Monday, June 09, 2008

Twins-White Sox Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Chicago White Sox on Monday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Twins will give the ball to starter Glen Perkins in this one. Righthander Perkins is 2-2 this season with a 4.50 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be John Danks who starts for the White Sox. Lefthander Danks is 4-4 with a 2.88 ERA so far this season.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The White Sox defeated Minnesota 12-2 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).

Nick Swisher homered and had four RBI for Chicago, while Alexei Ramirez was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI in the win.

Jason Kubel hit a solo home run for Minnesota and Kevin Slowey was roughed up for eight runs on 10 hits in three innings.

Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 4 straight games.
Chicago has won 6 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 31-32 SU
Chicago: 36-26 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Minnesota at Cleveland, Tuesday, June 10
Chi White Sox at Detroit, Tuesday, June 10

 

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