Francisco Liriano was shelled in his last game facing the team that traded him this season in the Twins. Chicago has lost 2 straight, but they are still in first place in the AL Central with a 1.5 game lead over the Tigers. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/strong> PITCHING MATCHUP:<\/strong> White Sox LH Francisco Liriano (3-10, 5.31 ERA) vs. Twins RH Nick Blackburn (4-6, 7.99)<\/p>\n Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The playoffs may be a pipe dream for the Twins, who are 11 games out of first place, but they have won 4 straight and the beat the White Sox yesterday.<\/p>\n In yesterday’s game the Twins beat the White Sox 7-6.<\/p>\n This season the White Sox have an O\/U record of 46-51 with a run-line W\/L record of 57-44 and the Twins have an O\/U record of 50-46 with a run-line W\/L record of 55-46.<\/p>\n On the season the Twins are 23-30 at home and the White Sox are 28-25 on the road.<\/p>\n Before losing yesterday’s game the White Sox had won 5 straight against the Twins.<\/p>\n Liriano (3-10, 5.31 ERA) makes his first start in Minnesota tonight and in his last game facing the Twins he gave up 7 runs in 2 innings in a loss. Nick Blackburn\u00a0(4-6, 7.99 ERA) goes for the Twins tonight and he also struggled in his last outing giving up 8 runs in 4 innings in a loss to the White Sox.\u00a0[dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Blackburn has lost 3 straight facing the White Sox with an ERA over 11.00.<\/p>\n Tonight the Twins look to match their longest winning streak of the season with a win tonight.<\/p>\n Chicago’s A.J. Pierzynski went deep in yesterday’s loss and he is hitting .356 lifetime facing Blackburn.<\/p>\n Blackburn will be facing a solid White Sox offense that ranks 6th in the Majors in runs scored.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this AL Central match up the White Sox are 2-7 in their last 9 road games, 1-7 in their last 8 road games vs. a right-handed starter, and they have an Under record of 5-2-2 in their last 9 road games.<\/p>\n The Twins are 4-0 in their last 4 home games, 2-5 in Blackburn’s last 7 starts as a home underdog, and they have an Over record of 8-1 in their last 9 games.<\/p>\n In the last 5 games between these 2 division rivals the posted total has gone over 5 times.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 8:10 PM EST Tuesday, July 31, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: White Sox -130 \/ Twins +120 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 9 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n