Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/03/2022

Game Time: 7:15 pm ET, Saturday, September 3, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +110, White Sox -130; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +110, White Sox -130; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +110, White Sox -130; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  67-62 (2nd place, AL Central)

Chicago White Sox:  65-66 (3rd place, AL Central)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  5-5 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Twins were on a 5 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 67-62 record overall and have a road record of 27-33. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 9th in the MLB with a .731 OPS. Sonny Gray is their starting pitcher on Friday while Tyler Mahle is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 6-7 with a 4.17 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 1 K on 0 hits through 2.1 IP against the Kansas City Royals. 

 

The White Sox enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 65-66 record overall and have a home record of 32-35. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Saturday with the 1st game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 15th in the MLB with a .703 OPS. Rookie pitcher Davis Martin is their starting pitcher on Friday while Dylan Cease is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 12-6 with a 2.27 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 2 HR, and 1 BB with 8 Ks on 2 hits through 8 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The current betting odds have the White Sox listed as a slight favorite in this game. Both of these teams have been playing very well recently and both are fighting in the AL Central to win the division as it is a very close race between them and the leading Guardians. The Twins were on a big winning streak last week though, and now enter this series off of a loss while the White Sox were in a bit of a slump but have finally busted out with 2 straight wins. The White Sox are at home for this game as well and they have their ace starting in Dylan Cease. Cease has been great this season as he has not allowed many runs in his starts all season. He has not been getting many wins with the team lately but he is not allowing many runs in those starts either, and with the White Sox offense playing a lot better now they should be able to back him up with some runs here at home. Mahle is starting for the Twins and he has also been very good as he does not allow many runs either and the Twins have not lost a game with him pitching yet, but Cease has been a lot more consistent all season and there is more liability for Mahle to blow up and allow some runs as he has had a few starts like that this year. The best way to place a bet here is on the White Sox to win this game.

 

Twins White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, September 3, 2022 (7:15 pm ET start time) is White Sox 3 Twins 1.

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Minnesota Twins: 16-32 (-10.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 27-33 (-5.4 Units) ML in road games. 20-8 OVER as a road underdog of +100 or higher.

Chicago White Sox: 80-57 (+7.7 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 32-24 OVER at home with a money line of -100 to -150. DYLAN CEASE is 17-9 OVER when the money line is -100 to -150.

 

 

Minnesota Twins:  J. Polanco (SS) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Larnach (RF) Mid Sept - Abdominal. B. Buxton (CF) Out indefinitely - Hip.

Chicago White Sox:  T. Anderson (SS) Late Sept - Suspension. Y. Moncada (3B) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. L. Robert (CF) Out indefinitely - Personal.

 

 

 

"When you get down that much, it's not like you're going to come back every day from something like that, but you can work and you can try to find a way and scratch off a couple of runs and get a little closer and see what happens. After we got behind, I was happy with what I saw from the at-bats. I was happy with the way we kept playing, and we came back at them and were a swing away from winning the ballgame." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

 

 

"Today we played hard. Right now, we're playing with excitement and hype. I think the team really has chemistry right now and we just need to go running on that." - Johnny Cueto after their win against the Royals on Thursday.

 

 

 

Luis Arraez (L) DH

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Jose Miranda (R) 1B

Max Kepler (L) RF

Kyle Garlick (R) LF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Nick Gordon (L) 2B

Gilberto Celestino (R) CF

Sandy Leon (S) C

 

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Andrew Vaughn (R) LF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Eloy Jimenez (R) DH

Gavin Sheets (L) RF

Yasmani Grandal (S) C

AJ Pollock (R) CF

Leury Garcia (S) 3B

Romy Gonzalez (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.318)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (140)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (28)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (56)

Stolen Bases:  Nick Gordon (6)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (10)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (9)

ERA:  Jorge Alcala (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jose Abreu (.308)

Hits:  Jose Abreu (152)

Home Runs:  Andrew Vaughn (15)

RBI:  Andrew Vaughn (63)

Stolen Bases:  Tim Anderson (13)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (12)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (29)

ERA:  Dylan Cease (2.27)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)