Held without a hit until the sixth inning, the Minnesota Twins managed only three in 3-1 loss to the White Sox that shrunk their AL Central lead.
Minnesota is four games ahead of Cleveland after the Indians beat Detroit 2-1 in 10 innings. The surprising Twins still have a magic number of seven to clinch their first division title since 2010.
Zack Collins homered and Yoán Moncada doubled twice for the White Sox. A trio of Chicago pitchers combined to take a no-hitter into the sixth.
One night after using six relievers, the White Sox turned to seven after Iván Nova started on what would normally be his bullpen day. Alex Colomé earned his 28th save in 30 chances with a perfect ninth.
Josh Osich gave up Minnesota’s first hit to Jorge Polanco in the sixth. Polanco scored on Eddie Rosario’s single to make it 2-1, but LaMonte Wade Jr. grounded out with the bases loaded to end the inning.
Twins starter Jake Odorizzi (14-7) allowed two earned runs and seven hits with nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings but lost for the second time in nine starts.
