The White Sox face a big test this evening, as the Minnesota Twins come to town for the first matchup between these two clubs on the season. Both teams come in battling major injuries – the White Sox have been without Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert, while the Twins just lost Byron Buxton for several weeks. Dylan Cease and Kenta Maeda will do battle on the mound as the White Sox look to extend their division lead.
White Sox (19-13) @ Twins (12-20)
Fast Facts
First Pitch: 7:10 PM CT
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago, IL
Weather: Sunny, 49o
Broadcast Information
Listen: WMVP 1000 AM, WRTO 1200
Watch: NBC Sports Chicago +
Starting Lineups
Twins
1. Luis Arraez – LF
2. Josh Donaldson – 3B
3. Nelson Cruz – DH
4. Max Kepler – CF
5. Jorge Polanco – 2B
6. Trevor Larnach – RF
7. Willians Astudillo – 1B
8. Andrelton Simmons – SS
9. Ben Rortvedt – C
White Sox
1. Tim Anderson – SS
2. Adam Eaton – RF
3. Yoan Moncada – 3B
4. Jose Abreu – 1B
5. Yermin Mercedes – DH
6. Yasmani Grandal – C
7. Andrew Vaughn – LF
8. Leury Garcia – CF
9. Nick Madrigal – 2B
Starting Pitchers
Kenta Maeda (2-2, 5.02 ERA) vs. Dylan Cease (2-0, 2.37 ERA)
- Adam Eaton makes his return to the lineup tonight after a couple of off days in Kansas City.
- Dylan Cease will look to follow up on his two straight scoreless outings with a difficult Minnesota Twins lineup. The Twins don’t have extensive experience against him – but have hit him hard in limited action.
