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Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 3,630 |
Tuesday, September 5, 1978 Time of Game: 2:27 |
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White Sox
4
58-80
Won 1
6th, 18 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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White Sox 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 10 0
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Twins
3
62-77
Lost 1
5th, 14½ GB
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Batting Stats
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C Washington LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .253 .642 2 0 HR,CS T Bosley CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .598 4 0 CS M Squires 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .786 9 0 L Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .722 0 0 C Lemon RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .837 2 0 3B B Molinaro RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .710 0 0 E Soderholm 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .251 .726 0 3 SF K Bell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .556 0 0 G Pryor 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .244 .571 0 1 2·2B B Nahorodny C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .238 .642 9 0 D Kessinger SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .638 1 3 S Trout P 0 1 R Hinton P 0 0 P Torrealba P 0 0 L LaGrow P 0 0 Totals 30 4 6 0 4 4 27 8
Batting Events
2B: G Pryor 2 (7, 1 off D Jackson, 1 off R Erickson).
3B: C Lemon (5, off R Erickson).
HR: C Washington (4, off R Erickson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: E Soderholm (7, off R Erickson).
TB: C Washington 4; G Pryor 4; C Lemon 3; D Kessinger; B Nahorodny.
RBI: C Washington 2 (27); D Kessinger (31); E Soderholm (55).
2-out RBI: D Kessinger.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. S Trout-D Kessinger-M Squires.
E: T Bosley (2).
Baserunning Events
CS: T Bosley (10, 2nd base by D Jackson POCS); C Washington (6, 2nd base by D Jackson/B Wynegar).
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R Smalley SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .806 1 3 GDP B Randall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .677 2 4 W Norwood LF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .691 4 0 D Ford CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .281 .773 2 0 H Powell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .649 0 0 G Borgmann PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 .634 0 0 2B J Morales DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 .330 .782 0 0 2B L Wolfe 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .678 0 0 R Wilfong PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .655 0 0 B Rivera RF-LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 .276 .732 4 0 C Kusick 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .183 .609 9 2 IW B Wynegar C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .650 4 1 R Carew PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .340 .864 0 0 R Erickson P 1 1 D Jackson P 0 1 J Sutton P 0 0 Totals 35 3 10 0 2 8 27 12
Batting Events
2B: J Morales (12, off R Hinton); G Borgmann (3, off R Hinton).
IBB: C Kusick (2, by P Torrealba).
TB: J Morales 4; B Rivera 3; G Borgmann 2; D Ford; L Wolfe; C Kusick.
GIDP: R Smalley (15).
RBI: B Rivera 2 (20); J Morales (34).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Pitching Stats
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA S Trout, W (1-0) 6.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 2.45 24 - · · 8· 6· 0· 5 62 - 1.01 0.20 R Hinton, H (2) 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 3.90 9 - · · 0· 2· 0· 4 3-1 1.45 -0.02 P Torrealba 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.97 2 - · · 0· 0· 0· 1 2-1 5.29 -0.32 L LaGrow, S (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.57 2 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 3-0 9.76 0.53 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 8 0 37 - · · 8· 9· 0·10 8-2
P Torrealba faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA R Erickson, L (13-10) 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 4.20 17 - · · 9· 2· 0· 4 42 - 0.76 -0.14 D Jackson 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.63 14 - · · 0· 9· 0· 2 0-0 0.40 0.03 J Sutton 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.70 4 - · · 1· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.16 0.01 Totals 9 6 4 4 4 4 1 35 - · · 10·11· 0· 6 -
Balks: None.
WP: J Sutton (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: P Torrealba (5; C Kusick).
Pickoffs: D Jackson (5; T Bosley, 2nd base (CS)).
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 3,630.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.
