Monday's doubleheader recap
August 22, 2017 at 4:52AM
His three-run homer helped build a six-run Chicago lead the Twins couldn't surmount.
GAME 2 IMPACT PLAYER: Dillon Gee, Twins
The righthander made it look easy, retiring 18 of the 20 White Sox batters he faced.
BY THE NUMBERS
10 Consecutive home runs by Byron Buxton that came with no runners on base.
6 RBI by Jorge Polanco in the doubleheader, on a pair of three-run homers — one from each side of the plate.
18 Doubleheaders played in Major League Baseball so far in 2017; no team besides the Twins has played more than three.
ON DECK
All eyes will be on Lucas Giolito, one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, as he makes his White Sox debut against the Twins' Kyle Gibson.
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Robust competition is likely for righthander Roki Sasaki, whose agent suggests a “smaller, midmarket” team might be a good route to take, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are said to be the favorites to land him.
