Carlos Rodon: Rodon allows five runs in loss to the Twins

Joe Mauer’s pinch-hit, walk-off walk in the 12th inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Target Field.Eddie Rosario started the inning by getting hit by a pitch before a sacrifice bunt moved him to second. “It’s not too often you’re able to overcome that”. “People have fun doing that, but sometimes it gets the best of guys inside”. Navarro entered the game batting.200.

The initial two games of the series have been decided by one run, signaling today’s game will also be close. “It’s hard, but I’m just trying to make a good pitch and get another groundball”. The Twins won without a hit in the 12th. He kept us in the game. In came David Robertson, whose pinpoint command yielded three weak batted balls and three outs for his 25th save. He is 4-1 with a 2.75 ERA versus Chicago and has struggled against Carlos Sanchez (6-for-10) and Avisail Garcia (6-for-15).WALK-OFFS1.

Twins starter Tommy Milone worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and nine hits. He has made three starts against Minnesota, logging a 1-2 mark and 5.94 ERA.Milone had his three-start winning streak halted when he was battered for eight runs and three homers over 4 2/3 innings at Boston. But Brandon Kintzler blew his first save opportunity in nine chances on Cabrera’s third RBI of the night.

“It’s a little bit painful when you have that much difficulty”, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. The speedy Buxton eventually scored on the play for the game’s first run after Navarro dropped the ball at home plate.Morneau helped the White Sox respond in the top of the fourth. His 114 pitches were a season high. Chicago will look to end its latest three-game skid in the middle contest of a three-game series at the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.The White Sox reeled off four straight wins before their current slide, which has featured one run scored in each loss and a combined 16 hits.

“Throwing seven innings, it’s really important for us starters, ” he said.

Twins slugger Brian Dozier hit a pair of solo home runs as the Twins topped the White Sox 6-4 yesterday at Target Field. Morneau has now homered against all 30 major-league teams.

White Sox starting pitchers have a 1.71 ER in the team’s last seven games.

Ventura said Sale was making the rounds to talk to the team about his five-game suspension, though he had only discussed Thursday’s game with Sale as of Friday afternoon. Rodon will try to get on track next time out against the Orioles.

Likewise, Sale called the meeting “good” and “very productive”. After that, however, only one White Sox runner reached second base against Nolasco. Ventura said he was also hoping to rest Eaton on Sunday to give him three full days off. “We’re still here today, so you never know tomorrow”.

White Sox: 3B Todd Frazier (flu) was scratched from the starting lineup.

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BREWERS 4, PIRATES 2: In Milwaukee, Jonathan Lucroy waved his helmet to acknowledge a standing ovation at Miller Park and, in what could be his final appearance for Milwaukee, flied out as a pinch hitter in the victory, which completed a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh.

“(The layoff) is not an excuse”, Rodon said.