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 With two on and the Sox trailing by a run, Shuck pinch-hit for third
baseman Tyler Saladino and ripped a 1-1 offering from Twins reliever
Casey Fien into the left-center-field gap, scoring shortstop Alexei
Ramirez and catcher Geovany Soto.
The next man up, center fielder Adam Eaton, drove in Shuck with a
sacrifice fly to deep left, giving the White Sox a two-run lead.
White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija (9-11) earned the win, allowing
four runs on five hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck
out four.
The right-hander struggled early. He worked out of a bases-loaded
jam in the first inning by getting right fielder Eddie Rosario to
fly out to left field.
He wasn't so lucky the second time around.
With the bases full and two outs again in the third, Rosario
hammered a 1-0 fastball into the second deck in right field for his
first career grand slam, giving the Twins a 4-1 lead.
Samardzija settled down after that, however, retiring 11 of the
final 14 men he faced and giving up just two singles over the
remainder of his outing. He improved to 3-0 in five games against
the Twins this season.
Right-hander Nate Jones pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief
before handing off to closer David Robertson, who worked a scoreless
ninth for his 28th save.
Fien (4-6) was charged with the loss. He allowed three runs on two
hits and a walk in 1/3 inning. The White Sox hammered Fien for five
runs on three hits in one inning over two appearances during the
series.
Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson had been in line for a victory,
having allowed three runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out
four.
Chicago scored once in the first off Gibson, getting a single from
Eaton and a double from first baseman Jose Abreu. Right fielder
Avisail Garcia's sacrifice fly was his first of two RBIs on the day.
Rosario's blast gave Minnesota a brief lead in the third, but the
White Sox began chipping away at that edge right away in the fourth,
when designated hitter Adam LaRoche singled, advanced to second on a
wild pitch then scored on a single by Ramirez.
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Another sacrifice fly by Garcia in the sixth drove in Abreu to make
cut the deficit to 4-3.
Abreu finished with three hits and a walk. Garcia was 0-for-2 but
drove in two, walked once and stole a base.
Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar had a pair of hits and scored a run
in his 12th consecutive game, tying the third-longest streak in
franchise history.
NOTES: White Sox RHP Erik Johnson will start against the Kansas City
Royals on Sunday. Johnson, who was recalled as part of September
roster expansions Tuesday, was the International League's Pitcher of
the Year with a record of 11-8 and a 2.37 ERA in 22 starts with
Triple-A Charlotte. ... Twins DH Miguel Sano was not in the lineup
as he rests a sore right hamstring. Sano is hitting .296 with 15
homers and 42 RBIs in 51 games. ... Twins LHP Glen Perkins will not
accompany the team on its upcoming trip to Houston because of back
spasms. ... Twins RHP Phil Hughes threw a bullpen session on
Thursday without any issues. Hughes, who has been on the 15-day
disabled list with a sore back, will throw again on Sunday before
playing in a simulated game next week. ... The White Sox head to
Kansas City to open a three-game series with the Royals on Friday at
Kaufman Stadium. ... The Twins open a nine-game road trip with a
three-game series against the Houston Astros beginning Friday at
Minute Maid Park.
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