GAME RECAP
Impact player
Yohan Pino, Twins
The righthander held the White Sox to two runs over seven innings in his major league debut.
by the NUMBERS
18 First-pitch strikes thrown by Pino among 26 batters faced.
2.41 Twins starters' ERA over the past nine games.
5 Pitches in a 1-2-3 eighth inning for Casey Fien, who won a day after giving up back-to-back homers in the loss at Boston.
ON DECK
Ricky Nolasco will face the White Sox for the first time since Opening Day, when he gave up five earned runs over six innings. Hector Noesi is scheduled to start for Chicago.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
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