US EditionLewis hits grand slam as Twins beat White Sox 9-7 to snap 3-game skid
Royce Lewis hit his sixth career grand slam and made a key defensive play, helping the Twins snap a three-game losing streak with five players driving in runs.
- On the evening of Friday, August 22, 2025, the Minnesota Twins secured a 9-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, ending their streak of three consecutive losses.
- The Twins' victory followed a challenging period where Royce Lewis admitted he felt uncomfortable at the plate all year and struggled to find consistency.
- Lewis hit his sixth career grand slam in the fourth inning, drove in multiple runs, made a key defensive play in the eighth, and helped preserve the lead as Tyler Gilbert shut down the White Sox in relief.
- Lewis finished 3-for-5 with a 386-foot grand slam drive, a stolen base, two runs scored, and credited mentorship from Byron Buxton amid a difficult season.
- The win stopped Minnesota's skid and improved their recent record to 3-7 in the last 10 games, suggesting a partial rebound despite ongoing struggles for Lewis and roster changes at the trade deadline.
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Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsWhite Sox still working on purging mistakes as rebuild creeps toward another 100-loss season
The White Sox did not look like a team with a mastery of the little things Friday night.A 9-7 loss had its positives, like shortstop Colson Montgomery’s game-tying home run and a late rally built on the back of a patient approach at the plate; the Sox walked eight times in the game.But outs on the bases and a critical throwing error made it hard for fans to forget that this is still a rebuilding organization, one trying to exorcise the mistakes …
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a grand slam, Byron Buxton, Luke Keaschall and Edouard Julien each had two hits, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Friday night. Lewis went 3 for 5 and scored two runs, including his 386-foot blast to left field in the fourth inning. Five Twins players had at least one RBI, and seven had at least one hit. Miguel Vargas drew a bases-loaded walk, and Kyle Teel and Lenyn Sosa added RBI singles …
Royce Lewis hits grand slam as he works through frustrating season
CHICAGO — Royce Lewis watched his sixth-inning fly ball die on the warning track on Thursday afternoon, landing in the glove of Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, and retreated back to the first-base dugout at Target Field, where he proceeded to remove his helmet and slam it. And then, in the far corner of the dugout, he kept slamming it before letting out a yell. “When you’re a 9-year-old kid and you get frustrated and lost in your video …
Washington Top News
Lewis hits grand slam as Twins beat White Sox 9-7 to snap 3-game skid
CHICAGO (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a grand slam, Byron Buxton, Luke Keaschall, and Edouard Julien each had two hits, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White…
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