ASA top play on 10* OVER 8.5 Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins, 8 PM ET - These two teams just pounded out a combined 28 hits yesterday in the Sox 12-2 win and with both hitters seeing the ball well we expect another high scoring game here. In fact, these teams have squared off seven times already this season and every game, but one has seen 9 or more runs scored. The last time the Twins faced Kopech they pounded him for 8 hits and 6 earned runs in 4.2 innings of work. The right-handed Kopech has 2 no-decisions and 4 losses in his last six starts. In his last five outings he’s given up 27 total hits and 18 earned runs in 25.4 innings of work. The Twins offense is 11th in the league in runs/9 innings, 7th in average, 5th in OPS and 9th in home runs. The White Sox have hit well all season with the 4th best team batting average, but it hasn’t translated to runs where they rank 17th. Chicago has seen their run production go up dramatically in recent weeks though as they have scored 77 total runs in their last 15 games which is the second highest number in the Majors behind only the Yankees. In their last ten games they are hitting .310 as a team against lefties and scoring 5.51 runs/9 innings. Those numbers are significant considering they will see the Twins left-handed starter Devin Smeltzer who is 4-2 on the year with a 3.92 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Smeltzer has allowed 11 total earned runs in his last three starters along with 18 hits in 15.1 innings of work. In his most recent outing, he was shelled for 8 hits and 7 earned runs against Texas.