The Chicago White Sox will play the Minnesota Twins in Game 3 of their series at Target Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Chicago White Sox are 45-45 this season and have won four games in a row. Chicago has won the first two games of this series by scores of 12-2 and 6-2. The Chicago pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average this season. The White Sox offense has scored 392 runs with a .255 batting average and a .310 on base percentage. Jose Abreu is batting .302 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the White Sox this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Lance Lynn, who is 1-2 with a 6.97 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP over 31 innings pitched this season.
The Minnesota Twins are 49-43 this season and have lost six of their last eight games. Prior to losing the first two games of this series, Minnesota split a two game series with the Brewers. The Minnesota pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Twins offense has scored 415 runs with a .254 batting average and a .324 on base percentage this year. Byron Buxton is batting .217 with 23 home runs and 43 RBI’s for the Twins this season. The projected starter for Minnesota is Dylan Bundy, who is 5-4 with a 4.68 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP over 75 innings pitched this season.