Minnesota Twins outscore White Sox 30-11 in 4-game series

Guaranteed Rate Field on Sept. 16

There are two things that I can say about the Minnesota Twins:

1.     They are going to win the American League Central Division, easily.
2.     They are not a particularly impressive team.

After taking three games out of four from the White Sox this weekend at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Twins are still only eight games above .500 at 79-71. They also possess a seven-game lead in the division with 12 to play, because the second-place Cleveland Guardians are 72-78.

That said, that mediocrity did not stop Minnesota from outscoring the Sox 30-11 over the course of the four-game series. Each of the Twins' three victories came in convincing fashion, the closest of the bunch being their 4-0 win on Sunday.

It's very difficult to sweep a four-game series. The garbage team usually wins one, and the Sox happened to win the game I attended this weekend, 7-6 on Saturday.

The Sox had a 7-1 lead after seven innings Saturday, but they gave up four runs in the eighth and one run in the ninth. The Twins had the bases loaded when Tanner Banks recorded the final out for his first career save.

So, it was pretty close to being a four-game sweep. Again, keep this in mind when the Sox claim they can compete in 2024. This weekend, they were completely outclassed on their home field by the middling Twins.

The Sox are 22 games behind Minnesota at 57-93. The Twins would be at least five games out if they were in any other division besides the AL Central. I don't see them winning anything in October, but there is no denying they are far superior to the Sox.

Sox manager Pedro Grifol continues to prattle on about "setting a tone" for next season and "developing a winning culture" and such. As far as I can tell, the only thing he's doing is getting his ass kicked by mediocre and bad teams.

The Sox are 4-12 in September, all against AL Central foes. What does that tell you?