The Chicago White Sox are still scrapping for a Wild Card berth and will try to take game 1 of a 3-game set against the Minnesota Twins tonight at Target Field. Jose Quintana is expected to get the start for Chicago and he has been sharp over his last 3 outings, going 2-0 with a 2.41 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and Chicago is 4-0 in Quintana’s last 4 starts. The White Sox have owned Minnesota, winning 8 out of their last 9 meetings and taking the last four at Target Field. Ricky Nolasco should get the start for the Twins and he has struggled over his last 3 starts, with a 1-1 record, an ERA of 6.43 and a WHIP of 1.71. In Nolasco’s last outing, he was drilled by the Red Sox, yielding 6 runs on 6 hits in 2 innings of work. The Twins will be without All-Star shortstop Eduardo Nunez, after they traded him last night to the San Francisco Giants for a left-handed pitching prospect. The White Sox need to win – the Twins don’t. I like Chicago tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Chicago White Sox