Followed-from-work bullet-point recap:
*The last time Lucas Giolito faced the Twins, he gave up four homers over five innings. This time? He gave up three hits over nine as he went the distance for his second shutout.
*Giolito only broke a sweat because he missed so many bats. He allowed a double, a single and a bunt single, and only faced two Twins with a runner in scoring position all afternoon. They came in the eighth after Jonathan Schoop's one-out double, and Giolito struck both out for two of his 12 K's on the day. He got 24 swinging strikes, including 15 on a high fastball the Twins struggled to resist.
*Nelson Cruz stung a line drive 117 mph to center, but Adam Engel stayed with it and hauled it down. Giolito ended up striking out Cruz to end the game.
*The White Sox offense couldn't find the kill shot against the Twins, but they were able to dink enough runs across to make it comfortable. Jose Abreu had three hits, including an RBI single hooked through the left side and a shallow fly ball single into no-man's land in right for another run. He also doubled and scored via #WILDPITCHOFFENSE.
*Matt Skole accounted for the other RBI with a broken-bat flare over second in the first inning.
*Leury García, Tim Anderson and Abreu combined to go 7-for-15 from the top three spots. The rest of the lineup went 2-for-22, including a silver sombrero for James McCann and a golden one for Ryan Goins.
Record: 57-69 | Box score | Highlights
