Carlos Correa sidelined by back spasms as Twins open series with White Sox

The Twins and White Sox start a three-game series at Target Field today, with the Twins facing Chicago ace Dylan Cease.

Shortstop Carlos Correa is a late scratch from the Twins lineup because of back spasms. Trevor Larnach will lead off today.

"It's just a middle back spasm," Correa said. "I should be good in a couple days, but want to make sure that I don't play through it and it gets worse. It shouldn't be anything to alarm me. Yesterday was a little more sore. Today it's been feeling better, so hopefully in the next couple days I can be back in."

Kyle Farmer is starting at shortstop instead.

"I don't see [Correa's situation] being any sort of issue long term," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "Initially when he was off yesterday, in my mind it was a one or two day thing. Is there always a chance that its slightly more? You never know. We'll see how he is today."

Cease (1-0, 1.59 ERA) was the runner-up to Justin Verlander in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season.

Kenta Maeda (0-1, 1.80) starts for the Twins.

First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. (BSN, 830-AM).

Chicago (4-6) dropped two of three in Pittsburgh over the weekend, while the Twins took two of three from the World Champion Astros and are 6-3 and atop the American League Central.

WHITE SOX LINEUP

Tim Anderson, SS

Luis Robert, CF

Andrew Benintendi, LF

Andrew Vaughn, DH

Gavin Sheets, 1B

Yasmani Grandal, C

Hanser Alberto, 3B

Oscar Cólas, RF

Elvis Andrus, 2B

TWINS LINEUP

Trevor Larnach, LF

Jose Miranda, DH

Donovan Solano, 1B

Nick Gordon, CF

Kyle Farmer, SS

Matt Wallner, RF

Willi Castro, 3B

Christian Vázquez, C

Michael A. Taylor, CF