Miguel Sano sitting for Minnesota on Monday

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox.

What It Means:

Sano hit his 11th home run of the season on Saturday but then went 0-for-3 with 3 strikeouts on Sunday. He's gone yard five times over his last 12 games. LaMonte Wade Jr. will cover first base and bat fifth while Byron Buxton returns to center field and hits sixth.

Sano is averaging 10.6 FanDuel points per game this season. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Twins have an implied total of 5.03 runs and the over/under for the game is 9.5 runs.