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White Sox Beat Twins, 8-2

CHICAGO (AP) -- Adam Eaton had three hits, Carlos Sanchez hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox used a seven-run fourth inning to beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, on Saturday night.

Trevor Plouffe had two hits and an RBI for the Twins, who began the day one game behind Texas in the race for the second AL wild card.

Jose Quintana (9-10) settled in after allowing two runs in the first. He threw five scoreless innings after that and has allowed two runs in 13 innings over his last two starts.

The White Sox finished with 15 hits and have won six of nine.

Tommy Milone (8-5) gave up seven runs -- four earned -- and eight hits in 3 2-3 innings, his second-shortest start of the season. He was 3-0 with a 0.87 ERA in three previous starts against the White Sox.

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