Colson Montgomery Hits a 2-Run Homer as the White Sox Knock Off the Twins 4-1
Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas each hit their 30th homer as Chicago ended a two-game skid with five hits and five strong innings from Erick Fedde.
- On Friday, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-1, ending a two-game skid behind White Sox starter Erick Fedde's five scoreless innings. Fedde limited Minnesota to three hits and struck out two.
- Chicago's offense powered the win with three home runs. Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery hit solo shots, while Colson Montgomery hammered a 416-foot two-run blast in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-0.
- Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews surrendered all four runs on four hits in five innings, taking his ninth loss of the season. Matthews walked one and struck out four in the defeat.
- Josh Bell prevented a shutout in the ninth, hitting his 18th home run of the season off Chicago reliever Grant Taylor. The Twins managed only eight hits despite the late run.
- The AL Central-leading White Sox improved to 74-67, while Minnesota dropped to 67-74 in the series opener. Taj Bradley faces Anthony Kay on Saturday night.
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Colson Montgomery hits a 2-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Twins 4-1
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
White Sox 4, Twins 1: 30-30 clubs
Perhaps there won't be such a thing as an easy White Sox victory the rest of the season, but they came awfully close tonight. Miguel Vargas hit his 30th homer of the season in the first inning, Colson Montgomery joined him in the 30-homer club with a two-run shot in the fourth inning, and Braden Montgomery added a solo shot in between to give the White Sox a 4-0 lead that nearly lasted the entire game.
Twins fall short against White Sox in series opener
CHICAGO — Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Friday night. Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery also went deep for AL Central-leading Chicago, which had lost four of five. Kyle Teel went 0 for 3 in his return […]
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