Navarro’s double in 10th lifts White Sox past Twins, 6-5

“Get those first two quick outs and then you know they string a few hits together, a couple runs, and it’s definitely frustrating”.

The catcher ended a stretch of 13 games in 13 days with a one-out RBI double to send the White Sox to a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings in front of 27,914 at Target Field.

White Sox pitcher Dan Jennings hit Eddie Rosario with a full-count pitch to lead off the 12th inning. The latest setback – a 2-1 defeat in 12 innings – came on a walk-off, bases-loaded walk that dropped Chicago’s record to 7-19 in its last 26 games against American League Central opponents.

“You start getting a little deja vu of last night, just the situation”, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said after Saturday’s win. You’re going to have to find your way. “That’s what makes it tougher”.

Trevor May (2-2) pitched a flawless 12th inning to pick up the win.

The Twins committed four errors, and the Sox benefited from two of them in the two-run fourth. Dozier also homered in the seventh off reliever Carson Fulmer. “You try not to do that, try not to have too big of ups and downs, but we’re close to a.500 ballclub, and that’s kind of the way the week has gone with that”.

Giants 3, Nationals 1 – At San Francisco: Matt Cain (3-6) threw five hitless innings for his 100th career victory, struck out five and walked four, leaving after 93 pitches.

Adam Eaton put the White Sox on the board early when he led off the game with a long home run to right-center field. “It’s just nice to see him get after it”, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “It just seemed like we were chasing stuff all night”.

Vargas was largely responsible for Minnesota’s fourth run, reaching base on a single and scoring all the way from first on a double by Jorge Polanco.

Dozier’s home runs came after Chicago had cut Minnesota’s lead to 4-3 in the fourth inning.

Eaton later threw out Robbie Grossman trying to tag up from second on Sano’s fly ball in the eighth inning.

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. “It’s hard, but I just try to make a good pitch and get a ground ball”.

After a trial in right field, the Twins put Sano back at his more natural third base position when he returned from the disabled list on July 1, but the miscues have continued. “I don’t know anyone who’s playing better right field than him”.

Santana has been mentioned in trade rumors with the Twins floundering in last place.

Justin Morneau glanced down at his White Sox uniform and wondered what the reception might be like. Morneau, who spent his first 11 seasons with Minnesota, made his first appearance as a Target Field visitor in Friday’s game. David Robertson pitched a ideal 10th to convert his 25th save and snap a three-game losing streak for the White Sox, who are 51-53.

The Sox quickly announced Frazier was out with flu-like symptoms, but that didn’t end the weekend trade watch for a team that last week declared it was open to any deal by Monday’s trade deadline except for adding short-term rentals.

Needless to say, the day off comes at a pretty good time for the veteran backstop.

Twins: 3B Trevor Plouffe (rib) is expected to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Monday.