Minnesota Twins vs Chi. White Sox White Sox Picks and Predictions August 3rd 2024

The forecast for Saturday’s White Sox and Twins game calls for clear skies and temperatures in the upper 80s. First pitch from Target Field is set for 7:10 PM ET. NBCS will be televising this AL Central matchup.

Chicago comes in with a record of 27-85 and they are currently on an 18 game losing streak. The White Sox are +145 on the money line for Saturday’s matchup, while the Twins are favored at -171. Bailey Ober is starting for the Twins, who are 60-48 overall.

Chicago vs. Minnesota Key Information

Left-hander Garrett Crochet gets the start for the White Sox today as he faces the Twins on the road. He has made 22 starts this season and has a record of 6-8 with a 3.23 ERA. Crochet’s WHIP for the season is 1.01, and opponents are batting .201 off him this year. In his last outing, Crochet took the loss, giving up three earned runs in three innings of work. Before that, he had given up two earned runs in three straight outings. Crochet has allowed at least one homer in three straight starts.

For the White Sox to get their offense going, they will need Andrew Vaughn to start hitting better, as he is batting just .161 over his last eight games. Vaughn is the team’s leader in RBIs and home runs, but his recent slump has hurt the team. Overall, he is batting .230 this season. Luis Robert Jr. is also near the top of the team’s home run leaderboard, but he is hitting just .218 for the season.

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Chicago’s offense is currently last in the league in runs per game, at just 3.1. They are also last in on-base percentage and team OPS. As a team, they are batting just .217, which is the worst mark in the league. The White Sox are also near the bottom of the league in terms of home runs and slugging percentage.

Minnesota is sending Bailey Ober to the mound today vs. the White Sox, and he has been pitching well lately. In his last outing, Ober went eight innings vs. the Tigers, picking up the win and not giving up a run. Looking back over his last four starts, he has given up three earned runs in three of them. This season, opponents are batting .212 off the right-hander, and he has a record of 10-5 with a 3.76 ERA. Ober’s WHIP for the season is 1.01. Out of his 20 starts, he has 11 quality starts and one complete game.

Currently, the Twins are the 7th highest-scoring team in the league, averaging 4.9 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 5 runs per game. Overall, they are one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams and have a collective batting average of .252, which is 6th in the MLB.

Over his last six games, Royce Lewis has gone 5/18 with two homers and seven RBIs. Byron Buxton has also hit two homers in his last five games but is just 4/17 in that stretch. For the season, Buxton is batting .277, while Ryan Jeffers has a team-high 15 homers but is batting just .228.

For a money line pick, we are leaning towards the Twins to come out on top at home vs. the White Sox. As for how we would play the over/under line, we would go with the over, as this is projected to be the 3rd lowest-scoring game of the day, and this one has the 8th highest total hits projection. Minnesota starter Bailey Ober comes into the game with the 5th best strikeout projection among today’s starters.

Royce Lewis, Twins Aim to Extend White Sox’s Misery

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was not surprised to hear the statistics showing just how good Royce Lewis is at home. Baldelli offered an additional point: Lewis is good everywhere. By that, he truly meant everywhere.

“I think you’d see him putting up pretty good numbers if he was playing in outer space,” Baldelli said. “He’d figure out a way to put up some well-struck balls.”

Lewis’ Recent Performance

Lewis will hope to stay hot on planet Earth – – and, all the more specifically, in Minneapolis – – when the Twins play the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. It will be the second installment of a three-game series between the teams.

In the series opener on Friday, Lewis went 2-for-4 with a twofold, a home run, and four RBIs to lead the Twins to a 10-2 defeat of the White Sox. The performance gave Lewis seven homers and 15 RBIs in 11 home games this season.

White Sox’s Battles

Meanwhile, the White Sox keep on making history for all some unacceptable reasons. Chicago dropped its eighteenth game straight, expanding its franchise record. The White Sox have not won since July 10, and they remain on pace to break the cutting edge regular-season record for misfortunes (120), set by the 1962 New York Mets. During the 18-game long string of failures, the White Sox have been outscored 112-39.

Pedro Grifol, the embattled manager of the careening club, keeps on attempting to tweak his arrangement with an end goal to snap the awe-inspiring pallet. He put late acquisition Miguel Vargas into the leadoff spot for the series opener. Vargas answered well, hitting a two-run homer, his initially hit with the team since it acquired him from the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a three-team trade on Monday that also elaborate the St. Louis Cardinals.

“Why not?” Grifol said, explaining why he wanted to see Vargas atop the batting order. “He’s an on-base guy. He has pretty good plate discipline. This is the time to look at those things. A lot of new faces out there. Hopefully, they’re hungry to make an impression and take advantage of this opportunity.”

Pitching Matchup: Ober vs. Crochet

The Twins will turn to right-hander Bailey Ober (10-5, 3.76 ERA) to start the second game of the series. Ober is looking to win a third straight start. In his last outing, he fired eight scoreless innings and allowed only one hit in a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. He walked two and struck out 11.

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Ober owns a 4-2 record with a 3.71 ERA in 12 career starts against Chicago. He is 1-1 with a 5.25 ERA in two outings vs. the White Sox this year.

Chicago will counter with its ace, Garrett Crochet (6-8, 3.23 ERA). The left-hander is looking to bounce back after giving up five runs (three earned) on six hits in three innings of a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. In 13 career appearances (two starts) against the Twins, Crochet is 1-2 with a 4.19 ERA. He faced Minnesota twice in April, going 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA.

Game Outlook

As Royce Lewis aims to proceed with his noteworthy performance at the plate, the Twins hope to expand their series of wins and capitalize on the White Sox’s continuous battles. With Bailey Ober on the hill, Minnesota desires to get another triumph and move the force along. Then again, the White Sox, drove by Garrett Sew, will endeavor to break their terrible streak and discover some inspiration amidst their challenging season. Fans can expect a thrilling and serious game as the two teams battle for crucial successes in this series.