Three doubles for Antonacci
Chicago beat Minnesota 10-1 on Friday night at Rate Field. Sam Antonacci went 3-for-4, and every hit was a double, driving in two runs and scoring two more as the White Sox took the rubber game of the three-game series.
Kyle Teel launched a three-run homer. Randal Grichuk finished 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs. Tristan Peters went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored.
Chicago improves to 75-68. Minnesota drops to 68-75.
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Locked down for four innings
Neither side scored until the fifth inning. Antonacci led it off with a double to left. Munetaka Murakami brought him home two batters later with a single to right.
The White Sox added three more in the sixth. Antonacci came up with runners on second and third and one out, then ripped a double into right-center. Grichuk followed with a single to drive him in.
Bailey Ober allowed one run on four hits over 4 1/3 innings for Minnesota. The right-hander walked three and struck out six. He takes his fifth loss against seven wins.
For Chicago, left-hander Hagen Smith threw three scoreless innings in relief. No hits, no walks, four strikeouts. He moves to 3-1.
Five runs in the eighth
Brooks Lee kept the Twins from the shutout with a solo homer to open the seventh inning. It travelled 425 feet, his 23rd of the season and a new personal best.
Chicago hit back straight away. Miguel Vargas drew a bases-loaded walk, forcing in Peters from third.
The eighth inning settled it. Grichuk led off with a home run into the White Sox bullpen beyond the left-field wall. Peters followed with an RBI ground-rule double. Teel capped it with a three-run blast to center, his first since July 5 against Cleveland.
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