White Sox at Twins 9/17/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Chicago White Sox visit the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday to play game two of a three-game series. The White Sox lost to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday 11-10. Chicago lost after Jose Ruiz issued a bases loaded walk to Tom Murphy in the ninth inning to force in the game-winning run for the Mariners. The White Sox have lost four of their last five overall.
Minnesota lost on Sunday to the Cleveland Indians 7-5. Nevertheless, the Twins won two of three in the crucial weekend series to extend their lead atop the American League Central to 4 ½ games over the Indians. Eddie Rosario hit a pair of home runs in the loss while Miguel Sano and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep. The Twins now have four players with 30 home runs or more on the season.
Tim Anderson leads Chicago with a .332 batting average. Jose Abreu is the team leader in home runs with 33, RBIs with 117 and in hits with 165. Chicago is batting .257 while its opponents are averaging .264. On Tuesday, the White Sox will send Lucas Giolito to the mound. The right-hander is 14-9 with an ERA of 3.41, 228 Ks and 57 BBs.
Jorge Polanco leads Minnesota in batting average with .302 and in hits with 178. Max Kepler is the Minnesota team leader in home runs with 37, and Eddie Rosario leads in RBIs with 99. Minnesota has a .270 batting average while opponents are batting .256. On Tuesday, the Twins will send Martin Perez to the mound. The lefthander is 10-7 with an ERA of 4.89, 125 Ks and 64 BBs
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The Chicago White Sox have won just 1 of the last 5 head-to-head with the Twins and 2 of the last 10 played at Minnesota. Chicago has lost each of Giolito’s last 4 starts and 4 of the right-hander’s last 5 starts versus an opponent with a winning record. The Twins have won 12 of the last 16 when facing a right-handed starter. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 7-3.