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.

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

Gavin Sheets, 1B

Yasmani Grandal, C

Hanser Alberto, 3B

Oscar Cólas, RF

Elvis Andrus, 2B

Trevor Larnach, LF

Jose Miranda, DH

Donovan Solano, 1B

Nick Gordon, CF

Kyle Farmer, SS

Willi Castro, 3B

Christian Vázquez, C