Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 68-63 Minnesota Twins play host to the 61-69 Chicago White Sox tonight in MLB action on the grass of Target Field, Sept 2, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM ET
Betting Odds
Moneyline: White Sox +102/Twins -112
O/U Total: 8
Pitching Matchup
Carlos Rodon (L) W/L 6-5 WHIP 1.51 ERA 4.15
Tommy Milone (L) W/L 6-4 WHIP 1.28 ERA 3.86
Minnesota defeated Chicago 8-6 last night. They are 3-1 on their homestand and 8-2 in their last 10 games. The Twins are 41-25 at home in 2015. The White Sox are 0-1 on their road trip and 3-6 in their past 9 games.
Minnesota has an 8-2 lead in the last 10 encounters between these two AL central rivals in 2015.
Rodon was a 4-2 winner over Seattle in his last start. He went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs for his 12th Q start of the year.
Milone was a 5-4 loser at Tampa Bay in his last outing. He surrendered 4 runs in 5.1 innings and has 7 Q starts on the season.
Chicago 2B Carlos Sanchez is 3-5 (.600) against Milone with an RBI while OF Avisail Garcia is 5-9 (.556). 2B Gordon Beckham is 4-14 (.286) vs. the left-hander with a solo HR. The 8 other hitters who have faced Milone before are a combined 11-77 (.143) with 1 HR, 5 RBIs and 0 SBs.
No Twins hitter has more than 2 ABs against Rodon. IF Danny Santana is 2-2 while 3B Trevor Plouffe is 1-2 (.500) with an RBI. 1B Joe Mauer and OF Torii Hunter are both 1-1 vs. the young left-hander.
Chicago at Minnesota Betting Trends
Chicago is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
The White Sox are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 games against Minnesota.
The game total has gone over in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 road games.
Minnesota is 9-2 straight up in their last 11 games overall.
The Twins are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games against Chicago.
Injury Report
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Zach Putnam P 15-Day Disabled List
MINNESOTA TWINS
J.R. Graham P 15-Day Disabled List
Aaron Hicks OF 15-Day Disabled List
Phil Hughes P 15-Day Disabled List
Ricky Nolasco P 60-Day Disabled List
Ryan Pressly P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Pick Moneyline
Chicago: 23%
Minnesota: 77%
Free MLB Pick
Minnesota has won 9 of their last 11 games which is vastly superior to the White Sox’ 4 victories in their last 10. The Twins have dominated this series winning 8 of the last 10 matches against the Chisox. On paper they have the better starter with Tommy Milone holding the White Sox active roster to a .219 batting average in 105 at bats in comparison to Twins .500 on 5 of 10 hitting against Carlos Roden.
Take the Minnesota Twins -112 @ BETONLINE.AG
