The Chicago White Sox (6-24) will host the Minnesota Twins (16-13), Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET, with the Twins on a nine-Game winning streak.
The Twins are the road favorite (-205) versus the White Sox (+169). The Minnesota Twins will hand the ball to Bailey Ober (2-1, 4.21 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the White Sox will counter with Chris Flexen (1-3, 5.11 ERA).
Yesterday, the Twins claimed a 6-5 victory over the White Sox, with Caleb Thielbar (0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) earning the win for the Twins. Max Kepler went 1-for-3 with an RBI to lead the offense. Michael Kopech (1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 K) picked up the loss for the White Sox.
Here is everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Twins vs. White Sox contest, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Twins (-205, bet $205 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+169, bet $100 to win $169)
- Over/under: 9
Twins vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- The Twins have been favorites in 16 games this season and won 11 (68.8%) of those contests.
- Minnesota has entered three games this season favored by -205 or more, and won each of those games.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 67.2% chance of a victory for the Twins.
- Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 14 of its 29 games with a total this season.
- The Twins have an ATS record of 13-15-0 in 28 games with a spread this season.
Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)
- Ober (2-1 with a 4.21 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his sixth of the season.
- In his most recent outing on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, the righty went 7 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- The 28-year-old has amassed a 4.21 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season, while allowing a batting average of .213 to opposing hitters.
- Ober is aiming for his fourth quality start in a row.
- Ober will try to continue a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 innings per outing).
- In one of his five total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- He will face a White Sox offense that ranks last in the league with 84 runs while batting .212 as a unit. It has a collective .321 slugging percentage (30th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 20 home runs (29th in MLB).
Twins batting stats
- The Twins’ 31 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .400 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Twins’ .235 batting average ranks 20th in the league this season.
- Minnesota ranks 15th in the majors with 133 total runs scored this season.
- The Twins have the 14th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.314).
- Minnesota ranks 21st with an average of 9.3 strikeouts per game.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been victorious in six, or 20%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Chicago has a mark of 2-9 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +169 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 37.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 14 of its 30 opportunities.
- In 29 games with a line this season, the White Sox have a mark of 14-15-0 against the spread.
Chris Flexen (White Sox probable starter)
- Flexen (1-3) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his fifth start of the season. He has a 5.11 ERA in 24 2/3 innings pitched, with 13 strikeouts.
- His last appearance came on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the right-hander threw five scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
- In six games this season, the 29-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.11, with 4.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .245 against him.
- Flexen is looking to collect his second quality start of the year in this outing.
- Flexen is looking to collect his third start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- He has had two appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Twins offense has a collective .235 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 230 total hits and 15th in MLB action with 133 runs scored. They have the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.400) and are 14th in all of MLB with 31 home runs.
- Flexen has a 3.86 ERA and a 0.857 WHIP against the Twins this season in 2 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .125 batting average over one appearance.
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit the second-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (20).
- So far this season, Chicago’s .321 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in the majors.
- The White Sox have the second-worst batting average in the league (.212).
- The offense for Chicago is No. 30 in MLB play scoring 2.8 runs per game (84 total runs).
- The White Sox are 29th in MLB with a .278 on-base percentage.