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 extend its lead in the AL Central to eight games over idle Cleveland.
Our younger players, they've started their major league careers very well," Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. "We wouldn't have as many wins if those guys did not come up and get the job done. So that was another good example." The veteran right-hander from Japan matched his season-high in innings and threw 105 pitches, the most after missing the 2022 season after Tommy John surgery.
For the night, however, Ureña was tagged with six runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked none. With one out in the seventh, the Twins used four straight hits off Ureña to up their lead to 6-0. Kirilloff singled, then advanced to third on Willi Castro's double. Vaughn's shot got Chicago on the board in the bottom half. Jorge Polanco had an RBI single and Lewis walked with the bases loaded in the ninth before Kirilloff's single finished the rout.The Twins recalled RHP Bailey Ober on from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and placed him on the taxi squad. Manager Rocco Baldelli said he planned to start Ober on Friday at Chicago.
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