If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox meet at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Twins will give the ball to ace starter Francisco Liriano in this one. Lefthander Liriano is 0-1 this season with a 5.14 ERA.
The White Sox will counter Liriano with Bartolo Colon. Righthander Colon has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Twins scored seven times in the seventh inning to pick up a 12-5 victory over the White Sox in the opener of a three-game series at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday, as +135 underdogs. The 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over\/under (9).
Justin Morneau homered and drove in four runs to lead the Twins. R.A. Dickey got the win, allowing three runs off four hits in five innings of work.
Paul Konerko homered for the White Sox, while Jose Contreras gave up four runs off seven hits in that loss.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 3-2 SU
Chicago: 1-3 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 1-9
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Minnesota, Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n