The Twins look to win their fourth straight overall and 17th in 21 games at home against the White Sox when the two close a three-game series Wednesday. Chicago will try to avoid the sweep as it faces Francisco Liriano (4-10, 5.56 ERA), who is looking for his first win in five starts. The left-hander has made two forgettable starts against the White Sox this season, going 0-2 with a 12.46 ERA over a combined 8 2-3 innings. He's walked seven, given up two home runs and hit a batter. Jose Contreras (4-9, 4.80) will start for the White Sox, who scratched Bartolo Colon because of elbow soreness. Contreras is looking to avoid a third straight loss. He gave up four runs and nine hits while striking out eight over 6 2-3 innings of a 5-1 loss to Detroit on Friday. The right-hander gave up four runs and seven hits over five innings of a 12-5 loss to the Twins on April 10. With these two gas cans in their line-ups, it comes as no surprise to learn that the White Sox have seen the total go over the posted number in 8 of 12 games played on artificial turf while the Twins have seen the total go over the posted number in 9 of 14 games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season! When taking into account all of these factors,I must highly recommend a play on the OVER!
Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons 7/29
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