White Sox vs. Twins Pick
Can the Minnesota Twins finish off a sweep of the Chicago White Sox when they close out their series today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Twins are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -160 to win, while the White Sox are listed with a money line of +140 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 10 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Bartolo Colon (4-2, 4.04 ERA) on the mound for the Twins to face Miguel Gonzalez (7-10, 4.30) of the White Sox. Gonzalez is pitching pretty well right now. Over his last four starts, he has allowed just four total runs over 28 innings. Gonzalez has 80 strikeouts this year with 45 walks and a 1.43 WHIP. Colon is coming off a 1-run, 6.2-inning effort against the Blue Jays last week. He has allowed at least three runs in six of his eight starts with the Twins. Colon has 67 strikeouts this season with 30 walks and a 1.63 WHIP.
The Twins have taken the first two games in this series, as they defeated the White Sox 6-4 on Tuesday and 11-1 on Wednesday. Minnesota is now 69-63 overall and 33-35 at home. Chicago is 52-79 overall and 22-45 on the road.
Minnesota lit up Derek Holland and Chicago pitching on Wednesday night. Holland lasted just five innings and gave up five runs for his 14th loss of the season. Jose Berrios pitched seven scoreless innings for the Twins, earning his 12th win of the year. Ehire Adrianza had three hits and four RBI to lead the Twins in the win while Eddie Rosario had two hits and three RBI.
The Twins have managed to win the first to win the first two games of this series, but I think the White Sox can avoid the sweep today. Gonzlaez has been really good on the mound lately for Chicago and I think he should be able to put up the better effort compared to Colon. Minnesota’s lineup is still capable to going cold very quickly when up against good pitching. They will see that type of pitching today while the Chicago hitters are able to manufacture some runs against Colon.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +140