Chicago White Sox (49-88, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (62-74, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Monday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Aaron Civale (0-0); Twins: Bailey Ober (4-7, 5.14 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins open a four-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.

Minnesota has gone 35-32 at home and 62-74 overall. The Twins are 39-14 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Chicago has a 19-46 record in road games and a 49-88 record overall. The White Sox have a 24-11 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams meet Monday for the 10th time this season. The Twins lead the season series 5-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with a .271 batting average, and has 16 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs, 35 walks and 70 RBIs. Trevor Larnach is 12 for 36 with five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Andrew Benintendi has 15 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs while hitting .240 for the White Sox. Colson Montgomery is 8 for 41 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .241 batting average, 7.22 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .262 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Miguel Vargas: 10-Day IL (hand), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Elvis Peguero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Owen White: 15-Day IL (hip), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.