Byron Buxton brings a two-game home run streak into the Minnesota Twins’ (62-74) matchup against the Chicago White Sox (49-88). The Twins are the moneyline favorite (-143) in this matchup with the White Sox (+119), which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Target Field. Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson starts against Chicago’s Davis Martin.

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Twins vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-143)
• Underdog: White Sox (+119)
• Over/under: 9

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have been favored on the moneyline 77 total times this season. They’ve finished 38-39 in those games.
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter, Minnesota has a record of 17-12 (58.6%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Twins’ implied win probability is 58.8%.
• Minnesota has played in 135 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 62 times (62-66-7).
• The Twins have put together a 70-65-0 record ATS this season (covering 51.9% of the time).

Twins hitting info

• Buxton paces the Twins with 29 home runs and 70 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .271.
• Among batters in MLB, Buxton ranks 12th in homers and 51st in RBI.
• Buxton takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, four home runs, two walks and eight RBIs.
• Trevor Larnach is batting .249 with 19 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 45 walks.
• Larnach ranks 96th in home runs and 111th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Larnach heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with a double, two walks and three RBIs.
• Brooks Lee is hitting .244 with 13 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 26 walks.
• Ryan Jeffers has 24 doubles, nine home runs and 45 walks while hitting .260.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.47).
• The Twins average MLB’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.316).
• Twins pitchers combine to give up the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (162 total, 1.2 per game).
• Minnesota knocked off the Padres 7-2 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• This season, the White Sox have won 48 out of the 135 games, or 35.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Chicago is 34-70 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +119 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 45.7% chance to win.
• Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 137 chances.
• In 137 games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 78-59-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

• Andrew Benintendi has been key for Chicago with 90 hits, an OBP of .301 plus a slugging percentage of .411.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Benintendi’s home run total is 110th, and his RBI total is 144th.
• Benintendi brings a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .324 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Lenyn Sosa leads Chicago in home runs with 18, runs batted in with 61 and a batting average of .269.
• Sosa currently is 75th in home runs and 83rd in RBI in the major leagues.
• Sosa takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Chase Meidroth is slashing .253/.333/.318 this season for the White Sox.
• Mike Tauchman has collected 79 hits this season and has an OBP of .361. He’s slugging .410 on the year.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.0) in the majors this season.
• Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.25 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.370 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• The White Sox have allowed the 13th-fewest home runs this season with 154, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, Chicago defeated the Yankees, 3-2, with 10 strikeouts and six hits allowed.