Lewis hits grand slam as Twins beat White Sox 9-7 to snap 3-game skid
[August 23, 2025]
CHICAGO (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a grand slam, Byron Buxton, Luke
Keaschall, and Edouard Julien each had two hits, and the Minnesota Twins
beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Friday night.
Lewis was 3 for 5 and scored two runs, including his 386-foot drive to
left field in the fourth inning. Five Twins players had at least one
RBI, and seven had at least one hit. |
Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis (23) celebrates a three-run home run against
the Chicago White Sox during the fourth inning of a baseball game,
Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague) |
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Miguel Vargas had a bases-loaded walk, and Kyle
Teel and Lenyn Sosa added RBI singles in the eighth to pull the
White Sox to 8-7. Lewis caught a popup and three out the tying
run at home to keep the Twins in the lead.
Buxton’s RBI single in the ninth as Minnesota snapped a
three-game losing streak and improved to 3-7 in their last 10
games.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer, and Sosa had two RBIs for
Chicago, which has lost three straight.
Twins starter Zebby Matthews gave up four runs and eight hits
while striking out four in 4 2/3 innings. Reliever Kody
Funderburk (3-1) got four outs to get the win and Justin Topa
got the last five outs for his third save.
Keaschall and Trevor Larnach hit RBI singles in the sixth
against Brandon Eisert (2-5) to put the Twins ahead for good.
Buxton scored on Keaschall's hit for his 500th career run.
Key moment
After Montgomery flew out to shallow left field with one out and
the bases loaded in the eighth, Vargas tagged up and was thrown
out at home by Lewis to prevent the tying run from scoring and
stranding two runners.
Key stat
Buxton joins Kirby Puckett and Torii Hunter as the only Twins
players with 500 runs, 150 home runs, 100 stolen bases, and 400
RBIs. He is the 18th player to score 500 runs in Twins history.
Up next
RHP Davis Martin (4-9, 3.94 ERA) starts ror the White Sox. The
Twins have yet to announce a starter.
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