Minnesota at Chicago

The Chicago White Sox were swept by the Detroit Tigers and now are tied with the Bengals for 1st place in the AL central. This team appears to be starting to feel the heat of a playoff drive and they are surrounded by a lot of comparable teams. They are now relegated to moving hector Santiago to the rotation, weakening a bullpen and extending it, as he will not go for a long outing here. Samuel Deduno quieted a hot Seattle lineup in his last outing, shutting out the M's on two hits over seven innings. they should take the mound with confidence in this one. Santiago has not pitched since August 25th, an eight day layoff, which could come into play against him here. The White Sox are getting hurt inside the division where they have lost eight straight games. Play on Minnesota.