Brooks Lee delivered a go-ahead RBI single within the eleventh inning and Byron Buxton had three hits to spice up the Minnesota Twins to an 8-6 victory in opposition to the host Chicago White Sox on Monday.
Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach homered as Minnesota improved to 8-0 in opposition to Chicago this season whereas successful for the seventh time in 9 video games general.
Willi Castro, Jose Miranda, Lee and Wallner had two hits apiece for the Twins, who out-hit the White Sox 15-7. Lee and Wallner drove in two runs every.
The White Sox rallied for 3 runs within the sixth inning to take a 5-2 lead, solely to see the Twins storm again within the seventh in opposition to rookie reliever Jordan Leasure.
Recalled from Triple-A Charlotte earlier than the sport, Leasure allowed 4 runs and 4 hits in two-thirds of an inning. Buxton doubled earlier than Lee hit an RBI single. One out later, Wallner hooked a line-drive, two-run blast inside the fitting area foul pole to tie the sport at 5 earlier than Correa hit a solo shot to left two batters later.
Correa returned to the lineup after leaving with a proper finger contusion through the first inning Sunday.
Chicago used RBI singles from Eloy Jimenez and Nicky Lopez and Lopez’s slick baserunning to take a 5-2 lead after six innings.
Lopez struck once more within the eighth, blooping a tying double with two outs.
Jhoan Duran (5-3) was the winner, pitching a scoreless tenth. Kody Funderburk labored an ideal eleventh for his first profession save.
White Sox reliever Jared Shuster (1-2) allowed two runs, one earned, and two hits in a single inning. After Lee’s go-ahead hit, one other run scored on Manuel Margot’s groundout.
Larnach opened the scoring with a first-inning solo shot in opposition to White Sox starter Chris Flexen.
Martin Maldonado reached Twins starter Chris Paddack for a tying solo shot within the third.
Buxton doubled residence a run within the fourth. The lead lasted till Chicago’s Corey Julks hit a game-tying double within the fifth.
Minnesota reinstated Paddack (proper arm fatigue) from the 15-day injured record earlier than the sport. He allowed two runs and three hits in 5 innings with two walks and three strikeouts.
Flexen gave up two runs and 7 hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out 4.
Miranda prolonged his career-best hitting streak to 12 video games. Chicago’s Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-5 and had his streak finish at eight video games.
Lopez (two RBIs) and Jimenez each had two hits for the White Sox.
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