It was an excellent start to the evening for the White Sox. Tim Anderson gave them the lead with an RBI double, and a couple of batters later, Jose Abreu hit his 28th home run of the season. Anderson would hit a solo home run later in the game, his 13th of 2019, and the two hitters continue their recent offensive surges in August.
Every other phase of the game was ugly, and it leads to another blow out loss to Minnesota with the Twins winning, 14-4.
Reynaldo Lopez had the start and was in a good rhythm early. Able to get through the first two innings with clean results, and was working with a three-run lead in the bottom of the third inning. With a man on third base and two outs, Lopez tried to double up offspeed pitches to Max Kepler. He was able to wait back long enough to get the barrel on the ball hitting his 34th home run of 2019.
Down by just one run, Nelson Cruz would tie it in the fourth inning with a solo home run, his 33rd of 2019. Both Kepler and Cruz have hit eight home runs against the White Sox this season. They wouldn't stop hitting after their home runs. Lopez got Kepler to hit a check-swing grounder in front of home plate. Welington Castillo was able to field the ball and make a throw to first base for what it seemed the third out. Instead, Abreu dropped the throw allowing the inning to continue.
After providing the game-tying hit, Cruz delivered the go-ahead smash with a double right field scoring two runs. The next pitch, Eddie Rosario hit a single through the shift, and suddenly the Twins had a 7-3 lead. Lopez was able to get through the sixth inning finishing with a line of 6 IP 6 H 7 R 3 ER 0 BB 3 K keeping his season ERA to 5.25.
While Abreu's error was quite costly, the game became a laugher in the eighth inning as the Twins hitters beat up Kelvin Herrera and Hector Santiago for seven runs. Kepler, Miguel Sano, and CJ Cron all doubled, and Jorge Polanco homered to put an exclamation point on the Twins victory.
Game Notes:
- Kelvin Herrera only last 0.2 innings giving up five earned runs which pushes his season ERA to 8.00.
- Leury Garcia, Ryan Goins, and Yolmer Sanchez hit singles.
- Nelson Cruz is hitting .528/.564/1.333 against the White Sox this season with 8 home runs and 20 RBI. Max Kepler is not too far off hitting .385/.419/1.103 with the same amount of homers and RBIs.
Record: 56-69 | Box Score | Highlights
