White Sox look to break 3-game road skid, play the Twins

Chicago White Sox (5-19, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (9-15, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Shane Smith (0-1, 2.82 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Twins: Chris Paddack (0-2, 7.27 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will try to break their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota has gone 6-5 at home and 9-15 overall. Twins pitchers have a collective 3.89 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

Chicago is 5-19 overall and 1-11 in road games. The White Sox have gone 3-0 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Thursday is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Twins hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Keiron Buxton has four doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Twins. Edouard Julien is 9-for-40 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Andrew Sebastian Benintendi has four home runs for the White Sox. Lenyn Sosa is 11-for-36 with a double over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by two runs

White Sox: 1-9, .192 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 32 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Willi Rafael Castro: day-to-day (oblique), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Chase Meidroth: 10-Day IL (thumb), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Korey Lee: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL (toe), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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