After Abreu’s single to lead off the fourth, Frazier hit the first pitch he saw off the batter’s eye in center field for his 35th home run of the year and second in as many days, tying the score at 3.
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Chicago White Sox right fielder Adam Eaton (1) scores on a single by left fielder Melky Cabrera (53) (not pictured) as Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki (8) reaches for the ball during the fifth inning at Target Field. Opponents have 51 hits, 15 walks, 19 strikeouts, 15 home runs and a 1.310 OPS against Shields in that span.
Miguel Sano and John Ryan Murphy also went deep for the Twins, who hit 11 homers in the four-game series split. “It was good to see Byron have another good night”. Dozier hits another homer. “We put some runs up”.
The Sox offense couldn’t solve Twins starting pitcher Hector Santiago on Saturday. Santiago threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings Monday in Cleveland after going 0-4 with a 10.89 ERA in his first four starts with the Twins.
The error in the bottom of the third was the last straw.
“We left a lot of runs out there”, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. He was considered a disappointment with San Diego – going 2-7 with a 4.28 ERA – but his performance has been much worse since he joined Chicago as he is 3-9 with a 7.16 ERA and 23 homers allowed in just 81 2/3 innings. “A rough night for us”. Santiago will also be trying to follow up a quality start, his first with the Twins since being acquired from the Los Angeles Angels in a trade on August 1.
“First couple starts was messing around with some stuff in the bullpen and changing mechanics”, Santiago said.
“We’re going to be looking for positive signs here”, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.
Dozier has homers in three straight games and now has 35 this season, the most by a second baseman since Dan Uggla hit 36 in 2011. Chicago’s staff is surrendering an average of 6.3 runs on the trip, and the team is 29-42 on the road overall.TV: 2:10 ET, WGN (Chicago), FSN North (Minnesota) PITCHING MATCHUP: White Sox RH Anthony Ranaudo (1-1, 8.76 ERA) vs. Twins LH Andrew Albers (0-0, 6.97) Ranaudo has yet to earn a win in four starts since joining Chicago and allowed three runs on five hits – one home run – and three walks in five innings at Detroit on Tuesday.
Minnesota Twins’ Byron Buxton comes out of the dugout to acknowledge the crowd after hitting a grand slam against the Chicago White Sox in the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Minneapolis. A handful of at-bats, you want to be careful getting too far ahead.
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Rodon wasn’t as sharp as his previous five outings when he was 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA, with each one a quality start. The Twins had dropped ten of eleven before dominating the White Sox in every area. Taking that, the Sox’ place in the standings and Shields’ health into consideration, calling it a year could be in the cards. “Tried to get it up higher but didn’t get it high enough”. His second-inning blast gave the Twins the lead and they quickly built it into an insurmountable one in the blowout win. A start by Gonzalez would allow the club to give LHP Jose Quintana an extra day of rest. Sano hit his 22nd and Murphy added his first for the Twins after being recalled a day earlier. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (strained right groin) started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.
