Minnesota Twins (58-69, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (45-82, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (3-4, 5.06 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); White Sox: Aaron Civale (3-8, 4.88 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Minnesota Twins to begin a three-game series.
Chicago has a 45-82 record overall and a 26-36 record at home. The White Sox have a 21-11 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Minnesota has a 25-38 record on the road and a 58-69 record overall. The Twins have a 29-12 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams play Friday for the seventh time this season. The Twins lead the season series 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 27 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for the White Sox. Lenyn Sosa is 10 for 42 with four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Byron Buxton has a .270 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 15 doubles, four triples and 25 home runs. Luke Keaschall is 9 for 37 with two RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .260 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by five runs
Twins: 2-8, .184 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Owen White: 15-Day IL (hip), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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