Bader and Buxton homer to back López as Twins take series from White Sox
6-1 after long rain delay
[April 03, 2025]
CHICAGO (AP) — Harrison Bader and Byron Buxton hit home runs to
back Pablo López's solid start and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago
White Sox 6-1 on Wednesday after rain delayed the start by nearly 3 1/2
hours.
Buxton, Carlos Correa and Ty France had two hits apiece for the Twins,
who took the rubber match of the three-game series. |
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton dives to make the catch a
fly ball hit by Chicago White Sox's Nick Maton during the first inning
of a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam
Y. Huh) |
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López (1-1) pitched seven innings, giving up
four hits and one run with a walk and five strikeouts. Jhoan
Duran and Danny Coulombe each threw a scoreless inning to
complete the win.
Buxton hit a solo homer to center in the first inning. Bader's
third home run of the season scored France and Willi Castro
ahead of him in the fourth. Buxton and France hit consecutive
RBI doubles in the fifth.
Chicago's lone run came on Brooks Baldwin's homer in the
seventh.
Rookie Sean Burke (1-1), who threw six scoreless innings in an
opening day win over the Angels, gave up all six runs Wednesday
and seven hits. He didn't walk anyone and had one strikeout.
Key moment
For the second straight game, Bader hit a three-run homer.
Tuesday's came in an 8-3 win.
Key stat
Chicago's starting pitchers came in with the best ERA in the
majors at 0.63. including a season-opening streak of 28 innings
without allowing an earned run. They have given up eight in the
last two games, both losses.
Up next
The Twins open their home season with three games over four days
against Houston before going on the road again, starting Joe
Ryan (0-0) in the opener Thursday against the Astros' Hunter
Brown (0-1).
The White Sox are off Thursday before heading on a six-game road
trip, starting with a three-game series in Detroit. Jonathan
Cannon (0-0) is scheduled to start against the Tigers' Jack
Flaherty (0-0).
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