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Minnesota Drops Chicago 6-4 - Match Report

Eduardo Escobar swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Twins defeated Chicago 6-4 at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Minnesota was favored by -158 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.

Jose Berrios earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 6 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Eduardo Escobar in the win.

Chicago got a 3.2-inning outing from Carson Fulmer in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 2 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while C Sanchez had 3 hits in the loss for the White Sox.

Minnesota outhit their counterparts 12-9 in the game.

The game was closed out by Fernando Rodney who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.