A pair of AL Central teams continue their weekend series on the diamond in the Land of 10,000 Lakes looking to put a game in the win column. The Chicago White Sox are on the road as they play the middle game of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins Saturday night. Chicago salvaged the finale of a three-game road set against the Mets in interleague action, winning 6-2 Thursday afternoon to avoid a sweep. Minnesota was blanked 5-0 by Seattle Thursday in the finale of a four-game series, leaving them with a split of the set. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the opening game of the series at Target Field Friday night.
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Chicago won for just the fourth time in their last 12 games as they were able to down the Mets in the finale of their three-game set Thursday afternoon. The White Sox entered Friday 41-57 on the season and stood nine games behind the Twins in the AL Central for the top spot while residing in fourth place. They were a distant 13.5 games behind the Astros for the final wild card spot in the American League. On Thursday, Chicago got two hits each from Eloy Jimenez (run, RBI), Tim Anderson (run) and Zach Remillard (run) in the win to pace a nine-hit attack. Michael Kopech (4-8) earned the win as he threw 5.2 innings, allowing one run on two hits with four walks and five strikeouts before handing things over to the bullpen.
Dylan Cease gets the ball here for his 21st start of the season for the White Sox in this contest. He is 4-3 with a 4.18 ERA, a 1.337 WHIP, 45 walks and 129 strikeouts over 107.2 innings of work this season. Cease earned the win in his last start, which came Sunday on the road against the Braves. He threw five innings, allowing one run on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts in a game the White Sox won 8-1. In his last three starts, Cease has a 1-0 record with a 4.96 ERA, a 1.59 WHIP, six walks and 19 strikeouts over 16.1 innings of work. Cease makes his 12th career start against the Twins in this contest. He is 4-4 with a 5.03 ERA, a 1.373 WHIP, 28 walks and 65 strikeouts over 59 innings of work against them. Cease is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA, a 0.923 WHIP, six walks and 22 strikeouts over 17.1 innings in three career starts at Target Field.