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The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox are set to wrap up a 4-game series on Thursday afternoon at Rate Field. The White Sox have taken 2 of the first 3 games, and they should feel good about their chances of finding the win column again in the series finale. That’s because they’re slated to send right-hander Davis Martin to the mound. Martin enters this matchup with a strong 2.04 ERA and 1.02 WHIP through 61.2 innings of work, and the White Sox tend to win when he pitches. More specifically, Chicago is 9-1 in Martin’s 10 starts this season. He’s led his team to wins in each of his last 7 starts, and has allowed one or zero earned runs in 6 of those 7 outings. With the way he is grooving right now, the Twins have a tough assignment on their hands as they go up against Martin.

The Twins have yet to name a starting pitcher in this one. Thus, it’s likely we see a handful of pitchers coming out of the Minnesota bullpen. The Minnesota bullpen could be a bit depleted after allowing 15 runs in Wednesday night’s contest, and that could put the Twins in a tough spot. On the season, the Minnesota bullpen ranks 21st in baseball with a 4.33 ERA, and being short-staffed could present even more of a challenge. Playing at home, back the White Sox in this AL Central matchup.

Twins vs White Sox prediction: White Sox ML (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -125.

The Baltimore Orioles will start right-hander Chris Bassitt on Thursday. The veteran pitcher has struggled so far in a Baltimore uniform, tossing 47.1 innings with a 5.51 ERA so far. Bassitt also has a 5.59 ERA across 4 starts in May. His 10th percentile strikeout rate makes each start an uphill battle, as easy outs have not been easy to come by for Bassitt. He faces a Toronto lineup that ranks within the bottom 3rd in wOBA against right-handed pitching, but neither offense in this game has been sharp recently. The Orioles bullpen behind Bassitt is also in poor form.

To think that Patrick Corbin would be my preferred starting option in any game during the 2026 season is an unforeseen turn of events, but this is the case on Thursday. Corbin is set to take on an Orioles lineup ranking 22nd in wOBA with an 89 wRC+ against southpaw pitching this year. Corbin is also in good form, having tossed 6 innings of 1-run ball with 7 strikeouts against the Pirates last time out. While still a pitcher with flaws, Corbin should pitch well enough to side with Toronto at current pricing.

Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles prediction: Blue Jays ML (+110) available at time of publishing. Playable to +105 odds.

The Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox split the first two games of this series, now sending a pair of dominant lefties on the bump this time around. Chris Sale (1.89 ERA, 0.87 WHIP) starts for Atlanta while Peyton Tolle (2.45 ERA, 0.82 WHIP) takes the mound for Boston. Both starting pitchers have been incredible in 2026 with their baseball savant pages looking like a murder scene; red everywhere. Both lefties fall in the 80th percentile or better in xERA, strikeout rate and pitching run value. In relief, both teams boast top-5 bullpen units in terms of combined ERA.

The pitching should be stellar in this matchup, but it’s tougher to rely on the 23-year-old Tolle with only six starts this season. Atlanta ranks top-3 in MLB with a 112 wRC+ mark and the Braves’ lineup should be relatively familiar with Tolle’s stuff after facing him less than two weeks ago. I’ll lean on the veteran pitcher Sale and what’s consistently been the better offense over the course of the season and take the Braves to win this one outright.

Braves vs Red Sox prediction: Braves ML (-135) at time of publishing.