.86 ERA so far in May.

Even with Jose Abreu out, Joe Girardi knows Kuroda will have his hands full with a revamped Chicago lineup. "I noticed they scored seven runs on Monday and seven on Tuesday, so I mean this is a club that I think is second in the American League in runs scored," Girardi said. "So they're going to score runs and we're going to have to find a way to shut them down."

Noesi made his MLB debut in 2011 with the Yankees and now will face his former team for his fifth start of the year. He had a brief stint in the pen for Chicago where he worked on his mechanics and built arm strength, allowing him to be able to go deeper into games. "It's been like 90 percent already," Noesi said of how far he's come with his mechanical adjustments. "It's pretty good and then I think I've been throwing bullpen last few days and I feel better for tomorrow, do whatever I have to do." The last time he started on a regular basis was 2012.

40 year old Ichiro Suzuki came into the season as the Yank's fifth outfielder, but since Carlos Beltran hit the DL, he has seen his playing time increase. He didn't start in Thursday's series opener, but came through with a pinch hit single during a two run ninth inning rally that was all for not. "He's going to play more," Girardi said before Thursday's game. "I didn't play him tonight because of the left hander. That's simply the reason. But he's been productive for us and he's done a good job"

Notes on the game

Dellin Betances leads all Major League relievers with 45 strikeouts. He is holding batters to a .156 (14-90) average so far this season.

The Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games against the Yankees dating back to last season. They have won seven straight home games against the Bombers.

The Yankees are 3-5 in their last eight games decided by two runs or fewer.

Mark Teixeira has 19 RBIs in his last 19 games.

First pitch at 8:10 PM on MY9