The Twins fell short in the second game of their series against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, losing by a score of 8-2.
After 3: #MNTwins 2, White Sox 0. pic.twitter.com/vVikOjrYiy
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 13, 2015
The team jumped out to a strong start, leading the Sox 2-0 in the early going, but Chicago got hot in the fourth in what the Pioneer Press called “the nightmare inning” for Minnesota. Chicago exploded, scoring seven runs in a rally the Twins would never recover from.
Want to see the #WhiteSox score seven runs in under two minutes? We thought you might. http://t.co/khEBJTqdzW pic.twitter.com/yH6V2nRQgE
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 13, 2015
The Star Tribune reported that pitcher Tommy Milone, (8-5) “who had allowed only seven runs in seven career starts against Chicago, equaled that number in the fourth inning” in the Saturday night game. Milone gave up seven runs – four earned – and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
The Associated Press notes the Twins went into the game trailing Texas in the race for the second AL wild card as the race tightens.
Final: White Sox 8, #MNTwins 2.
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 13, 2015
The #KCMagicNumber drops twice today. Now at 11 following the Twins loss to the White Sox! pic.twitter.com/FX5xvv1n6i
— #KCMagicNumber (@KCMagicNumber) September 13, 2015
On Friday night, the Twins defeated their American League rivals. Fueled by two Trevor Plouffe homers, the Twins won 6-2 in the series opener. That was his third career game with multiple home runs.
The rubber match is Sunday in Chicago with the first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m.
