Carlos Santana and the Minnesota Twins (60-48) will face off against Andrew Vaughn and the Chicago White Sox (27-85) at Target Field on Saturday, August 3. First pitch is set for 7:10 PM ET.
Ahead of Minnesota taking on Chicago, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the piece below.
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Where to Watch Twins vs. White Sox
- Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
- Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Field
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Pitching Matchup
Twins: Bailey Ober
- Bailey Ober (10-5) takes the mound for the Twins in his 21st start of the season. He's put together a 3.76 ERA in 115 2/3 innings pitched, with 121 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty threw eight scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers while surrendering one hit.
- The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.76, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .212 batting average against him.
- Ober is trying to notch his eighth quality start in a row in this game.
- Ober is looking for his eighth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 innings per appearance on the mound.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 20 appearances this season.
White Sox: Garrett Crochet
- Garrett Crochet (6-8 with a 3.23 ERA and 160 strikeouts in 114 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the White Sox, his 23rd of the season.
- In his last time out on Sunday, the lefty tossed three innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 25-year-old has a 3.23 ERA and 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings over 22 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .207 to his opponents.
- Crochet has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Crochet enters the game with 15 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- In five of his 22 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
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Team Comparison
| Twins | White Sox | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Runs Scored (PG) | 3.1 |
| 4.4 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 5.2 |
| .252 | Batting AVG | .217 |
| .234 | Batting AVG Against | .251 |
| 131 | Home Runs | 94 |
| 125 | Home Runs Allowed | 145 |
Twins Offensive Leaders
- Santana is batting .245 this year, with a .754 OPS (.330 on-base, .425 slugging). His strikeout rate is 17.1%, and his walk rate is 9.8%. He has 14 home runs and 48 RBI, plus 37 runs scored.
- In 2024, Willi Castro is hitting .260, with a .348 on-base percentage and a .411 slugging percentage. He has eight home runs and 36 RBI, plus 61 runs scored and 10 steals on 17 attempts. His strikeout rate is 23.8%, and his walk rate is 8.5%.
- Jose Miranda is batting .322, with nine home runs and 43 RBI, plus 35 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 14.2%, and his walk rate is 4.8%. He has a .363 on-base percentage and a .513 slugging percentage.
- The Twins' Byron Buxton is batting .277, with a .333 on-base percentage and a .519 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 27.2%, and his walk rate is 4.8%. He has 14 home runs and 46 RBI, plus 48 runs scored and five steals on seven attempts.
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White Sox Offensive Leaders
- Vaughn is hitting .230/.285/.382 this season with 13 home runs, 48 RBI and 38 runs. He's striking out 22.8% of the time and walking at a 6.2% clip.
- In 355 plate appearances, Gavin Sheets is batting .216/.299/.349 this season with a walk rate of 9.9% and a K rate of 21.1%. In addition, he's swatted seven home runs while driving in 31 runs and scoring 26 times.
- This season, Andrew Benintendi has posted a batting average of .205 with an OPS of .579 (.260 OBP; .318 SLG), while blasting eight dingers with 26 runs and 31 RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 6.9% clip and striking out 18.3% of the time.
- At the dish, Nicky Lopez has put up a .238 average along with a .305 OBP and .286 SLG in 324 PAs. He's also swatted no homers with 15 RBI and 27 runs scored, including five stolen bases, while putting up a 14.8% strikeout rate and 7.4% walk rate.
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