White Sox look to break slide in matchup with the Twins

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Minnesota Twins (52-39, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (26-67, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (8-4, 4.12 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); White Sox: Erick Fedde (6-3, 3.13 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -167, White Sox +140; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will try to break a three-game slide when they play the Minnesota Twins.

Chicago has a 16-30 record in home games and a 26-67 record overall. The White Sox have gone 14-54 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Minnesota is 52-39 overall and 25-21 on the road. The Twins have gone 20-9 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams match up Tuesday for the ninth time this season. The Twins lead the season series 8-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Paul DeJong leads Chicago with 16 home runs while slugging .438. Lenyn Sosa is 15-for-41 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Willi Castro has 22 doubles, five triples and seven home runs for the Twins. Carlos Correa is 10-for-35 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .252 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Twins: 7-3, .310 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Tommy Pham: day-to-day (tooth), Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (right elbow), Dominic Fletcher: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (oblique), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (abductor), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Zack Weiss: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.