Quintana Leads White Sox Over Twins 3-1 For 4th Series Sweep
CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Quintana pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Austin Jackson hit a go-ahead double in the fifth to lead the White Sox over the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, on Sunday for Chicago's fourth series sweep this season.
Quintana (5-1) gave up six hits, struck out five and lowered his ERA to 1.38. David Robertson pitched a hitless ninth for his 10th save in 11 tries as the White Sox (22-10) completed a three-game sweep and moved 12 games above .500 for the first time since September 2012.
Tyler Duffey became the first Twins pitcher in nearly four years to strike out four batters in an inning, but Avisail Garcia reached on a wild pitch during the seventh and scored on Dioner Navarro's double.
Duffey (0-2) struck out a career-best nine, while allowing six hits in seven innings. Minnesota has lost five straight games and nine of 10.
Eddie Rosario singled in the third and scored on Jorge Polanco's groundout for the Twins (8-23), who are 0-6 against the White Sox and dropped 13 1/2 games behind AL Central-leading Chicago. The White Sox already have swept four series.
Quintana got out of a jam in the first, when he trouble locating his curveball, and settled down for his 11th quality start in 12 outings.
Twins second baseman Brian Dozier (hamstring) didn't start for the straight game and catcher Kurt Suzuki (neck) was available only in an emergency after taking a foul ball off the mask Saturday. Byung Ho Park (knee) returned after leaving Saturday's game.
Duffey retired his first six batters on 19 pitches and faced the minimum nine through three thanks to a double-play grounder.
But Adam Eaton walked leading off the fourth and scored the tying run on Todd Frazier's groundout.
Duffey also struck out Brett Lawrie, Jackson and Jimmy Rollins in the seventh. The previous Minnesota pitcher to strike out four in an inning was Francisco Liriano at Kansas City on June 5, 2012.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: Dozier pinch hit in the ninth and walked. . LHP Glen Perkins (shoulder) is playing catch at 60 feet. . RHP Kyle Gibson (shoulder) could throw off a mound soon.
White Sox: SS Jimmy Rollins (illness) was back after sitting out Saturday. . Alex Avila (hamstring) went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts as the DH Sunday in his third rehab game for Triple-A Charlotte after catching the previous two days.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP prospect Jose Berrios (1-1, 6.75 ERA) is to make his third career start Monday at home against Baltimore and RHP Tyler Wilson (1-1, 3.04).
White Sox: RHP Miguel Gonzalez (0-0, 8.44) will be recalled from Triple-A and start Monday night at Texas, becoming the latest to audition for the No. 5 rotation spot following John Danks' departure. RHP Colby Lewis (2-0, 3.32) starts for the Rangers.
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