Chicago White Sox (49-35, first in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (35-48, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Carlos Rodon (6-3, 2.37 ERA, .93 WHIP, 122 strikeouts) Twins: Jose Berrios (7-2, 3.52 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)
LINE: Twins -101, White Sox -116; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox head to play the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
The Twins are 18-23 in home games in 2020. Minnesota has slugged .435 this season. Nelson Cruz leads the team with a .571 slugging percentage, including 30 extra-base hits and 18 home runs.
The White Sox are 18-21 on the road. The Chicago offense has compiled a .254 batting average as a team this season, Tim Anderson leads the team with a mark of .298.
The Twins won the last meeting 8-5. Bailey Ober secured his first victory and Max Kepler went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs for Minnesota. Dylan Cease took his fourth loss for Chicago.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jorge Polanco ranks second on the Twins with 29 extra base hits and is batting .248.
Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 28 extra base hits and is batting .253.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .249 batting average, 6.04 ERA, outscored by nine runs
White Sox: 5-5, .293 batting average, 6.04 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Twins: Cody Stashak: (back), Devin Smeltzer: (elbow), Michael Pineda: (elbow), Luke Farrell: (oblique), Randy Dobnak: (finger), Edwar Colina: (elbow), Rob Refsnyder: (hamstring), Kyle Garlick: (hernia), Jake Cave: (back), Byron Buxton: (hand), Josh Donaldson: (hamstring), Nelson Cruz: (neck), Mitch Garver: (groin).
White Sox: Evan Marshall: (elbow), Jimmy Cordero: (elbow), Aaron Bummer: (hamstring), Luis Robert: (hip), Jake Lamb: (quad), Eloy Jimenez: (pectoral), Adam Engel: (hamstring), Nick Madrigal: (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
