Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | October 5

Jose Abreu leads the Chicago White Sox (81-80) into a matchup with Luis Arraez and the Minnesota Twins (77-84) on Wednesday at 4:10 PM ET at Guaranteed Rate Field. Abreu is hitting .304, the seventh-best batting average in the majors, for the favored White Sox (-138), and Arraez ranks fourth in MLB play with a .315 batting average this season for the underdog Twins (+117). Chicago’s Davis Martin gets the start against Minnesota’s Louie Varland.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Twins

• Game Day: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 22nd in MLB play with 149 total home runs .
• The White Sox are fourth in the majors with a .256 batting average.
• The White Sox rank 17th in the league with an on-base percentage of .311.
• The White Sox strike out 7.8 times per game, the seventh-best mark in baseball.
• The White Sox average 1.0 home run per game when playing at home this season (77 total in home contests).
• The White Sox have a .384 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game at home.
• At home this season the club averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .251.

White Sox Key Batters

• Abreu has 183 hits and an OBP of .378 to go with a slugging percentage of .446. All three of those stats are best among Chicago hitters this season.
• Among qualified batters, Abreu ranks seventh in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks ninth, and he is 51st in slugging.
• Abreu has picked up at least one hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .294 with three doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Elvis Andrus is hitting .250 with 32 doubles, 17 home runs and 39 walks.
• Andrus ranks 77th in batting average, 105th in on-base percentage and 82nd in slugging among qualified batters.
• Andrew Vaughn has 138 hits this season and has a slash line of .273/.323/.433.
• A.J. Pollock is batting .245 with a .292 OBP and 56 RBI for Chicago this season.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins have hit 176 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
• The Twins rank 12th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
• The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .317.
• The Twins rank 12th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 87 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 80 road contests this season.
• In 80 road games this season, they’re slugging .388 with 223 hits going for extra bases.
• In 80 road games this season, they have a batting average of .240 while averaging 8.2 base hits per contest.

Twins Key Batters

• Arraez has accumulated a team-best OBP (.372) and slugging percentage (.418).
• Including all the qualified players in the majors, Arraez’s batting average places him fourth, his on-base percentage ranks 12th, and he is 75th in slugging.
• Arraez brings an eight-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .293 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Carlos Correa paces his team with 152 hits.
• Correa’s batting average is 20th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 17th, and he is 33rd in slugging.
• Gio Urshela is batting .284 with 27 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 40 walks.
• Jose Miranda is batting .268 with 25 doubles, 15 home runs and 28 walks.

White Sox vs. Twins Probable Pitchers