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Twins beat White Sox 6-4 to clinch series

Published 6 June 2026

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, securing a series victory after winning the opener on Monday. The Twins overcame an early deficit with a four-run fourth inning, powered by key contributions from the bottom of their lineup.

Chicago opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the third inning. Luisangel Acuna drew a leadoff walk, stole second base, and scored on a throwing error by Twins catcher Alex Jackson. Miguel Vargas later delivered a two-run single to left field, extending his productive series. Vargas has driven in six runs over the first two games.

Minnesota responded in the bottom of the third with a sacrifice fly from Brooks Lee. The Twins then seized control in the fourth inning. Luke Keaschall started the scoring with an RBI single, followed by a two-run single from Tristan Gray. Alex Jackson capped the four-run outburst with an RBI single to right field. Keaschall added another RBI single in the fifth inning to extend the lead to 6-3.

Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp allowed four runs on six hits over six innings, walking two and striking out seven. White Sox right-hander Davis Martin endured his shortest...

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