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PITTSBURGH (AP) —vish will begin a rehab assignment Sunday with a minor league team to be determined.Signed to a $126-million , six-year contract as a free agent in February, Darvish last pitched for the Cubs on May 20 and is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA in eight starts. He has been sidelined with right triceps tendinitis and an impingement in his right shoulder.Darvish made a rehab start June 25 with Class A South Bend but then felt pain in his arm afterward.“I talked to Yu today and he was very optimistic,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Thursday night before the Cubs played the Pittsburgh Pirates.Maddon would not speculate how many starts Darvish will need to be ready to come off the disabled list.“I would say three would the maximum,” Maddon said. “I would think by three starts that he would be dialed in.” Can the White Sox finally break their atrocious five-game losing streak?"WhiteFanposts FanpostsFanshotsSections AnalysisGame RecapsGamethreadsMinorsOffbeatFull ArchiveExclusives South Side Sox Hall of FameCard of the MonthDeep DiveDigitsFlashbackFranchise FactsKnow Your EnemyMost Essential White SoxRace to the BottomSix Pack of StatsSouth Side SnapSouth Side StumperSSS Literary SupplementSuper Stats PackThe Game I’ll Never ForgetTwitterpatingUnder the RadarView From the Other SideWhite Sox on SB Nation HomeStoriesScheduleRosterStatsWhite Sox on Yahoo! HomeDepth ChartTransactionsMasthead MastheadMeet the Players!Links White Sox Web LinksSouth Side Sox standardsCommunity GuidelinesOdds Shop StubHub 鉁昗hite Sox GamethreadsGamethread: White Sox at YankeesNew,189commentsCan the White Sox finally break their atrocious five-game losing streak?CDTShareTweetShareShareGamethread: White Sox at YankeesA Bronx Tale: Giolito hopes to recapture the mojo from his first start of the season.Jon Durr-USA TODAY SportsThe Chicago White Sox head to the Bronx to try to snap their five-game losing streak. The New York Yankees are home and are themselves trying to break a three-game losing streak, as they were just swept by the Houston Astros. Lucas Giolito is on the mound tonight , looking to recover from his last tough outing against the streaking Mariners. We can only hope Giolito’s outing goes somewhat like his very first start of the season, where he gave up just two earned runs and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. J.A. Happ will be Giolito’s opponent. Happ has only pitched against the Baltimore Orioles this year and has given up six earned runs in 8 ?innings, which isn't too good considering the Orioles were the worst team in baseball last year — and might be this year, too. I like to think the White Sox are a better team than Baltimore and will hopefully be able to score early and often off of Happ. The Yankees have 12 players on the injured list currently, Gary Sanchez being the latest one, officially deactivated before today’s game. Some big-name players on the IL for the Yankees include Miguel Andujar , Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks, Jacoby Ellsbury, Didi Gregorius, Luis Severino, CC Sabathia , and Dellin Betances. The Yankees IL could probably win more games than the 2019 White Sox. Hopefully the White Sox can take advantage of the short-handed Yankees this weekend, and take the series from them. Here is how Ricky Renteria is putting the boys out there today:Tim Anderson is batting second tonight as he holds the highest batting average in baseball, at a red-hot .514. Here’s hoping TA can keep it rolling this weekend, with his new dad strength. Aaron Boone’s lineup for the night:First pitch is 6:05 p.m. CT, with the game broadcast on the WGNs.

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