Jose Quintana (2-4, 4.12 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox (19-21) go up against Kyle Gibson (3-3, 2.98 ERA) and the Minnesota Twins (24-18) in the last of a three-game division series at U.S. Cellular Field. The Twins won the last game 4-3 and the series is currently tied 1-1. The game gets underway at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, May. 24 and will air on FSN-N, CSN-CHI and MLB Net.
Quintana is 3-3 with a 4.06 ERA, 58 strikeouts and 20 walks against the Twins in his career. In his career against the White Sox, Gibson is 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts. Torii Hunter (.280, 23 Rs, 7 HRs, 25 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
Chicago is a -152 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is eight runs. The White Sox are 11-8 as the favorite and have an overall money line of -257. They have a 12-17 record SU and are 8-7 as favorite within their division. The White Sox seem to play worse against their division opponents. In divisional matchups, Chicago has only averaged 3.2 runs per game compared to its 3.7 season average. Turning to the pitching staff, the White Sox rank fifth in the AL in home ERA with a 3.31 team average. An area where the White Sox are particularly strong is striking batters out, where they average 7.9 K’s per game.
Moving on to the away team, the Twins come into this game with a win percentage of .515 when playing as the underdog (17-16) and an overall money line of +985. Against divisional rivals, they are 14-15 SU and 12-13 as the underdog. One of the top hitting teams in the AL are the Twins, who average 8.7 hits per game. Shifting to the pitching staff, they allow just 2.5 walks per game, third-best in the AL.
The Twins have gotten the better of the White Sox in head-to-head matchups this season, going 6-3. This game will feature Gibson (RHP) on the mound against the White Sox, who have a 16-16 record when they take on a right-handed starter. The left-handed Quintana will take the mound against the Twins. Against lefty starters this season, they’ve racked up an impressive 13-5 record.
Predictions: SU Winner – MIN, O/U – Under
Notes
In their last game, the Twins won by a margin of one run. The White Sox are 9-5 in one-run games. The Twins have an 8-6 record in close games.
When the Twins play into extra innings, they have a 3-1 record. The White Sox are 1-1 when their games exceed nine innings.
The Twins are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The White Sox have a 3-8 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they outhit their opponents, the White Sox are 15-3. The Twins have a 17-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 29th, Chicago is near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 146 this season. Minnesota ranks in the top 10 at 10th with 189.
Chicago and Minnesota both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. Chicago sits at 27th with 100 this season and Minnesota ranks 23rd with 107.
When the White Sox hit at least one home run, they are 9-8. When the Twins hit at least one homer, they have a 19-4 record.
