Chicago at Minnesota

Minnesota will look to bounce back from Thursday's loss and will face Michael Kopech here, who gave up six runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings his last start against the Twins on July 5. Kopech had a fine April and May before giving up 23 earned runs in 36 innings in June and July. In two outings against Minnesota this season, Kopech has allowed six runs on 11 hits in 9 2/3 innings. Devin Smeltzer did have a bad performance against Texas on Saturday, but he had three previous quality starts for the Twins, and he has done his best work at home where he has a 2.10 ERA, as opposed to 5.76 on the road. Minnesota is 16-7 in its last 23 home teams versus teams with losing records and 20-8 overall after a loss. Also, the Twins are 19-7 after scoring two or fewer runs their previous game. Play the Twins.