The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins meet Thursday in MLB action from Target Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Chicago White Sox will be sending Michael Soroka to the mound here who is 0-3 with a 7.50 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. This will be Soroka’s second career start against the Twins. Simeon Woods-Richardson is slated to get the start for Minnesota and is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox come into this game trying to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Twins, losing Wednesday’s matchup 6-3. The loss was Chicago’s 6th straight after being swept by the Phillies in the previous series of this road trip. The White Sox were outhit 13-4 in the losing effort but did muster up a pair of solo home runs in the loss.
Where Is The Offense Coming From For The White Sox?
Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with 16 hits including 6 doubles, 3 home runs and 10 RBIs along with a .246 batting average and .359 OBP. Paul DeJong also has 3 home runs while Andrew Vaughn’s put up a team-high 27 strikeouts so far this season. DeJong and Dominic Fletcher each have a team-high 4 doubles while Braden Shewmake has 4 stolen bases as well this season.
Chicago White Sox Team Facts
- The White Sox have lost each of their last nine games after playing the previous day.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line 10 of their last 11 games at Target Field against teams that held a losing record.
- The White Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five Thursday games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the White Sox’s last four day games against American League opponents.
- The White Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games.
Minnesota Twins Recap
The Minnesota Twins will hope to complete the sweep of the White Sox after disappointing series against the Tigers and Orioles the week prior. Before this three-game win streak, the Twins lost the series at home against Detroit and were swept in Baltimore by a combined score of 22-9. The Twins will meet the Angels, White Sox, and Red Sox after this series.
Twins Starting To Heat Up At The Plate
Byron Buxton and Alex Kirilloff each have a team-high 19 hits so far for the Twins with Buxton logging a team-high 7 doubles and 10 RBIs while Kirilloff has 3 triples and 5 doubles as well. Edouard Julien also has a team-high 5 home runs with 7 RBIs and 29 strikeouts while Willi Castro’s added 30 strikeouts to lead the Twins in that department this season. Ryan Jeffers has 3 home runs with a team-high 12 RBIs and 5 doubles of his own and Austin Martin also has 5 doubles as well this season.
Minnesota Twins Team Facts
- The Twins have won each of their last eight home games against the White Sox.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last 10 games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five day games between the White Sox and Twins.
White Sox vs. Twins Prediction
I’m on the Twins -1.5 in this game. I’ll be perfectly honest, I haven’t been on the Twins much this season, but as bad as they’ve been in spots, especially when it comes to striking out at the plate, the White Sox offense has been practically non-existent. That’s not going to work when you look at Michael Soroka’s stat lines this season, as he’s been getting hit hard early and often this year and has been prone to allowing four or more runs in his starts which doesn’t bode well for a White Sox team that struggles to plate three runs at the best of times. Give me Minnesota -1.5 in this one.