The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox will mix it up in Chicago on Wednesday in the middle game of a three game series. The Minnesota Twins are 15-14 heading into the series on Tuesday. The Twins are 7-4 on the road, but have dropped two straight games. Minnesota is 1.5 games behind Cleveland.
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The Chicago White Sox are 15-15 on the season. The White Sox are 6-5 at home. Chicago is coming off a rough weekend, as they were swept by Baltimore. The White Sox come into the game as the favorite here. The Chicago White Sox are -120 over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
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When: Wednesday May 10th, 2017; 7:10pm CT
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field; Chicago, IL
TV: FSNO, WGN
Radio: WLS 890, WRTO 1200, Go 96.3, TIBN
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Chicago White Sox -120
Why Bet on Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins have allowed 28 runs in their last two games. Overall, Minnesota has lost three of their last four games, and allowed 36 in those losses. That’s not good for the Twins pitching. They start the series with a team earned run average of 4.29 on the season. That ranks 21st in the league.
The Twins offense has been anchored by Miguel Sano. Sano is batting .300 on the season with 8 homeruns, and 28 runs batted in. Minnesota is batting .244 as a team, and have a .332 on base percentage on the season.
Why Bet on Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are having a tough time scoring runs. The White Sox rank 24th in Major League Baseball with 121 runs scored. The White Sox are batting .238 as a team, and have a .299 on base percentage. The White Sox are led by Avisail Garcia, who is batting .349 with 5 homeruns and 24 runs batted in.
The White Sox pitching staff has been pretty solid to start the season. Chicago ranks 2nd in the league with a 3.35 earned run average. The starting pitching for the White Sox have a WHIP of 1.24, which is 6th, and opponents are batting .232 as a team.
Expert Score & Prediction
The Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins are both teams that are heading nowhere quickly. Both teams have been a little better than most projected them to be. The White Sox just cannot score enough to be a great team. Minnesota has problems with their starting pitching, and you never know how many runs they will give up.
The good news for the Twins is – Chicago is not great offensively. We are going to take the Chicago White Sox in this game, but it’s going to be a competitive game. When you are betting on these two American League Central rivals, take the Chicago White Sox -120 over the Minnesota Twins.
