Minnesota Twins 10 – Chicago White Sox 2
Highlights: Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer to cap Minnesota’s four-run seventh inning, Kenta Maeda threw seven strong innings and the Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Thursday night. Rookies Edouard Julien and Royce Lewis hit solo shots in the fourth to get the Twins rolling and help first-place Minnesota (77-70) extend its lead in the AL Central to eight games over idle Cleveland. Matt Wallner, another Twins rookie, drove in two runs with a single in the seventh break to break open a tight game. Chicago’s Andrew Vaughn hit his 20th homer, a two-run shot in the seventh, for the only runs off the 35-year-old Maeda (5-7) who allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked one. Read more at: https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401473212 (AP)