The American League
Central-leading White Sox won their fourth consecutive game and
swept the three-game series, which was originally scheduled to
be four before Monday's opener was rained out. The Twins dropped
their third in a row and fifth in their past seven games.
Collins' 410-foot solo homer in the bottom of the sixth off
Twins reliever Jorge Alcala (1-3) broke a 4-4 tie and gave
Chicago the lead for good.
It was Collins' third long ball of the season and his first at
Guaranteed Rate Field.
Collins later drove in one of the White Sox's two runs in the
seventh with an RBI single, which followed a run-scoring single
from Danny Mendick.
Collins was one of five White Sox batters to finish with two
hits. The others were Jose Abreu, Brian Goodwin, Andrew Vaughn
and Yoan Moncada. Goodwin hit a solo homer.
Rookie Michael Kopech (3-0) picked up the win in relief after
pitching a scoreless sixth inning.
The Twins erased a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the fifth off
Chicago starter Carlos Rodon, taking the lead on Nelson Cruz's
RBI single which scored Jorge Polanco.
Alex Kiriloff led off the inning with a double and scored on a
throwing error to the plate by Goodwin after a single by
Gilberto Celestino. Andrelton Simmons followed with a double
that scored Celestino, and he scored two batters later on a
sacrifice fly by Josh Donaldson.
However, Minnesota squandered a pair of solid opportunities in
the first and seventh innings when Miguel Sano struck out with
the bases loaded to end each frame.
White Sox closer Liam Hendriks gave up a run in the ninth but
struck out Sano to end the game.
Moncada, who went 2-for-2, sustained a bruised right hand while
sliding into third base during the bottom of the third inning.
He exited the following inning.
--Field Level Media
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