Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
↓ ERA trending down lately
↑ ERA trending up lately
No prior plate appearances vs this starter in our data.
Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays (2026-07-19). Sean Burke vs Trey Yesavage at Rogers Centre.
Starters — Sean Burke has a 3.41 ERA and 1.17 WHIP over 105.2 innings, with 9.79 K/9, 2.81 BB/9, and 1.11 HR/9. His last three starts were strong: 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 9 K, 0 BB; 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 11 K, 0 BB; and 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 3 BB. The trend is down, and his recent form shows swing-and-miss stuff with excellent control. Trey Yesavage has a 3.72 ERA and 1.16 WHIP over 75.0 innings, with 8.28 K/9, 4.68 BB/9, and 0.84 HR/9. His last three starts were uneven: 1.2 IP, 4 ER, 1 K, 7 BB; 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB; and 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB. The trend is up, but the most recent outing raises a clear command concern after seven walks in just 1.2 innings.
Teams — Chicago enters with a .731 OPS and 466 runs scored, backed by a 4.09 team ERA and 1.32 WHIP. The White Sox are 6-4 over their last 10 games, and their offense has been the more productive unit in this matchup by both OPS and total runs. Toronto has a .690 OPS and 397 runs scored, with a 4.15 team ERA and 1.30 WHIP. The Blue Jays are 4-6 in their last 10 games, and while their pitching ratios are close to Chicago’s, the lineup has produced less overall.
Chicago’s lineup has no MLB history against Trey Yesavage. Sam Antonacci, Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery, Andrew Benintendi, Braden Montgomery, Randal Grichuk, Tristan Peters, and Drew Romo have not faced him in the majors. That makes this a completely unfamiliar matchup for the entire visiting order.
Toronto has at least seen Sean Burke before, though the results are mixed. Nathan Lukes owns the best line in this group at 1-for-2 in 3 PA with a 2.667 OPS, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 1-for-3 in 5 PA with a .933 OPS and Andrés Giménez is 1-for-4 with a .500 OPS. Ernie Clement is hitless in 2 at-bats, going 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS, and both Kazuma Okamoto and Daulton Varsho are hitless in 3 at-bats, each 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Sean Keys, Brandon Valenzuela, and Jonatan Clase have no MLB history versus Burke.
The Blue Jays clearly have more familiarity with the opposing starter, with six hitters carrying prior matchup data against Burke. The White Sox, by contrast, are seeing Yesavage for the first time across the board.