The White Sox and Twins meet on Sept. 6 at 6:20 p.m. ET, with Bryan Hudson listed to start for Chicago and Bailey Ober set for Minnesota.
That game opens a busy stretch for the White Sox, who stay home for a three-game set against the Pirates on Sept. 8, Sept. 9 and Sept.
- Sean Burke is scheduled to start the opener against Bubba Chandler, while Davis Martin is lined up for the second game.
The finale has Chicago still without a listed starter, with Jared Jones marked for Pittsburgh.
Chicago then heads to St. Louis for three games against the Cardinals on Sept.
11, Sept. 12 and Sept. 13.
Erick Fedde is scheduled to take the ball in the opener against Matthew Liberatore, and Anthony Kay is listed for the second game against Kyle Leahy. Both starters are still to be announced for the series finale.
From there, the White Sox move on to Cleveland for a three-game road set against the Guardians on Sept. 14, Sept. 15 and Sept.
- All three matchups list both starters as TBA.
After that comes a four-game home series against the Tigers from Sept. 17 through Sept. 20, with all starters also still undecided.
Chicago’s road trip continues in Kansas City with three games against the Royals on Sept. 22, Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, and again the probable pitchers are listed as TBA for each matchup.
The White Sox close the stretch at home with three games against the Rockies on Sept. 25, Sept. 26 and Sept. 27, with no starters yet announced.
At the plate, Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox in the numbers provided, hitting .251 with a .362 on-base percentage, a .486 slugging percentage, 30 home runs and 78 RBI across 140 games. Chase Meidroth has appeared in 136 games and is batting .271 with 12 homers and 51 RBI.
Sam Antonacci is hitting .263 with eight home runs and 41 RBI, while Tristan Peters has posted a .281 average with 12 homers and 52 RBI. Munetaka Murakami has 30 home runs and 61 RBI in 107 games.
For Minnesota, Brooks Lee has 22 home runs and 78 RBI, while Josh Bell has driven in 84 runs with 18 homers. Kody Clemens has 24 home runs and 71 RBI, Luke Keaschall is batting .276 with nine home runs and 44 RBI, and Ryan Jeffers has hit 14 home runs with 53 RBI in 78 games.
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