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Andrelton Simmons had two hits for Minnesota, which won for just
the fifth time in 18 games against the American League
Central-leading White Sox this season.
Rookie Griffin Jax (3-1) won his second straight start, allowing
three runs on five hits over six innings. He walked one and
struck out a career-high 10 batters. Alex Colome pitched a 1-2-3
ninth for his sixth save.
Jose Abreu homered and doubled and Adam Engel also went deep for
Chicago, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Dallas
Keuchel (7-6) took the loss after giving up four runs on four
hits and four walks while striking out just one.
Minnesota, which fell behind 7-0 after two innings Monday en
route to a series-opening, 11-1 loss, took advantage of
Keuchel's wildness to jump out to a 2-0 lead in the first
inning.
Three of the first four batters -- Rob Refsnyder, Josh Donaldson
and Mitch Garver -- walked to load the bases. Luis Arraez then
singled in Refsnyder, and Miguel Sano's RBI groundout made it
2-0.
The White Sox bounced back to take a 3-2 lead in the third
inning. Cesar Hernandez led off with a single to right and came
around to score two outs later on Engel's seventh homer of the
season, a 416-foot drive to center.
Abreu gave Chicago the lead three pitches later when he lined
his 22nd home run of the season into the bullpen in left-center.
The Twins took advantage of another Keuchel free pass to take a
4-3 lead in the sixth. Sano walked with two outs, and Astudillo
followed with his sixth home run of the season, a shot into the
bleachers in left field for what would prove to be the
game-winner.
White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jimenez, who came into the
contest with back-to-back two-homer, five-RBI games, finished
0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
--Field Level Media
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