White Sox at Twins 8/20/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox visit the Minnesota Twins for the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday against their American League Central rival. Chicago was beaten on Sunday by the Los Angeles Angels 9-2. Dylan Cease suffered the loss and fell to 2-6. Eloy Jimenez hit a home run and a triple in the loss for Chicago.

Minnesota won its fourth straight on Sunday after defeating the Texas Rangers 6-3 and swept Texas in a four-game series for the first time ever. Minnesota has taken back first place in the American League Central after losing it to Cleveland last weekend. The Twins now lead Cleveland by 2 ½ games starting the week. Yoan Moncada leads Chicago with a .301 batting average. Jose Abreu is the team leader in home runs with 26, RBIs with 89 and in hits with 134. Chicago is batting .255 while its opponents are averaging .264. On Tuesday, the White Sox will send Reynaldo Lopez to the mound. The right-hander is 7-10 with an ERA of 5.29, 129 Ks and 54 BBs.

Jorge Polanco is leading Minnesota with a .295 batting average and in hits with 146. Max Kepler is the Minnesota team leader in home runs with 33 while Eddie Rosario leads in RBIs with 82. Minnesota has a .271 batting average while opponents are batting .254. On Tuesday, the Twins will send Michael Pineda to the mound. The right-hander is 8-5 with an ERA of 4.20, 109 Ks and 24 BBs.