Twins: With White Sox starter Jeff Samardzija pitching, Torii Hunter singled to center. Joe Mauer doubled to center, scoring Hunter. Mauer stole third. Trevor Plouffe hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Mauer.

Twins 2, White Sox 0

FOURTH INNING

Chicago: Twins starter Phil Hughes walked Adam LaRoche. LaRoche to second on a passed ball by Kurt Suzuki. Conor Gillaspie flied out to center. Alexei Ramirez lined out to center. J.B. Shuck singled to first, LaRoche to third. Geovany Soto doubled to left, scoring LaRoche and Shuck. Twins 2, White Sox 2

EIGHTH INNING

Chicago: With Twins reliever Aaron Thompson pitching, Gordon Beckham walked. Michael Tonkin relieved Thompson. Ramirez singled to right, Beckham to third. Shuck hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Beckham.

White Sox 3, Twins 2

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Dozier 2b400002.248

Hunter rf411002.281

Mauer 1b411102.283

Plouffe 3b300101.257

Suzuki c300000.228

Escobar dh201010.252

Rosario lf200002.222

Hicks cf300000.242

Santana ss300002.238

Totals28232111

ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Eaton cf400000.229

Cabrera lf401001.252

Abreu 1b401001.291

LaRoche dh310011.217

Gillaspie 3b300000.253

Beckham ph-3b010010.245

Ramirez ss403000.250

Shuck rf312100.276

Soto c402201.196

Sanchez 2b200000.192

Totals3139324

Twins200 000 000—230

Chicago000 200 01x—390

LOB—Twins 2, Chicago 8. 2B—Mauer (9), Soto (1). RBI—Mauer (25), Plouffe (21), Shuck (4), Soto 2 (7). SB—Mauer (1), Ramirez (2). S—Rosario. SF—Plouffe, Shuck. DP—Twins 1.

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Hughes782213894.50

Thompson L, 0-11/30111073.63

Tonkin2/310001105.40

CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA

Smrdzija W, 4-28322191184.28

Robertson S, 910000290.98

Inherited runners-scored—Tonkin 1-1. HBP—by P.Hughes (C.Sanchez). PB—K.Suzuki. Umpires—Home, Bill Miller; First, Doug Eddings; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Adrian Johnson. T—2:21. A—21,067 (40,615).

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