Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox 9/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/02/2022 at 10:46 PM ET

On Saturday, the Minnesota Twins play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Chicago White Sox. Minnesota is 67-62 following its 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Minnesota. The Twins are second in the American League Central, just one game behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

First baseman Luis Arraez is batting .318 to lead Minnesota and has team-highs in hits with 140 and on-base percentage at .383. Center fielder Byron Buxton is the leader in home runs with 28 and second baseman Jorge Polanco is the leader in RBIs with 56. On Saturday, the Minnesota Twins will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander is 6-7 with a 4.17 ERA, 126 Ks and 43 BBs.

The Chicago White Sox improved to 65-66 following a 7-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. A.J. Pollock and Andrew Vaughn each had a two-run home run and one single in the victory for Chicago. The White Sox have won two straight and Chicago is third in the American League Central, four games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

First baseman Jose Abreu is batting .308 to lead Chicago and has team highs in hits with 152 and on-base percentage at .385. Designated hitter Andrew Vaughn is the leader in home runs with 15 and RBIs with 63. On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox will send Dylan Cease to the mound. The right-hander is 12-6 with a 2.27 ERA, 190 Ks and 62 BBs.

Minnesota starting pitcher Tyler Mahle has had two consecutive strong outings allowing no runs on three hits across 8 ⅓ innings resulting in a pair of 4-0 victories for the Twins. Chicago starter Dylan Cease is coming off a 3-2 loss to Arizona but gave up just two runs across eight innings and therefore the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in each of Mahle’s last two starts and each of Cease’s last three. Final Score Prediction, Chicago White Sox win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.

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