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04/24 21:24 CDT Twins' Castro hits birthday homer, lifts Minnesota to 6-3 win
over White Sox
Twins' Castro hits birthday homer, lifts Minnesota to 6-3 win over White Sox
By TYLER MASON
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- Willi Castro hit a 3-run home run on his 27th birthday and
Joe Ryan pitched six innings for his first win of the year as the Minnesota
Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Wednesday.
Castro's homer capped a four-run second inning against Chicago left-hander
Garrett Crochet. It was his second career home run on his birthday and it drove
in Austin Martin and Christian Vsquez.
Ryan (1-1) had a pair of three-strikeout innings, but also allowed solo homers
in the third to Kevin Pillar and Korey Lee. The Twins righty struck out seven
and gave up three runs to win for the first time in five starts.
Minnesota, which had a season-high 13 hits, has won the first three games of
the four-game series against the White Sox, who hold the worst record in the
majors at 3-21.
Crochet (1-4) surrendered five runs on seven hits in four innings. He's lost
his last three outings.
After the solo homers by Pillar and Lee, Chicago executed a double steal in the
fifth to cut Minnesota's lead to 4-3. Lee beat a throw from Twins catcher
Carlos Santana to steal second base, allowing Braden Shewmake to score from
third base.
The Twins added two runs in the bottom of the inning. Pinch hitter Max Kepler's
bloop to shallow center drove in Manny Margo, and Kepler later scored on a wild
pitch. Kepler has driven in a run in each of his three games since returning
from the injured list.
Griffin Jax pitched a scoreless inning for his third save of the year.
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Chicago right-hander Michael Soroka (0-3, 7.50 ERA) is looking for his first
win of the year after allowing five runs in each of his last two starts.
Right-hander Bailey Ober (1-1, 4.91) will start for the Twins. Ober picked up
his first win his last time out.
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