{"id":796317,"date":"2026-09-04T09:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/796317\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:42:16","slug":"white-sox-host-the-twins-to-open-3-game-series-national-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/796317\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox host the Twins to open 3-game series | National Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Twins (67-73, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (73-67, first in the AL Central)<\/p>\n<p>Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p>PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (9-8, 4.58 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); White Sox: Erick Fedde (7-8, 4.16 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)<\/p>\n<p>LINE: White Sox -125, Twins +102; over\/under is 9 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Minnesota Twins on Friday to open a three-game series.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago is 73-67 overall and 41-27 at home. The White Sox have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .405.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota has a 67-73 record overall and a 29-39 record on the road. The Twins have a 30-60 record in games when they have allowed a home run.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s game is the 11th time these teams match up this season. The White Sox are up 6-4 in the season series.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 30 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 76 RBIs for the White Sox. Tristan Peters is 11 for 31 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Keaschall has 24 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Twins. Brooks Lee is 12 for 43 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .228 batting average, 4.92 ERA, outscored by four runs<\/p>\n<p>Twins: 4-6, .261 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n<p>INJURIES: White Sox: Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Huascar Brazoban: 15-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n<p>Twins: Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Get any of our free email newsletters \u2014 news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beloitdailynews.com\/newsletters\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Explore newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Data Skrive. 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