GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Tim Anderson, White Sox
The shortstop off for Chicago by homering on the first pitch for one of his two hits.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 First-pitch home runs for Twins starter Michael Pineda in his career after Anderson's solo shot. The other was from July 25, 2016, to George Springer.
2 Rookie Trevor Larnach's total MLB hits, including a double Wednesday and another Thursday at Chicago.
3 Twins batters who reached base on Chicago errors. The most recent time the Twins benefited from three errors but still lost the game was Sept. 25, 2019, a 6-4 loss to Detroit.
MEGAN RYAN
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