* The White Sox have won seven of their 11 meetings with the Twins this season, including five in a row.
* Chicago has won four of its last five games.
* The Twins have won 15 of their last 18 home games, including seven of their last eight.
* Kevin Slowey has won each of his last three home starts.
* Mark Buehrle is 6-2 with a 1.76 ERA in his last nine starts. Buehrle has 21 wins in his career against the Twins which are the most in his career against any opponent.
* Jermaine Dye is hitting .487 (19-for-39) with four doubles, four homers and 12 RBI over his last 10 contests. Dye has also hit a home run in each of his last three games.
* The Twins have the third-highest batting average in the majors this season (.278).
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