CHICAGO – Adam Engel delivered a tiebreaking pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Monday night to increase their lead in the AL Central.Chicago opened its pivotal four-game set against Minnesota with its ninth win in 10 games.
The White Sox (31-16) moved two games ahead of the second-place Twins (30-19).Twins reliever Taylor Rogers (1-3) walked Yoán Moncada and Luis Robert with no outs in the eighth.
Engel then made it 2-1 with a single to center.After Nick Madrigal lined out, Tim Anderson added an RBI double off the fence in left.
Anderson had three hits, strengthening his position in the race for the AL MVP award.“This is the moment that you want to be in,” Anderson said before.