CHICAGO _ Lucas Giolito, James McCann and Jose Abreu will represent the White Sox at the All-Star Game.
Sunday against the Twins, each showed why there deserved to be selected.
Giolito pitched five scoreless innings before exiting after a lengthy rain delay.
The Sox held on for a 4-3 victory in front of 27,244 at Guaranteed Rate Field to take two of three in the series from the first-place Twins.
Giolito, who will be an All-Star for the first time, allowed one hit and struck out four to improve to 11-2. He lowered his ERA to 2.72.
The game featured a rain delay of 2 hours, 54 minutes.
The Sox led 2-0 before the delay thanks to a two-run homer by Yoan Moncada in the third inning off of Twins starter Lewis Thorpe. It was Moncada's 14th homer of the season and he finished with three hits and scored twice.
Thorpe pitched well in his big-league debut, allowing the two runs on five hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
The Sox extended the lead with two runs in the sixth off of reliever Tyler Duffey. McCann and Jon Jay knocked in the runs with singles.
McCann, also a first-time All-Star, had one hit and is batting .319 with nine homers and 28 RBIs. He became the first Sox All-Star catcher since A.J. Pierzynski in 2006.
Abreu singled and scored in the inning. He had three singles. The first baseman is a three-time All-Star. He has a .268 average with 19 homers and 60 RBIs.
The Twins scored three in seventh to get within a run. Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer and Miguel Sano drove in a run with a single. The Twins had runners on first and second with one out later in the inning, but Aaron Bummer struck out Jonathan Schoop and Byron Buxton to get out of the jam.
Closer Alex Colome earned his 18th save in 19 chances.
