Royce Lewis went 2 for 3 with a homer, double and four runs batted in, and the Twins extended the Chicago White Sox’s franchise-worst losing streak to 18 with a 10-2 victory Friday in front of 30,801 at Target Field.

Joe Ryan (7-7) allowed only Miguel Vargas’ two-run home run in the third inning. He pitched into the seventh, allowing three hits and three walks. He struck out seven.

Christian Vazquez, Willi Castro and Byron Buxton each drove in a pair of runs in the eighth as the Twins broke it open to keep the White Sox reeling. They haven’t won a game since July 10, when they beat the Twins 3-2. It was Chicago’s only victory against Minnesota in 12 tries this season.

Lewis hit a two-out, two-run home run off Davis Martin (0-1) in the first inning and added a one-out, two-run double off Martin in the third as the Twins stayed within a game of second-place Kansas City in the American League Central, 6½ games behind first-place Cleveland.

Vazquez hit a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning after the White Sox intentionally walked Brooks Lee to pitch to the Twins’ catcher. His blast to the warning track in front of the bullpens in left-center scored pinch runner Austin Martin from second and Lee from first to make it 6-2.

Castro followed with a home run into the stands above the scoreboard in right center to make it 8-2. All four runs were charged to Steven Wilson, who started the eighth before being replaced after walking Trevor Larnach.

Buxton then hit a two-run home run off of Prelander Berroa to make it 10-2.

Larnach was 1 for 3 with a walk and two runs scored, and Trevor Richards pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the Twins.

The longest losing streak in the modern era (23) belongs to the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies. The 1988 Baltimore Orioles hold the American League record at 21.

Trevor Larnach #9 of the Minnesota Twins hits a single against the Chicago White Sox in the third inning at Target Field on Aug. 02, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

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