Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 3

Jose Abreu leads the Chicago White Sox (66-66) into a matchup with Luis Arraez and the Minnesota Twins (67-63) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET at Guaranteed Rate Field. Abreu is batting .309, the sixth-best batting average in the majors, for the favored White Sox (-134), while Arraez is second in MLB play with a .319 batting average this season for the underdog Twins (+114). Chicago’s Dylan Cease starts against Minnesota’s Tyler Mahle.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Twins

• Game Day: Saturday, September 3, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• TV Channel: FOX
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox rank 25th in MLB action with 114 total home runs.
• The White Sox’s .260 batting average leads the majors.
• The White Sox’s .317 on-base percentage ranks 11th in the league.
• The White Sox strike out 7.7 times per game, the seventh-fewest mark in the league.
• The White Sox average 0.9 homers per home game this season (63 total at home).
• The White Sox have a .384 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.4 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .255 with 584 hits (8.6 per game) at home this season.

White Sox Key Batters

• Abreu leads Chicago with an OBP of .385, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .454.
• Among all qualified batters in the majors, Abreu ranks sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 43rd in slugging.
• Abreu hopes to build on a six-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .268 with a double, three walks and four RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn leads Chicago with 121 hits. He is batting .289 this season and has 41 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters, Vaughn’s batting average places him 24th, his on-base percentage 54th, and his slugging percentage 37th.
• Vaughn enters this game looking to extend his three-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .241 with a .371 slugging percentage and 37 RBI this year.
• Andrus brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .268 with a double, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
• A.J. Pollock is batting .240 with a .289 OBP and 45 RBI for Chicago this season.
• Pollock has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with two home runs, two walks and four RBI.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins’ 153 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
• The Twins have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
• The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking seventh with an OBP of .320.
• The Twins are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
• In 61 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 73 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .409 in away games this season with 186 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 8.5 base hits per game and batting .247 on the road this season.

Twins Key Batters

• Arraez has an on-base percentage of .383, a slugging percentage of .431, and has 142 hits, all club-bests for the Twins.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Arraez ranks second in batting average, while his on-base percentage is eighth and he is 60th in slugging.
• Arraez brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Jorge Polanco has 16 doubles, 16 home runs and 64 walks while batting .235.
• Including all qualified hitters, Polanco’s batting average places him 117th, his on-base percentage ranks 43rd, and he is 87th in slugging.
• Carlos Correa is batting .269 with 16 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 52 walks.
• Max Kepler has 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks while hitting .231.

White Sox vs. Twins Probable Pitchers