White Sox top Twins 3-2 with key hits from Benintendi
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 29, 2026, 10:21 PM
Last updated Aug 29, 2026
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-2 at Target Field on August 29, 2026. Andrew Benintendi led the Sox with three hits, including a critical sixth-inning home run. Bailey Ober pitched five innings for the Twins, allowing two earned runs while facing a challenging bullpen situation. The Twins now sit at 64-72, just three games ahead of the last-place Royals. The loss marks a troubling trend for Minnesota as the season approaches its final stretch.
- •The White Sox improve their record and contend for playoff spots.
- •Benintendi's sixth-inning homer proved decisive for Chicago.
- •Ober pitched five innings with five strikeouts despite the loss.
- •Minnesota now trails significantly in the standings, raising concerns.
- 10:21 PMYahoo Sports — White Sox 3, Twins 2: The Down Deep
"The White Sox have rolled into Target Field and won what might have been described as a “must-sweep” series, the kind of outcome that you have to root for given the mathematical state of things, but that might deliver you a few side-eyes depending on how genuinely you think it’s going to happen. Today, it […]
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