Lineups
Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins 1. Claudell Washingto LF 1. Roy Smalley SS 2. Thad Bosley CF 2. Bob Randall 2B 3. Mike Squires 1B 3. Willie Norwood LF 4. Lamar Johnson DH 4. Dan Ford CF 5. Chet Lemon RF 5. Jose Morales DH 6. Eric Soderholm 3B 6. Larry Wolfe 3B 7. Greg Pryor 2B 7. Bombo Rivera RF 8. Bill Nahorodny C 8. Craig Kusick 1B 9. Don Kessinger SS 9. Butch Wynegar C Steve Trout P Roger Erickson P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b9 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -33% | 46% | 2-4 | MIN | B. Rivera | P. Torrealba | Single to CF; Morales Scores; Wilfong to 3B/Adv on E8; Rivera to 2B | |
| b9 | 2 | 123 | O | 27% | 100% | 3-4 | MIN | R. Smalley | L. LaGrow | Flyball: CF | |
| b9 | 1 | 123 | O | 26% | 73% | 3-4 | MIN | R. Carew | L. LaGrow | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 20% | 70% | 0-0 | CHW | C. Washington | R. Erickson | Home Run (Deep RF); Nahorodny Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 13% | 74% | 0-2 | MIN | R. Smalley | S. Trout | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | CHW | C. Washington | R. Erickson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | CHW | T. Bosley | R. Erickson | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | CHW | M. Squires | R. Erickson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | S. Trout | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Randall | S. Trout | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | W. Norwood | S. Trout | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | CHW | L. Johnson | R. Erickson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | CHW | C. Lemon | R. Erickson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | 1% | 47% | 0-0 | CHW | E. Soderholm | R. Erickson | Walk | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | CHW | G. Pryor | R. Erickson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 47% | 0-0 | MIN | D. Ford | S. Trout | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 49% | 0-0 | MIN | J. Morales | S. Trout | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | L. Wolfe | S. Trout | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | CHW | B. Nahorodny | R. Erickson | Single to CF | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | O | -4% | 50% | 0-0 | CHW | D. Kessinger | R. Erickson | Flyball: LF | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 20% | 70% | 0-0 | CHW | C. Washington | R. Erickson | Home Run (Deep RF); Nahorodny Scores | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 69% | 2-0 | CHW | T. Bosley | R. Erickson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 68% | 2-0 | CHW | M. Squires | R. Erickson | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | -4% | 64% | 0-2 | MIN | B. Rivera | S. Trout | Single to 3B | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | -11% | 53% | 0-2 | MIN | C. Kusick | S. Trout | Single to CF; Rivera to 3B | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-3 | O | 7% | 60% | 0-2 | MIN | B. Wynegar | S. Trout | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 13% | 74% | 0-2 | MIN | R. Smalley | S. Trout | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Roger Erickson facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 72% | 2-0 | CHW | L. Johnson | R. Erickson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 6% | 78% | 2-0 | CHW | C. Lemon | R. Erickson | Triple to CF | ||
| t4 | 1 | --3 | RO | 2% | 80% | 2-0 | CHW | E. Soderholm | R. Erickson | Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lemon Scores | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 82% | 3-0 | CHW | G. Pryor | R. Erickson | Double to LF | ||
| t4 | 2 | -2- | O | -2% | 80% | 3-0 | CHW | B. Nahorodny | R. Erickson | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Randall | S. Trout | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 84% | 0-3 | MIN | W. Norwood | S. Trout | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 85% | 0-3 | MIN | D. Ford | S. Trout | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Darrell Jackson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Darrell Jackson replaces Roger Erickson pitching | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 83% | 3-0 | CHW | D. Kessinger | D. Jackson | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 1% | 85% | 3-0 | CHW | C. Washington | D. Jackson | Walk | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 83% | 3-0 | CHW | T. Bosley | D. Jackson | Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 82% | 3-0 | CHW | T. Bosley | D. Jackson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -4% | 78% | 0-3 | MIN | J. Morales | S. Trout | Single to RF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 82% | 0-3 | MIN | L. Wolfe | S. Trout | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 85% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Rivera | S. Trout | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 87% | 0-3 | MIN | C. Kusick | S. Trout | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Darrell Jackson facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 3-0 | CHW | M. Squires | D. Jackson | Flyball: LF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 3-0 | CHW | L. Johnson | D. Jackson | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 85% | 3-0 | CHW | C. Lemon | D. Jackson | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 88% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Wynegar | S. Trout | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 89% | 0-3 | MIN | R. Smalley | S. Trout | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 90% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Randall | S. Trout | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Darrell Jackson facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 89% | 3-0 | CHW | E. Soderholm | D. Jackson | Flyball: LF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 2% | 91% | 3-0 | CHW | G. Pryor | D. Jackson | Double to LF | ||
