Twins vs. White Sox: Betting Preview for August 4

Published 12:29 am Sunday, August 4, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (61-48) and the Chicago White Sox (27-86) will go head to head on Sunday, August 4 at Target Field, with Simeon Woods Richardson starting for the Twins and Chris Flexen taking the hill for the White Sox. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.

At -303, the Twins are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the White Sox (+240). The over/under for this contest is 8.5.

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Twins vs. White Sox Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
  • Time: 2:10 PM ET
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Venue: Target Field
  • TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Twins -303
  • Moneyline Underdog: White Sox +240
  • Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Twins are sending Richardson (3-2) to make his 19th start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 3.74 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 91 1/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last outing on Monday against the New York Mets, the right-hander tossed 3 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
  • Richardson has six quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Richardson is looking to secure his 12th start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
  • He has made three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.

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Twins Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Twins rank ninth in MLB play with 133 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
  • Minnesota’s .428 slugging percentage ranks fifth-best in MLB.
  • The Twins have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.252).
  • Minnesota is the seventh-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.9 runs per game (531 total).
  • The Twins rank seventh in baseball with a .325 on-base percentage.
  • The Twins strike out eight times per game to rank ninth in the majors.
  • Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.13).
  • The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Minnesota’s pitching staff leads the majors.
  • Twins pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in MLB (1.169).

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