HUGE BLAST: MLB World Brutal Reactions Amid Cheating Allegations Following Twins Victory over White Sox, Extending Team’s longest Winning Streak Since 2008 to 9 games

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Tuesday, extending their winning run to nine games—the best since 2008.

After the Twins tied the game in the fifth inning, the White Sox grabbed a 2-0 lead and then again at 4-2. After that, Minnesota scored two more in the eighth to take a 5-4 lead, but Andrew Benintendi’s single home run in the bottom of the frame gave the White Sox a tie.

The Twins then loaded the bases in the top of the ninth, and Byron Buxton was driven in from third on a sacrifice fly by Max Kepler, giving the Twins a commanding 6-5 lead.

With the victory, Minnesota’s remarkable comeback from a 7-13 start is continued, as they are currently 16-13 and 3.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians, who are leading the AL Central. The Twins’ winning run of eight games in a row was their longest since 2011. Their winning run of nine games is now the longest since they won ten in a row in 2008.

A new tradition in the Minnesota dugout has begun at the same time as the winning streak. This spring, summer sausage has established itself in the dugout as a mainstay and is now the topic of growing baseball lore. Last Monday, before the start of another series against the White Sox, hitting coach David Popkins brought a sausage to the dugout.

Since the Twins’ four-game series sweep to begin their winning run, hitters have been tapping the sausage, which is still wrapped, in hopes of good fortune. Here it was last week in action.
It is unlikely that the sausage’s reign will come to an end very soon because of its current winning streak.

Twins defeat White Sox 6-5 thanks to a sacrifice fly by Max Kepler in the ninth inning.

Chicago (AP) — The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Tuesday night, thanks to a tiebreaking sacrifice fly hit by Max Kepler in the ninth inning. The Twins have now won nine straight games.

The Twins extended their longest winning streak since June 2008, when it was ten games. Additionally, they triumphed against the White Sox for the seventh time in a row, setting themselves up for another sweep of Chicago after capturing four games at Target Field the previous week—though this one wasn’t without its challenges.

After Minnesota scored twice in the first half, Chicago’s Andrew Benintendi hit a home run to level the score at five in the opening eight minutes. However, in the ninth inning, the Twins prevailed.

Byron Buxton, against Michael Kopech (0-3) started the game walked and advanced to third on a single by Manuel Margot with one out. Kepler subsequently scored the winning run for Minnesota on a sacrifice fly to centre.

After missing the Twins’ first 28 games due to a strained right oblique muscle, Jhoan Duran picked up the save by pitching around Tommy Pham’s leadoff single in the bottom half. In the eighth, Caleb Thielbar (1-1) recorded the last two outs.

It wasn’t until the fifth inning that the Twins managed to score twice and drive out White Sox starter Michael Soroka.

In the fifth inning, Danny Mendick hit a two-run home run off reliever Kody Funderburk to give Chicago a 4-2 lead.

In the sixth, Ryan Jeffers scored for the Twins as part of a double steal. In the eighth inning, Trevor Larnach’s base hit and Carlos Correa’s RBI single off Jordan Leasure put Minnesota ahead 5–4. However, Kyle Farmer grounded into a force against Prelander Berroa, leaving the Twins with a loaded bat.

Benintendi’s third home run off Cole Sands to start the bottom half tied the game. After Mendick doubled, Robbie Grossman was out of the game. Thielbar proceeded to retire Nicky Lopez on a grounder and Korey Lee on a pop fly.

In 4 1/3 innings, Soroka surrendered two runs and three hits. After seven starts, the right-hander’s earned run average is 6.48.

Simeon Woods Richardson of Minnesota pitched three and a half innings, giving up seven hits and two runs (one earned). In his fourth career start and third of the current season, the 23-year-old right-hander fired 81 pitches.

ROOM FOR TRAINER

Twins: Before the game, Duran was taken off the 15-day injured list. On March 17, during spring training, he was hurt warming up for a live batting practice.

Next up

RHP Chris Flexen (1-3, 5.11) will pitch for Chicago, and RHP Bailey Ober (2-1, 4.21 ERA) will pitch for Minnesota to conclude the three-game series. After being hammered in a defeat at Kansas City on March 31, Ober has made four starts and has a 1.48 ERA. Flexen last week defeated Tampa Bay with five innings pitched without allowing a run.