White Sox at Twins
Jorge Polanco is wearing out Chicago pitching and looks to do further damage when the Minnesota Twins host the White Sox on Wednesday for the middle contest of their three-game series. Polanco has hit seven of his nine home runs this season against Chicago after going deep twice in Tuesday's 6-4 victory.
Polanco recorded the first multi-homer performance of this career and also became the fifth player in franchise history to go deep from both sides of the plate in a game. The 24-year-old has batted a robust .387 this month with six blasts - all against the White Sox - to help the Twins remain in possession of the second American League wild-card spot, as they sit one game ahead of the Los Angeles Angels. Chicago slugger Jose Abreu went 4-for-4 with a walk on Tuesday and is 8-for-13 over his last four contests. The White Sox have dropped 17 of their last 21 games on the road, where they are a porous 22-44 overall.
TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), FSN North (Minnesota)
PITCHING MATCHUP: White Sox LH Derek Holland (7-13, 6.05 ERA) vs. Twins RH Jose Berrios (11-6, 4.04)
Holland defeated the Twins on Thursday, when he gave up one run and three hits over six innings to improve to 3-6 with a 5.29 ERA in 13 career appearances (12 starts) against Minnesota. The 30-year-old again could find the terrain tougher at Target Field, where he is 0-4 with a 7.77 ERA in five career outings. Holland is 3-6 with an ugly 7.02 ERA in 13 road appearances (12 starts) this season.
Berrios struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings when matched up against Holland last week but allowed five runs - three earned - and four hits while taking the loss. The 22-year-old is highly comfortable at home, where he has reeled off six straight victories and stands 7-1 with a 2.87 ERA in eight turns. Berrios is 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA in three career starts against Chicago.
WALK-OFFS
1. Twins All-Star 3B Miguel Sano (shin) isn't making the strides the club hoped and hasn't resumed baseball workouts.
2. Chicago RHP Reynaldo Lopez (back) tossed a smooth bullpen session and could be activated later this week.
3. Minnesota INF Eduardo Escobar, who is 6-for-11 with a homer against Holland, drove in two runs on Tuesday and has five RBIs over his last four contests.