White Sox at Twins 9/28/18 - Game 2 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 7:37 AM ET

The Chicago White Sox open a four-game series on the road Friday against the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox lost Wednesday to the Cleveland Indians 10-2. Chicago hitters struck out nine times against Indians starter Shane Bieber and collected just two hits. Friday the White Sox will play a doubleheader to open the series against the Twins.

Minnesota beat the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Wednesday and will complete a three-game series versus the Tigers on Thursday, before hosting the White Sox on Friday. Johnny Field hit two home runs for the Twins in Wednesday’s win and Jorge Polanco tripled home three runs with the bases jammed.
Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with a .265 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 78. Yolmer Sanchez leads the team in hits with 143, while Daniel Palka is the team leader in home runs with 27. Chicago has a team batting average of .242 while opposing hitters are averaging .253 at the plate against White Sox pitching. On Friday, the White Sox will send Lucas Giolito to the mound. The right-hander this season is 10-12 with an ERA of 5.81, 123 Ks and 86 BBs.

Eddie Rosario leads Minnesota with a .288 batting average and team highs in hits with 161, home runs with 24 and RBIs with 77. Minnesota has a team batting average of .248, while opposing hitters are averaging .258 at the plate against Twins pitching. On Friday, the Twins will send Chase De Jong to the mound. The right-hander this season is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86, 9 Ks and 5 BBs.

Minnesota has played well at home going 25-12 over the last 37 and 19-9 over the last 28 at home versus right-handed starters. In addition, the Twins have won 22 of the last 30 home games against teams with a losing record on the road. Chicago has lost each of Giolito’s last 5 starts on the road. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 7-4.

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