Left-hander Carlos Rodon has a pretty simple strategy when he takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the New York Yankees try to complete a three-game series sweep over the visiting Chicago White Sox. “I just want to go out there and give our team a chance to win every night,” Rodon told the New York Post after his last start on Tuesday, a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. “Try to keep the team in the game and let the boys work. These guys are pretty good.” Rodon isn’t kidding. The American League East leaders have won a season-high six games in a row as well as a league-high 32 games. Their 6-1 win over the White Sox on Saturday afternoon clinched their 12th series win in 15 series to begin the season, the sixth time in franchise history that’s happened. The Yankees belted four more home runs Saturday, including a pair by Juan Soto, to increase their major-league-leading total to 66, tied with the Baltimore Orioles. New York is the only team in the big leagues with three players with 10 or more homers in Aaron Judge (12), Giancarlo Stanton (11) and Soto (11). As for the pitching, Yankees starters have compiled a 0.46 ERA over their last six games highlighted by rookie Luis Gil’s 14-strikeout effort over six innings on Saturday, breaking the team rookie record of 13 set by Orlando Hernandez against the Texas Rangers on Aug. 13, 1998. Coincidentally, El Duque threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game.
