The Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday to improve to 5-2 in their past seven games. They'll open a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins Tuesday night following an off day for both teams, and I think the White Sox will be off to a fast start in the series.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The White Sox hand the ball to Jose Quintana (5-7, 3.04) who is coming off one of his worst outings of the season when he conceded six runs in 5 1/3 innings at Fenway. The White Sox hitters gave him plenty of run support though and Chicago won the game 8-6. Quintana has surrendered two runs in 13 innings in two wins against Minnesota this season and we can expect a strong bounce back outing from the left-hander. The Twins counter with Kyle Gibson (0-5, 6.05 ERA) who is 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA lifetime against Chicago. He lost the last meeting though when he conceded three runs in six innings on April 11. Gibson is not in the best of shape going 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts since returning from a six week stint on the DL.

2. Home Cookin' - The White Sox have won four of the past five meetings at US Cellular Field. The Twins are 4-13 in their last 17 road games against a team with a winning home record and 5-18 in their last 23 on the road coming up against a left-handed starter.

3. X-Factor - The White Sox's David Robertson has converted 20 of 22 save opportunities this year.

Selection: This is a play on the Chicago White Sox (8*)