| t7 | 1 | -2- | O | -1% | 90% | 3-0 | CHW | B. Nahorodny | D. Jackson | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | R | 5% | 94% | 3-0 | CHW | D. Kessinger | D. Jackson | Single to LF; Pryor Scores; Kessinger to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 94% | 4-0 | CHW | C. Washington | D. Jackson | Flyball: RF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Steve Trout facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 95% | 0-4 | MIN | W. Norwood | S. Trout | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | -2% | 93% | 0-4 | MIN | D. Ford | S. Trout | Single to RF | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | -3% | 90% | 0-4 | MIN | J. Morales | S. Trout | Single to CF; Ford to 2B | ||
| b7 | 1 | 12- | -6% | 84% | 0-4 | MIN | L. Wolfe | S. Trout | Walk; Ford to 3B; Morales to 2B | ||
| Rich Hinton replaces Steve Trout pitching | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | 123 | RO | 4% | 88% | 0-4 | MIN | B. Rivera | R. Hinton | Single to CF; Ford Scores; Morales out at Hm/C; Wolfe to 3B | |
| b7 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 5% | 93% | 1-4 | MIN | C. Kusick | R. Hinton | Flyball: 1B | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Darrell Jackson facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Bombo Rivera moves from RF to LF; Willie Norwood moves from LF to CF; Hosken Powell replaces Dan Ford (CF) playing RF batting 4th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 1% | 94% | 4-1 | CHW | T. Bosley | D. Jackson | Walk | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -1% | 94% | 4-1 | CHW | M. Squires | D. Jackson | Flyball: LF | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 92% | 4-1 | CHW | L. Johnson | D. Jackson | Bosley Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS) | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 92% | 4-1 | CHW | L. Johnson | D. Jackson | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Rich Hinton facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 95% | 1-4 | MIN | B. Wynegar | R. Hinton | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 96% | 1-4 | MIN | R. Smalley | R. Hinton | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 1-4 | MIN | B. Randall | R. Hinton | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' John Sutton facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| John Sutton replaces Darrell Jackson pitching | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 4-1 | CHW | C. Lemon | J. Sutton | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 96% | 4-1 | CHW | E. Soderholm | J. Sutton | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | 0% | 96% | 4-1 | CHW | G. Pryor | J. Sutton | Walk | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 97% | 4-1 | CHW | B. Nahorodny | J. Sutton | Wild Pitch; Pryor to 2B | ||
| t9 | 2 | -2- | O | -0% | 96% | 4-1 | CHW | B. Nahorodny | J. Sutton | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Rich Hinton facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Kevin Bell replaces Eric Soderholm playing 3B batting 6th; Bob Molinaro replaces Chet Lemon playing RF batting 5th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 98% | 1-4 | MIN | W. Norwood | R. Hinton | Strikeout Looking | |
| Glenn Borgmann pinch hits for Hosken Powell (RF) batting 4th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | --- | -3% | 95% | 1-4 | MIN | G. Borgmann | R. Hinton | Double to CF | ||
| b9 | 1 | -2- | R | -7% | 89% | 1-4 | MIN | J. Morales | R. Hinton | Double to RF; Borgmann Scores | |
| b9 | 1 | -2- | -9% | 79% | 2-4 | MIN | L. Wolfe | R. Hinton | Single to RF; Morales to 3B | ||
| Pablo Torrealba replaces Rich Hinton pitching; Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Larry Wolfe (3B) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -33% | 46% | 2-4 | MIN | B. Rivera | P. Torrealba | Single to CF; Morales Scores; Wilfong to 3B/Adv on E8; Rivera to 2B | |
| b9 | 1 | -23 | 0% | 47% | 3-4 | MIN | C. Kusick | P. Torrealba | Intentional Walk | ||
| Lerrin LaGrow replaces Pablo Torrealba pitching; Rod Carew pinch hits for Butch Wynegar (C) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | 123 | O | 26% | 73% | 3-4 | MIN | R. Carew | L. LaGrow | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 2 | 123 | O | 27% | 100% | 3-4 | MIN | R. Smalley | L. LaGrow | Flyball: CF | |
| 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3. | |||||||||||
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