The Minnesota Twins (26-27) visit the Chicago White Sox (26-26) at 2:10 p.m. ET on Monday, providing a battle between top-five sluggers. Byron Buxton has 16 homers (fourth in the league) for the favored Twins (-114), and Munetaka Murakami is second in MLB play with 17 dingers this season for the underdog White Sox (-105). Minnesota’s Zebby Matthews gets the start against Chicago’s Anthony Kay.

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Twins vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-114)
• Underdog: White Sox (-105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have won 43.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (7-9).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 4-5 (44.4%).
• The Twins have a 53.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Minnesota has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 29 times this season for a 29-21-3 record against the over/under.
• The Twins have put together a 29-24-0 record ATS this season.

Twins hitting info

• Buxton has racked up a team-high 16 home runs.
• Buxton’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks 64th in RBI in MLB.
• Buxton enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .318 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Brooks Lee is hitting .254 with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and 13 walks.
• Lee ranks 105th in homers and 64th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Lee takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and two RBIs.
• Austin Martin has a team-best batting average of .297.
• Martin heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .217 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs.
• Luke Keaschall has eight doubles, a triple, a home run and 19 walks while batting .233.

Twins pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Twins pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
• Minnesota has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.19).
• Pitchers for the Twins combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.316).
• The Twins allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (46 total, 0.9 per game).
• Minnesota struck out seven Red Sox batters while giving up 11 hits in a 6-5 win in its last game.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs 46 times this season and won 23, or 50%, of those games.
• Chicago has entered 42 games this season as the underdog by -105 or more and is 22-20 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
• Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 31 of its 52 chances.
• The White Sox are 30-22-0 ATS in their 52 games with a spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas has been key for Chicago with 12 home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .244 this season.
• Vargas’ home run total ranks 16th in the majors, and he is 29th in RBI.
• Vargas has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
• Murakami leads Chicago in home runs (17) and runs batted in (36) this season while batting .235.
• Murakami currently ranks second in home runs and 10th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Colson Montgomery has collected 41 base hits, an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .471 this season.
• Chase Meidroth leads Chicago in batting average (.261) this season while adding four home runs and 13 RBI.
• Meidroth has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
• Chicago has pitched to a 4.55 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
• White Sox pitchers have a 1.370 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
• With 58 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
• Chicago suffered an 8-5 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Giants batters while allowing 11 hits.