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The White Sox's lone run came on Tim Anderson's
fourth-inning homer.
Eddie Rosario added an insurance run for the Twins with an RBI
single in the eighth.
Trailing 2-1 in the seventh, Chicago put two men on with one out
but was unable to score. Duffey recovered to strike out Matt
Skole before getting Leury Garcia to line out to third.
White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito faced the Twins six days
after defeating them with a three-hit, 12-strikeout shutout at
Target Field -- an outing the All-Star declared the "best I've
ever felt pitching in my life." He was slightly less dominant
Tuesday against the American League Central leaders.
Giolito struck out nine, eclipsing the 200-strikeout mark in a
single season for the first time in his career, but displayed
some struggles with his command. After walking zero Twins on
Aug. 21, Giolito issued three walks Tuesday while yielding a
pair of solo home runs among the four hits he allowed in six
innings.
Gonzalez smacked a homer to right field leading off the second
before Schoop connected for a two-out homer to left three
batters later. Giolito (14-7) was ahead in the count both times.
Pineda (10-5) surrendered one run on four hits and a walk with
eight strikeouts.
Anderson cut the deficit to 2-1 with a solo shot to center field
leading off the fourth. Later in the inning, James McCann and
Eloy Jimenez contributed successive singles following a pair of
strikeouts, but Chicago was unable to get additional runs home
against Pineda, who consistently frustrated hitters with his
slider.
Nelson Cruz had two hits for Minnesota, while Yolmer Sanchez had
two hits for Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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