White Sox 3, Twins 1
CHICAGO -- Left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven strong innings, and the Chicago White Sox held off the Minnesota Twins for a 3-1 win on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.
Avisail Garcia finished 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored to lead the White Sox at the plate. Chicago (22-10) won for the sixth time in the past eight games and the 12th time in the past 16 games.
Eduardo Nunez and Trevor Plouffe each went 2-for-4 for the Twins, who were outscored 20-7 during the series. Minnesota (8-23) lost its sixth straight game against the White Sox this season and fell to 2-15 on the road.
Quintana (5-1) won his fourth consecutive decision for the first time in his five-year career. He allowed one run on six hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out five.
White Sox right-hander David Robertson pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 10th save.
Minnesota right-hander Tyler Duffey (0-2) absorbed the loss despite setting a career high with nine strikeouts in seven innings. He allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks.
Duffey became the first Twins pitcher to strike out four hitters in an inning since Francisco Liriano on June 5, 2012. Duffey needed an extra out in the seventh inning after he threw a wild pitch for strike three against Garcia, who reached first base safely as catcher Juan Centeno retrieved the ball.
Minnesota opened the scoring in the third inning when Jorge Polanco drove in Eddie Rosario with a groundout. Quintana limited the damage by striking out Miguel Sano with a runner on third base to end the inning.
The White Sox evened the score at 1 when Todd Frazier drove in Adam Eaton with a groundout in the fourth inning.
A double by Austin Jackson gave the White Sox a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning. Jackson's hit to right-center field scored Jose Abreu, who ripped a ground-rule double over the center-field wall earlier in the inning.
The White Sox increased their lead to 3-1 in the seventh inning on a run-scoring double by Dioner Navarro.
NOTES: Twins C Kurt Suzuki was held out of the lineup because of neck stiffness one day after a foul tip slammed him in the mask. ... The White Sox will promote RHP Miguel Gonzalez from Triple-A Charlotte to start Monday against Texas, manager Robin Ventura said. Gonzalez, 31, allowed five earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in his only other start of the season April 25 against Toronto. ... Twins 2B Brian Dozier remained out of the starting lineup for a third straight game because of a sore hamstring but pinch-hit in the ninth inning. ... White Sox C Alex Avila (strained right hamstring) felt healthy after catching for eight innings during an injury-rehabilitation stint with Triple-A Charlotte, Ventura said. Avila is eligible to return Monday. ... Twins LHP Glen Perkins (left shoulder strain) played catch from 60 feet but does not have a specific return date scheduled, Molitor said.