Twins vs. White Sox Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – September 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on September 16, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (56-92), who lost their previous four games, take on the Minnesota Twins (78-70) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET. The Twins will call on Pablo Lopez (10-7) versus the White Sox and Touki Toussaint (3-7).

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Minnesota vs. Chicago Pitcher Matchup Info

  • When: Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
  • Where: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois
  • How to Watch on TV: NSPCH
  • Probable Pitchers: Lopez – MIN (10-7, 3.48 ERA) vs Toussaint – CHW (3-7, 5.65 ERA)

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Twins vs. White Sox Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)

Lopez Toussaint
29 GS 13
10-7 W-L 3-7
3.48 ERA 5.65
178.2 IP 71.2
46 BB 51
213 SO 71

Twins Probable Starting Pitcher: Pablo Lopez

  • In his last appearance on Sunday, the right-hander threw eight scoreless innings against the New York Mets while surrendering two hits.
  • The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.48, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 29 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .230 batting average against him.
  • Lopez is looking to continue a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
  • He has had six appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • The 27-year-old’s 3.48 ERA ranks 16th, 1.142 WHIP ranks 15th, and 10.7 K/9 ranks seventh among qualifying pitchers this season.
  • When Lopez starts, his team is 14-15-0 against the spread this season.
  • Out of Lopez’s 29 starts with a total this season, 14 have hit the over.

Lopez’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Mets Sep. 10 8.0 2 0 0 14 0
at Guardians Sep. 4 6.0 8 1 1 3 3
vs. Guardians Aug. 29 6.0 8 3 3 5 3
vs. Rangers Aug. 24 5.0 10 5 5 4 1
vs. Pirates Aug. 18 6.0 6 0 0 7 2

White Sox Probable Starting Pitcher: Touki Toussaint

  • The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up eight earned runs and allowed six hits in one inning against the Kansas City Royals.
  • The 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.65, a 1.39 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.521 in 17 games this season.
  • He has one quality starts in 13 chances this season.
  • He has four appearances with no earned runs allowed in 17 chances this season.
  • When Toussaint starts, the White Sox have gone 4-9-0 against the spread.
  • Toussaint has had 13 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and three of those outings finished over the total.

Toussaint’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Royals Sep. 12 1.0 6 8 8 1 2
at Royals Sep. 6 6.0 2 2 2 6 3
vs. Tigers Sep. 1 5.1 5 3 3 6 2
vs. Athletics Aug. 26 5.0 2 0 0 4 3
vs. Mariners Aug. 21 4.0 7 7 7 3 4

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