Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox 9/17/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Thursday afternoon MLB action, the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox will wrap up an important series from Guaranteed Rate Field. Last night, OF Byron Buzton crushed a two-run blast to spark Minnesota to a 5-1 road victory. Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano also went deep for the Twins, who improved to 31-20 on the year.

Thirty-two year old righty Kenta Maeda (5-1 2.43 ERA) has been a huge addition to the Minnesota rotation. Through 55 plus innings, Maeda has struck out 63 batters while posting a ridiculous 0.74 WHIP.

The Chicago White Sox have won 16 of their 26 home games and lead Minnesota by two games for the top spot in the AL Central Division. On Wednesday, Chicago batters managed just two hits and struck out ten times. SP Lucas Giolito (4-3) gave up three runs in six innings and took the loss for the White Sox (32-17).

Chicago skipper Rick Renteria has yet to name a starting pitcher for this matchup. The White Sox currently rank third in the majors with a 3.43 team ERA and have logged 16 quality starts.