The White Sox and Twins have played two high-scoring affairs in Minnesota so far in this series. They'll finish the 3-game set on Thursday night with Carl Pavano and Mark Buehrle on the mound. Buehrle is 24-17 with a 4.02 ERA in 43 career starts against the Twins. This season, he has split two outings against them after giving up seven runs and 17 hits in 16 innings pitched. Michael Cuddyer (30-89), Denard Span (12-28), Delmon Young (10-27), Orlando Hudson (5-17), Jason Kubel (3-11), and Danny Valencia (1-3) all hit the lefty well. The Twins have gone Over the total in 28 of their 50 games against the rest of the division. They have gone Over in two straight games and they’ve scored at least four runs or more in 10 of their last 12 games. These two teams have played five Overs in eight games in Minnesota this season.

Carl Pavano is 2-0 against the White Sox this season. He has given up four runs and 13 hits in 16 innings of work against Chicago. Pavano hasn't been as sharp lately giving up 26 hits in his last 19.3 innings pitched. Paul Konerko (6-23), Mark Kotsay (6-20), AJ Pierzynski (7-19), Alex Rios (5-18), Gordon Beckham (4-11), and Juan Pierre (3-10) all hit Pavano well. The White Sox have scored at least five runs in three straight games and in six of their last eight games overall. They have gone Over the total in three straight games and Over in four of their last five games as well. We expect another high-scoring game tonight so we’ll recommend a play on the Over between the White Sox and Twins.