Minnesota at Chicago

Minnesota lost the opener of this series last night, 3-2, as a -175 favorite, part of a dismal 17-37 run on the road. The offense is 23rd in on-base percentage and 14th in slugging, while the defense is 20th in fielding percentage. Louie Varland (4.50 ERA) gets thrown back into the rotation with Tyler Mahle out a month with an arm strain. The Twins are 22-52 as a dog, 19-30 on the road against losing teams, plus 8-19 away from home versus AL teams that allow 4.9+ runs per game. Chicago plays its sixth consecutive home contest winning the last two, 12-9 and 3-2 as underdogs of +170 and +145. Starter Dylan Cease has a 1.80 ERA against the Twins this season after a 4-3 victory last month. And last year, Cease was 2-0 against Minnesota not allowing a run in 16 innings with just two hits allowed. The White Sox have won six of the last eight against the Twins in this park and Minnesota is 12-22 when avenging a one-run loss to the same opponent. Play Chicago.