The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB action from Target Field. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
This week the White Sox played the Kansas City Royals. Chicago continued their losing streak in that series, falling 8-5, 4-3 and 10-3 for another sweep. On Friday versus the Twins, the White Sox were out-hit 9-3 in a 10-2 loss. Starter Davis Martin gave up four earned in 3.2 innings.
It’ll be Garrett Crochet in the starter role for the White Sox on Saturday. This year Crochet is 6-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 22 starts. Over his 94 career games (22 starts) Crochet is 9-15 with a 3.03 ERA.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
Over on the Twins’ side, in their last series they played the New York Mets. Minnesota lost the first two games 15-2 and 2-0 before staving off the sweep on an 8-3 win in the finale. On Friday the Twins scored twice in the first inning and never trailed. Joe Ryan managed 6.1 innings in the start with two earned runs.
Bailey Ober will take the mound for the start on Saturday. Across his 20 starts this year Ober is 10-5 with a 3.76 ERA. In 77 career starts Ober is 23-17 with a 3.66 ERA.
Twins vs White Sox Pick Injury Notes
White Sox SP Mike Clevinger (elbow) underwent disc replacement surgery in his neck this week and will miss the rest of the season.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Carlos Correa has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Bailey Ober has recorded a win in eight of his last nine appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Christian Vazquez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four home appearances against AL opponents.
- Byron Buxton has scored at least one run in each of his last seven home appearances against AL opponents.
- Byron Buxton has hit at least one home run in four of his last five appearances with the Twins as favorites.
- Bailey Ober has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances against AL opponents.
- Byron Buxton has recorded at least one Double in eight of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Jose Miranda has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight home appearances.
- Byron Buxton has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last seven home appearances against AL opponents.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Andrew Vaughn has hit a home run in two of the White Sox’s last three night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances at Target Field.
- Andrew Benintendi has recorded a Single in each of the White Sox’s last seven games at Target Field against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one RBI in three of the White Sox’s last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Nicky Lopez has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances in night games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
I’ll stay with the Twins I suppose. Ober has done pretty well over his last three starts. In that trio he’s 2-1 with five earned runs in 21.0 innings combined. As for Crochet, he’s got five earned runs over 7.0 innings in a pair of losses during his last two outings.
On Friday the Twins really broke the game open in the eighth, notching six runs in that frame alone. The pitching staff was also great; the pen provided 2.2 innings with no hits, no walks and four Ks. I like the Twins to keep it rolling Saturday.