Minnesota Twins (0-3) at Chicago White Sox (1-2)
Game 1:
Date: Monday, March 31st
Time: 1:10 pm CDT
Broadcast: Twins TV/CHSN
Game 2:
Date: Tuesday, April 1st
Time: 6:40 PM
Broadcast: Twins TV/CHSN
Game 3:
Date: Wednesday, April 2nd
Time: 1:10 PM
Broadcast: Twins TV/CHSN
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Chris Paddack (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Martin Perez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Paddack will get the start in the first game of the series for the Twins. Last season, he went 5-3 with a 4.99 ERA, a 4.18 FIP, a 1.392 WHIP, and an 8.0 K/9. Perez gets the ball for the White Sox. Last season, he went 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA, a 4.82 FIP, a 1.212 WHIP, and a 7.6 K/9 between the Pirates and Padres.
Game 2: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Shane Smith (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Wood Richardson gets the second game for the Twins. Last season, he went 5-5 with a 4.17 ERA, a 4.12 FIP, a 1.294 WHIP, and a 7.9 K/9. Smith will be making his big league debut. He went 6-3 with a 3.05 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 113 strikeouts in 94.1 innings in the minors last year.
Game 3: Pablo Lopez (0-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. Sean Burke (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Lopez will take the mound for the series finale. Last game against the Cardinals, he went five innings, giving up eight hits, two earned runs, had a 4.11 FIP, a 1.60 WHIP, and a 5.4 K/9. Burke goes for the White Sox. He pitched six innings in his win against the Angels. Burke gave up three hits, had a 2.21 FIP, a 0.500 WHIP, and a 4.5 K/9.
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Player To Watch:
Minnesota Twins
Willi Castro, in three games this year, has one run scored, four hits, one home run, three RBI, a .400 batting average, and a 1.455 OPS. In 13 games against the White Sox last year, Castro had a .340 batting average with 18 hits, two home runs, 14 RBI, and six runs scored.
Chicago White Sox
Luis Robert Jr in three games this year has a .250 batting average with one run scored, three hits, one double, one stolen base, and a .583 OPS. In six games against the Twins last season struggled with a .091 batting average with two hits, one home run, three RBI, and three runs scored.
Next Up:
Minnesota: March 31st-April 3rd vs Houston Astros
Chicago: March 31st-April 2nd at Detroit Tigers
