Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
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Montgomery hits 28th homer in AL Central-leading White Sox's 7-4 win over Twins
Chicago took advantage of shaky pitching early by the Twins. Montgomery's three-run homer off starter Dean Kremer (2-5) in the first inning put the White Sox up 4-0.
The Twins climbed back with first-inning homers by Brooks Lee and Kody Clemens. Lee also singled in the second to tie it at 4 before Chicago regained the lead on Benintendi's double in the third.
Both starting pitchers went just four innings. Chicago right-hander Luis Castillo allowed four runs on eight hits, while Kremer gave up six runs — five earned — in his outing.
Reliever Grant Taylor (7-2) pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings for Chicago for the victory. Bryan Hudson pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters ended his home run streak at five games, which matches a franchise record. He went 1 for 4 with a single.
The Twins are 8-14 since the trade deadline as their wild-card hopes continue to fade. Minnesota is four games out of the final wild-card spot in the American League, with four teams ahead of them.
Minnesota's top prospect Walker Jenkins made his debut in the majors Friday, batting ninth and playing center field. He drew a nice ovation from the home crowd after his first at-bat, a deep flyout to the warning track. Walker got his first hit his next time up, singling to right in the fourth inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Jeffers grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Lee lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Keaschall singled to right, Culpepper to second. |
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9th Inning | Jenkins struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Culpepper singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Hudson relieved Taylor |
Statistics
 CHW |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 12 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 36 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 22 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 23 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 172 | Pitches | 151 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created | 6.6 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .444 | Slugging Percentage | .528 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .278 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .385 |
| .810 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .912 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.8 |
| 44.0 | Batter Rating | 37.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.20 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.87 |
| .167 | Isolated Power | .194 |
| 0.71 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .122 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .051 |
| .056 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.056 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 90.3 | MLB Rating | 91.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 28,140 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 75 | W6 | 0.522293 | 82 |
| Chicago |
1.5 | 76 | W2 | 0.51282054 | 80 |
 Detroit |
8.5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46835443 | 74 |
| Minnesota |
9 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
 Kansas City |
14.5 | 89 | L4 | 0.42948717 | 67 |