A bases-loaded walk to Joe Mauer in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 win over the White Sox.
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Minnesota Twins’ Kennys Vargas, right, is congratulated by third base coach Gene Glynn after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Minneapolis. Rumors have been swirling about the future of a number of the Twins’ veterans.
Navarro also caught all 10 innings of Saturday’s game, one night after catching 11 innings in Chicago’s 2-1 extra-innings loss to Minnesota. He won at Minnesota on April 13 with six scoreless innings of three-hit ball.Santana tossed his second complete game in a span of four starts last time out but wound up with a hard-luck loss, giving up two runs and seven hits in a 2-0 setback to Atlanta. “So, just trying not to think about it and just try to make a good pitch”.
Not since October 1, 2009 at Detroit had the Twins won a game while making four errors.
Twins: Ervin Santana (3-9) goes for his first win in three tries against the White Sox this season. Three soft singles led to Chicago’s first run, which was scored on Melky Cabrera’s blooper to center field. “He’s not necessarily going to ask for one, but I know he needs one, ” the manager said.
Reds 3, Padres 2 – At San Diego: Homer Bailey returned from forearm and elbow surgeries and allowed two runs, four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Santana didn’t allow a hit until Adam Eaton’s leadoff bloop single in the fourth.
NOTES: Before Sunday’s game, the White Sox traded LHP Zach Duke to St. Louis in exchange for OF Charlie Tilson.
Quintana did his part with nine strikeouts, and Eaton did his part on defense, with two outfield assists – on a play at the plate in the sixth and at third in the eighth.
“Everything felt good, they just put good swings on the ball and made it happen”, Rodon said.
“You don’t get that opportunity a whole lot, or I haven’t, I guess, over my career”, Mauer said. The team scores four runs, and I have to keep these guys to less than four.
“I’m still here today”, Santana said. He has 11 errors in 26 games at third base.
It’s that time of year when the late move would make any Sox observer sit up and take notice. The Twins committed four errors, which led to three unearned White Sox runs.
“Still working on the little things he needs to do”, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “We all know physical errors are part of the game, but some of it is just poise-related”. We didn’t pick up our pitcher very well. David Robertson pitched a ideal 10th to convert his 25th save and snap a three-game losing streak for the White Sox, who are 51-53. Minnesota is also 5-16 in Santana ‘s last 21 starts, and 2-10 in Santana’s last 12 home starts. Buxton appeared to injure his knee while stealing second base standing up.
Cabrera was stranded at third base to end the game when Morneau struck out. Molitor said the team is optimistic that there isn’t structural damage, but Buxton won’t travel with the team to Cleveland and will have an MRI on Monday.
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In May, the Chicago White Sox were dreaming of a possible playoff race with three left-handers anchoring the starting rotation. Twins RHP Brandon Kintzler suffered his first blown save in nine chances.3.
