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Sano hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth
innings and completed the trifecta with a 412-foot blast over
the right-center-field scoreboard off reliever Aaron Bummer
(0-2) to tie the game at 4 in the eighth. It was Bummer's fourth
blown save of the season.
Andrelton Simmons led off the ninth with a single and moved to
second on a slow groundout by Nelson Cruz. After reliever Liam
Hendriks intentionally walked Luis Arraez, Josh Donaldson's fly
ball moved Simmons to third, setting up Polanco's game-winning
hit into the right-field corner.
The Twins won for only the third time in their past 13 games.
The White Sox let an early 4-0 lead slip away and suffered only
their third loss in their past 12 games. Taylor Rogers (1-2)
picked up the win in relief for the Twins.
Minnesota's scheduled starter, Michael Pineda, was scratched due
to an abscess in his thigh. Rookie 6-foot-9 right-hander Bailey
Ober made his major-league debut, and gave up four runs over
four innings on five hits, including home runs by Yasmani
Grandal and Jake Lamb.
Ober, who compiled a 1.29 ERA in two starts in Triple-A this
season, struck out four and walked one.
Sano's first two homers came off White Sox starter Lance Lynn,
who threw six solid innings, giving up two runs on five hits
while striking out two with one walk.
Twins reliever Tyler Duffey threw a pitch behind Yermin Mercedes
in the seventh inning and was ejected.
The incident came a day after Mercedes swung at a 3-0 pitch and
hit a home run off catcher Willians Astudillo while he pitched
the ninth inning with the White Sox comfortably ahead 15-4 at
the time. White Sox manager Tony La Russa, who called what
Mercedes did "a mistake" pregame on Tuesday, had a brief meeting
with home plate umpire Jim Reynolds just before Duffey's pitch.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was subsequently ejected for
arguing Duffey's ejection.
--Field Level Media
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