White Sox aim to break 17-game slide, take on the Twins

Chicago White Sox (27-84, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (59-48, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (0-0, 3.37 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, three strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (6-7, 3.62 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 138 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -303, White Sox +242; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox, on a 17-game losing streak, play the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota has gone 29-21 at home and 59-48 overall. Twins hitters are batting a collective .252, which ranks fourth in the AL.

Chicago has a 27-84 record overall and a 10-44 record in road games. The White Sox have a 9-14 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Friday's game is the 11th time these teams meet this season. The Twins are ahead 9-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Miranda has 21 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 10-for-39 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Andrew Vaughn has 13 home runs, 25 walks and 48 RBI while hitting .232 for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 7-for-34 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .247 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by two runs

White Sox: 0-10, .205 batting average, 6.19 ERA, outscored by 38 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 60-Day IL (back), Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (right elbow), 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)

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