White Sox at Twins 9/29/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox will play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox were off Thursday and lost Wednesday to the Cleveland Indians 10-2. White Sox hitters struck out nine times against Indians starter Shane Bieber and collected only two hits.

Minnesota defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Thursday. Willians Astudillo knocked in a career-high four runs and Tyler Austin added three RBIs in the Twins win. The win was Minnesota’s second straight. Minnesota won the season series with Chicago 12-7 after winning two of three in the just completed series. The Twins open the series with Chicago on Friday with a doubleheader. 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 Saturday, the White Sox will send Carlos Rodon to the mound. The lefthander this season is 6-7 with an ERA of 3.61, 88 Ks and 51 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 .249, while opposing hitters are averaging .258 at the plate against Twins pitching. On Saturday, the Twins will send Kyle Gibson to the mound. The right-hander this season is 9-13 with an ERA of 3.68, 172 Ks and 76 BBs.