Roster Move: The Twins have placed RHP Chris Archer on the 15-day IL with a hip issue and have recalled RHP Josh Winder to start tonight.

 

The Pitchers: RHP Josh Winder (3-2, 3.06 ERA, 24K, 36.1IP, 0.6 bWAR) vs RHP Michael Kopech (2-5, 2.78 ERA, 63K, 68IP, 2.0 bWAR)

Winder was very good his last time out against the Guardians in which he threw the 2nd game of the doubleheader, going 6 innings while allowing 4 hits but no runs. He walked one and struck out one while throwing 81 pitches. Winder hasn't been great at getting the strikeout this year, but has been good in all other facets. The White Sox lineup is the second best lineup he's faced on paper behind the Dodgers. Kopech is coming off of a 5.1 inning start against the LA Angels where he allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, on 5 hits, 2 walks, a homer, and 6 K's. Kopech relies heavily on a 94-98 MPH fastball and mixes in a slider, curve, and change. Kopech's velo has been down as of late as has his results. The Twins will need to get on him early with the weather moving in. 

 

The Lineups

Twins

1B Luis Arraez L
DH Byron Buxton R
SS C. Correa R
RF Max Kepler L
2B J. Polanco S
LF A. Kirilloff L
3B Jose Miranda R
C Gary Sanchez R
CF G. Celestino R

 

White Sox 

SS Tim Anderson R
DH A. Vaughn R
CF Luis Robert R
1B Jose Abreu R
RF Gavin Sheets L
3B Yoan Moncada S
LF AJ Pollock R
2B J. Harrison R
C R. McGuire L

 

On this Day 2000 - Luis Gonzalez became the first Arizona player to hit for the cycle as the Diamondbacks beat Houston 12-9.

 

Weather: 79 degrees, 7MPH wind blowing from L->R, rain likely to begin around 9PM

 

Vegas odds: Twins +110, White Sox -130, O/U 9

 

Pick to Click: Alex Kirilloff goes yard...in a 5 run first inning

 

Prediction: Twins 8, Sox 5

 

Go Twins!!
 

Wish Archer a speedy recovery and welcome back Winder! GO TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's go, Winder! Big game for him, first time at Guaranteed Rate.

Some of the players' social media accounts were showing them out and about in Chicago and I kind of wanted to play stalker and show up in places they were. But I didn't.

I have no idea why any one would put Kirilloff in that group, before Larnach slumped, for what ever reason, I would have put him there as far as batting.

@Squirrelwill be a better judge, but it looks like storms will be arriving in Chicago in the next hour. 

What was Kepler looking for???

Kep can not continue to hit in the 4 hole. 

This pitcher is getting squeezed by the ump.

Can’t let them off the hook here…..

Mound visit in the 1st. Kopech getting rattled. 

terrible

sigh. at least we got Kopech's PC way, way up

Bad, bad, bad missed opportunity by AK

3 LOBsters on the field. Lame. 

5 minutes ago, AstrosTwins said:

What was Kepler looking for???

He forgot the count,   Unreal

In case anyone needed a reminder that walks are indeed NOT as good as hits.

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

In case anyone needed a reminder that walks are indeed NOT as good as hits.

Unfortunately, that only seems to be the case when we GET the walks, not when we GIVE them.

great throw and the correct call

They should probably pick up the pace if they want to get this game in.

At this point in the year the 4th OF spot should be treated as a straight platoon. Gordon has great underlying metrics and better performance than Celestino over the past month

9 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

They should probably pick up the pace if they want to get this game in.

I don’t want all those bases on balls wiped away from the record books.

Ein dinger!

MAX MASHED!!!

HE HEARD ME TALKING

Kep!

44 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

@Squirrelwill be a better judge, but it looks like storms will be arriving in Chicago in the next hour. 

It's hard to judge ... it's looked really 'grayish' for a while ... and I've gotten alerts that say 'start raining by 9' ... but, sometimes these things miss this area

The weather app I just looked at has the rain holding off until 11 

Yeah...all that rain that missed us here in the metro, is racing toward Chicago. It sure looks like they're gonna get hit with some storms before the game is over. 

another great call by the base ump. Too bad the home plate ump sucks

about to enter the "red zone" here in central Iowa. hopefully the wifi stays on.