Erick Fedde impresses with a strong pitching performance, striking out 11 batters and allowing only one run through six innings. Eloy Jiménez's three-run homer puts the White Sox ahead 3-1. However, the Twins rally in the 8th inning, ultimately winning 6-5. Garrett Crochet struggles in the second game, allowing four runs in two innings as the White Sox lose 6-3. Despite some offensive efforts, the White Sox struggle defensively and fall to a 3-22 record after a winless road trip.
Ballgame. Sox lose all four in Minnesota, the last by a 6-3 score. Sox pitchers gave up five homers. They go 0-7 and get outscored 49-18 on a road trip through Philly and Minny. They’re 3-22.
Sox lose 6-3 https://t.co/AiGEBV1jNw
A single, a walk and a hit by pitch pack the sacks for the Sox with one out in the top of the ninth. Eloy Jiménez to the plate as the tying run. Twins make a pitching change.
Steven Wilson gives up two homers in the eighth. Twins are up 6-2. Five long balls for the Twinkies. Sox looking at an 0-7 road trip and 3-22 start to the season, barring a crooked number rally in the ninth.
Eloy Jiménez and Robbie Grossman with a single and a walk to put the first two on in the eighth. But Andrew Vaughn and a pinch-hitting Andrew Benintendi struck out ahead of Paul DeJong’s inning-ending ground out. Sox still down 4-2 late.
Eloy single, Robbie Grossman walk. Two on for Andrew Vaughn, nobody out in the 8th.
A single and a double in 2 plate appearances for Andrew Vaughn.
The White Sox have a 1-0 lead on Pillar's sac fly with sacks fulla. Eloy Jimenez slides in with the run, Grossman to third.
Eloy Jiménez, Robbie Grossman and Andrew Vaughn loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. Kevin Pillar turns it into a run with a sacrifice fly. Sox up 1-0 in the second inning.
Bases loaded, nobody out for the White Sox in the second: Eloy walk, Grossman single, Vaughn single.
Ballgame. Sox lose 6-3. The four runs the Twins scored off Garrett Crochet in the second inning were enough, even though the Sox got within a run at one point. An inefficient evening from Crochet had him out of the game one batter into the fifth inning. They’re 3-21.
White Sox lose to the Twins, 6-3 Not much offense again besides Kevin Pillar and Korey Lee solo shots. But the Sox planned on good pitching and defense making them competitive this year, and have yet to allow less than six runs in any game of this winless road trip Sox are 3-21
Garrett Crochet is down four runs and north of 50 pitches after two innings.
Garrett Crochet walked the leadoff man in the bottom of the second, and a double put two RISPs. A single that dropped in front of Gavin Sheets was enough to get a run home. Sox down 1-0.
Erick Fedde postgame https://t.co/pTgpmA81Js
Alex Kirilloff walks it off! Twins win! https://t.co/5dMtUiYRMw
Ballgame. After Steven Wilson gave up a game-tying homer to Byron Buxton, a walk-off single sends the Sox to a 6-5 loss in Minnesota. Andrew Benintendi let a fly ball drop for a double that put two RISPs. Erick Fedde’s gem wasted as the bullpen coughs it up. Sox are 3-20.
Byron Buxton ties it. Alex Kirilloff wins it. #MNTwins come from behind to beat the White Sox, who thankfully look every bit of their 3-20 record.
Larnach crushes one to right-center. 5-4 White Sox in the 8th. The Benintendi two-strike hit and the Jimenez stolen base looming large now.
Gem of an outing by Erick Fedde tonight. 💎 https://t.co/MrqFAcGYpq
Danny Mendick doubled and stole third base. Eloy Jiménez walked and stole second base without a throw. Andrew Benintendi came through in a big spot, giving the Sox two insurance runs with a two-out single to center. They lead 5-2 midway through the eighth.
Andrew Benintendi scores a pair with two-out single. He picked up Andrew Vaughn, who had struck out. Eloy Jimenez scored from second after getting the first stolen base of his career.
After Erick Fedde cruised through six one-run innings, the Sox’ lead shrinks when Jordan Leasure gives up a two-out RBI hustle double to Carlos Santana. Runner was in scoring position thanks to a wild pitch. Sox up 3-2 after seven.
Baby, won’t you come my wayyyy 🔥 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K Erick Fedde retired his last 16 batters https://t.co/jSZILIpLIq
Erick Fedde tonight. 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K 17 swing & misses. https://t.co/CbPoUqH15t
Erick Fedde completes six innings for the first time this season and does it in spectacular fashion. He’s set down 16 Twins hitters in a row and struck out 11 on the night. Sox up 3-1 after six in Minnesota.
Career high 11 strikeouts for White Sox' Erick Fedde vs. Twins. We're in the sixth.
New career-high of 11 Ks for Fedde
Tonight, the Sox are getting the Erick Fedde who dominated Korean baseball last year. He’s through five one-run innings with 10 strikeouts.
Eloy Jiménez gives the White Sox the lead! 💪 (via @whitesox) https://t.co/r5vLqaltJw
Eloy Jiménez cranks a 3-run home run to put the @WhiteSox in front! https://t.co/lKRwc1TuYq
Mendick single, throwing error by Lopez sending Mendick to third, Sheets walk and Jimenez HR.
Eloy Jiménez homers for the second time in three days, this one a three-run shot that puts the Sox in front 3-1 in the fourth inning.
Eloy Jimenez with a three-run blast to left. He wasn't sure if it was staying fair but it did. That's the first White Sox runs since Jimenez hit a two-run homer in the first inning Sunday in Philadelphia (20 innings)
Eloy Jimenez breaks the streak with a three-run homer. His two-run homer in Philly produced the last runs scored by Sox. It's 3-1 https://t.co/zxKb0RoSyW
Sox scoreless innings streak at 20. Twins 1, Sox 0 B3
Four strikeouts for Erick Fedde through two innings. Sheets (double on his birthday) and Vaughn (second hit in last two ABs) have the Sox' hits.
White Sox are trailing the Twins 1-0 after one. Erick Fedde struck out first two batters, then allowed three straight hits.
Erick Fedde started the bottom of the first with back-to-back strikeouts. Then with two outs, a double and a single, and the Sox are down 1-0.