The White Sox are turning to a bullpen game on Sunday as they try to take the series from the Twins after a rough pitching outing the day before.
Chicago and Minnesota meet at Rate Field with first pitch set for 5:20 CT. The game will be shown on Peacock and NBCSN, with radio coverage on ESPN Chicago WMVP 1000 AM and 107.9 La Ley.
Will Venable is sticking with his familiar left-handed look in the lineup, and Kyle Teel is back behind the plate after sitting Saturday. Teel’s return comes with Edgar Quero back on the active roster, a setup that could mean more rest for Teel as the regular season winds down and the White Sox now carry three catchers.
The White Sox lineup runs: Sam Antonacci leading off in left field, Miguel Vargas at third, Munetaka Murakami at first, Andrew Benintendi in the DH spot, Colson Montgomery at short, Braden Montgomery in right, Chase Meidroth at second, Tristan Peters in center, and Teel catching.
Murakami’s spot near the top stands out after he launched his 30th homer of the season on Saturday. Benintendi, meanwhile, gets a familiar matchup in the cleanup role against Bailey Ober.
He has faced Ober 25 times and is hitting .240 with three RBIs against him. Montgomery and Meidroth have also done damage in limited looks, each homering once in four at-bats against the Twins right-hander.
Minnesota counters with a lineup that starts Luke Keaschall in right field and includes Brooks Lee, Ryan Jeffers, Josh Bell, Kody Clemens, Royce Lewis, Trevor Larnach, Kaelen Culpepper, and Walker Jenkins.
The pitching plan for Chicago changed late. Sean Burke had been lined up to start, but the club pushed him back to Tuesday.
Bryan Hudson is set to open, likely before José Urquidy takes over. Urquidy has worked in five games for the White Sox and owns a 4.34 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 18.1 innings.
Ober gets the ball for Minnesota. He has a 4.37 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 113.1 innings over 21 starts this season. If Chicago wants to avoid another ugly national TV showing, it likely has to get to him early.
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