The hit extended his hitting streak to nine games. The Twins made it 9-0 in the second on an RBI double by Sanchez and a two-run single by Celestino.Īrraez, playing with left hamstring tightness, exited the game for a pinch-runner after hitting a double that one-hopped the fence in right-center in the third. Palacios then hit his second home run in two games to increase the lead to 6-0. Jake Cave followed with a double and scored on a single by Matt Wallner. One out later, Sanchez hit his 16th homer of the season to left field making it 3-0. White Sox starter Davis Martin (3-6) allowed nine runs on seven hits and two walks over 1 2/3 innings before leaving with right bicep tightness.Īrraez led off the game with a walk and went to second on a single by Urshela. Cole Sands gave up an unearned run and four hits over the final four innings to pick up his first career save.Ĭarlos Perez had two doubles and an RBI for Chicago (81-81) which finished in second place in the AL Central. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter. Louie Varland (1-2) picked up his first major league win, allowing four hits over five scoreless innings. Sanchez finished with two hits and four RBIs, Gio Urshela had two hits and a run scored, and Gilberto Celestino and Palacios each had two RBIs for Minnesota (78-84). Gary Sanchez hit a three-run home run for Minnesota and Jermaine Palacios added a two-run shot to highlight a six-run first inning. The group shares 15 total batting titles between them, with Carew winning seven in a Twins uniform. 316 batting average to become the fifth Twins player to win a batting crown - joining Hall of Famers Rod Carew, Tony Oliva and Kirby Puckett, along with the most recent to do it, Joe Mauer. Luis Arraez walked twice and doubled in his final at-bat while wrapping up his first American League batting title as the visiting Minnesota Twins cruised to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday on the final day of MLB's regular season.Īrraez finished with a.
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