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The White Sox (80-80) won for the fourth time in five games
following an eight-game skid that torpedoed their playoff hopes.
Chicago prevailed despite being outhit 7-5.
Chicago's AJ Pollock had two hits and scored twice, including
the go-ahead run. Josh Harrison belted a game-tying, two-run
home run in the second against Minnesota starter Bailey Ober.
The White Sox rallied against Twins reliever Griffin Jax, who
fell to 7-4 after yielding one run on two hits in the seventh.
That helped make a winner out of Cueto, who broke a four-start
losing streak. He spaced two runs and six hits with four
strikeouts and zero walks. After allowing three hits in the
first inning, including a two-run homer by Gio Urshela, Cueto
settled down, as none of the remaining three hits he allowed
went for extra bases.
Cueto (8-10) lowered his ERA to 3.35 in his final start of the
season. The right-hander, who notched at least eight wins in
nine of 10 seasons to open his career, reached that benchmark
for the first time since 2017.
Carlos Correa had three hits for the Twins (77-83), who have
lost three straight and four of five.
Urshela added two hits, including a leadoff single in the ninth
against Liam Hendriks. The Chicago closer loaded the bases but
recovered to record his 37th save in 41 opportunities this
season, striking out three.
Ober allowed two runs on two hits in five innings with one walk
and four strikeouts.
Twins infielder Luis Arraez, who leads the American League with
a .315 batting average, was held out of the lineup due to left
hamstring pain. Arraez is vying to become the first Twin to win
a batting title since Joe Mauer in 2009.
--Field Level Media
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