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The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox will resume their AL Central rivalry on Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT.
Minnesota (77-70 SU and 72-75 RL) is starting righty Pablo López. The 27-year-old is 10-7 with a 3.43 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP in 29 outings this year.
Chicago (56-91 SU and 72-75 RL) is countering with right-hander Touki Toussaint. The 27-year-old is 3-7 with a 5.65 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP in his 17 outings (13 starts).
The Twins are -200 ML favorites and the game total is nine runs.
Minnesota is playing without CF Michael Taylor, 2B Nick Gordon, DH Byron Buxton, and 1B Joey Gallo.
Minny has extended its AL Central lead with a 32-24 record since the All-Star game, even without a fully loaded lineup. Will it be a legitimate threat in the American League playoff race?
The Twins average 4.66 runs (12th) and hit .241 (21st) with a .747 OPS (13th). They've launched 210 homers (5th) and stolen 80 bases (24th) this season. The Minnesota pitching staff has compiled a 3.92 ERA (5th) and a 1.20 WHIP (4th) with a league-leading 71 quality starts.
López is starting for Minny on Saturday night in Chi-Town. The sixth-year pro is 6-4 with a 2.78 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP in 15 road games. In his last start, he held the Mets to two hits and zero runs with 14 strikeouts in eight dominant innings. López has held the White Sox to four total runs with 18 strikeouts in 14.2 combined innings this season.
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