Twins’ bullpen coughs up late lead in 11-8 loss to White Sox

Mickey Gasper drove in a career-high three runs, and Matt Wallner hit his 21st home run of the season, but Minnesota’s bullpen melted down in the seventh inning and the White Sox rallied to sweep a four-game series with a 11-7 victory Thursday at nearly empty Target Field.

Luke Keaschall went 4 for 5 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Taj Bradley pitched in and out of trouble for five innings, leaving with a 6-4 lead.

Taj Bradley #26 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning at Target Field on Sept. 04, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

Gasper made it 7-4 with a run-scoring fielder’s choice against a drawn-in infield, but the White Sox rocked relievers Travis Adams (1-3) and Genesis Cabrera for five runs in the seventh inning, and Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the ninth to seal Chicago’s fifth straight win — and sixth straight against Minnesota.

The White Sox ripped Twins pitchers for 15 hits, and Colson Montgomery sealed Chicago’s victory with a two-run home run off Noah Davis in the ninth inning.

It was cool and raining at the game’s 6:40 p.m. starting time, and it didn’t clear until shortly before the game got underway at 8:10 p.m. By then, there were few of the announced crowd of 13,188 left in the stadium to see the Twins swept by the team with the American League’s worst record (53-88).

Adams pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning before running into trouble in the seventh. He allowed back-to-back singles to Michael A. Taylor and Edgar Quero before Kyle Teel hit a four-seam fastball 418 feet, at 113.7 mph, into the right-center bleachers to tie the game, 7-7.

Adams then hit Lenyn Sosa with a pitch before being pulled for Cabrera, who hit the first batter he faced and allowed two more runs on a balk and sac fly by Andrew Benintendi to give the White Sox a 9-7 lead.

Bradley gave up three runs in the third inning on three hits and a walk, but the Twins scored five in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead. The young right-hander was charged with four earned runs on eight hits and a walk but struck out seven. He gave up a run in the fifth but had done enough for his seventh major league victory.

Gasper was pinch-hitting for Ryan Jeffers, who left the game with a head injury, when he capped a five-run fourth inning with a two-run single to center off left-hander Tyler Alexander.

It appeared the White Sox had escaped the inning with the lead when Jonathan Cannon got Trevor Larnach to bounce a grounder over the head of first baseman Lenyn Sosa. Second baseman Chase Meidroth fielded the ball and threw to first, and Larnach was called out on a bang-bang play to end the inning.

But the Twins challenged the play and won. All the players were sent back on the field, and Larnach was credited with a game-tying RBI for bringing home Ryan Fitzgerald. Alexander was called to pitch, Gasper hit a go-ahead, two-run single to make it 5-3.

Gasper fielder’s choice grounder to first with the infield in scored Keaschall in the sixth inning to give the Twins a 7-4 lead.

Kody Clemens hit a solo home run in the ninth for the Twins, his 15th of the season.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Previous post Full text: USA vs. City of Boston ‘sanctuary city’ Trust Act lawsuit
Next post Week 1 High School Football Pickorama