The AL Central rivals the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox will square off for the second of a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field this afternoon. The hosts snapped a three-game losing streak as they won the opener 3-2 last night, but I like the visitors chances of recording an upset in this match-up.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The White Sox will hand the ball to Chris Sale (3-1, 4.36 ERA) who is nowhere near the form that saw him go 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA last season. While he's shown some improvements of late, today he'll face a Minnesota team that torched him for nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits over just three innings on April 30 in the last meeting. The Twins will counter with Trevor May (2-3, 5.15 ERA) who pitched against Sale in that contest, conceding a pair of runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings in the 12-2 win and he's 3-0 with a 4.32 ERA in three career outings against the White Sox.

2. The Twins vs. Lefties - The Minnesota Twins own baseball's most wins over left-handed starters (13-5) and are third in the majors with a .290 batting average against them. They're a perfect 6-0 in their last six road games when facing a southpaw.

3. X-Factor - Minnesota's Brian Dozier is 7-for-25 with three homers against Sale.

Selection: This is a play on the Minnesota Twins +1.5 (8*)