![]() Jimenez flied out to Castro in center to start the inning, and Yasmani Grandal grounded out to Julien to advance Robert to third with two outs. Griffin Jax got the call for the 11th inning, and Robert started the inning at second base. Castro came to the plate for hero moment number two, but popped up weakly to center to send us into yet another bonus frame. Buxton never tried to steal, but Jeffers ended up walking to push Buxton into scoring position anyways. ![]() Jeffers tried to pop out in foul territory, but Anderson whiffed on it to offer a second chance. The comment space below is provided for your reflections on that situation. ![]() Vazquez popped out to second base on the first pitch. This time, Rocco Baldelli went to the bench and brought in captain pink eye Willi Castro, who took out three days of conjunctivitis frustration on the baseball.īyron Buxton kept the excitement going with a bloop to center. Jeffers laced a single up up the middle, and all of a sudden the Twins had yet another cluttered base situation. The White Sox brought in their closer Kendall Graveman to seal the deal, and the Twins fans who stuck around to the bitter end were glad they did! Wallner stayed hot, and drew a six-pitch walk to lead off the inning. Joe Kelly and Reynaldo Lopez combined to silence the Twins for three innings, collecting another five strikeouts in the process. However, everyone else who tried to bat in the last four innings flailed and failed against the White Sox relief crew. Wallner continued to rake, with a double in the sixth. Giolito exited after five innings, and the Chicago bullpen didn't miss a beat. Twins Offense Continues to Hit the Snooze Button Remillard struck again, singling home Colas to push the lead to 3-0. Sloppy defense in the top of the fifth led to the third White Sox run, as Ryan Jeffers let it fly on a stolen base attempt by Oscar Colas, and Colas ended up at third base. Rookie Zach Remillard thought that approach was worth imitating, and he took the second pitch of the third inning deep for his first career home run, stretching the Chicago lead to 2-0. Eloy Jimenez greeted an Ober fastball with a moon shot to center field to lead off the second inning, putting the White Sox up 1-0. The Lucas Giolito time machine generated nine strikeouts in the first five innings, and held the Twins scoreless despite surrendering six hits and three walks.īailey Ober tossed a quality start, but he needed perfection today. ![]() Kepler and Wallner found their way onto the base paths again in the bottom of the fourth, only to be stranded by yet another Taylor strikeout. Runners at the corners came to nothing later in the inning following a Michael A. Max Kepler laced a lead off double in the bottom of the second, only to get erased at the plate while trying to score on a Matt Wallner single to right. A double play and a Donovan Solano strikeout ended the threat quickly, and gave a foreshadowing of the offensive day that would follow. The Twins started their offensive attack with a lead off single by Carlos Correa, and a walk by Edouard Julien. It wasn't pretty, but it counts all the same. A sweep for the Twins and another game gained in the AL Central. When the final run crossed the plate, Twins territory was cheering and the White Sox faithful were crying yet again. This game featured strong starting pitching, elite relief pitching, timely offense and missed opportunities galore. ![]() Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 6 IP 5 H 3 ER 0 BB 6 SO (82 Pitches, 54 Strikes, 66%) ![]()
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