The absence of White Sox ace Chris Sale from the rotation will finally end Thursday when he starts against the Yankees.
Elbow soreness has prevented Sale from pitching since April 17, before which he was on a roll. He had won three of his four starts and compiled a 2.30 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings. All but one of the outs he recorded in his last rehab start covering four innings was a strikeout.