The rampaging Twins showed the White Sox’ who’s boss in the AL Central, outscoring them 26-5 in three games
MINNEAPOLIS — The rampaging Twins showed the White Sox’ who’s boss in the AL Central.
Completing a three-game series sweep in convincing fashion, the Twins made the Sox look like bashful wannabes once again Sunday, winning 7-0 after after 11-4 and 8-1 trouncings in the first two games.
The Sox fell to 23-29 completing a seven-game road trip that began with an encouraging split of four games against the Astros. They lost to the Twins (36-16), who have won 11 of their last 12 games, for the seventh straight time.
Right-hander Dylan Covey (0-4, 5.47 ERA) allowed four runs on three hits in six innings in a performance that was probably better than what those numbers show. All of the runs came in the third, the big blow a three-run homer by Eddie Rosario, who has 16 of the Twins’ major league best 104 bombs.
“Just made a mistake to a really good hitter with men on base and he didn’t miss it,” Covey said. “Other than that, kind of smooth sailing for me.”
Covey struck out six and walked two.
Jake Odorizzi (7-2, 2.16 ERA) pitched 5 1⁄3 innings of one-hit ball, striking out nine Sox.
The results this weekend emphasized how far the rebuilding Sox are from the toast of their division — and perhaps the league right now.
“Teams that we faced the last few weeks, teams like Boston and Houston and these guys, you’ve just got to execute everything pretty much,” Covey said.
“These are the clubs you look at ... obviously in our own division, that we have to learn about how they are going about doing their business,” manager Rick Renteria said, “how we have to do our business against teams like this. Ultimately we have to get better, period.
“Play better defense. Pitch better. Make adjustments, in game adjustments. I think they [players] know that. They understand that, and I think it’s not for lack of trying or not talking about or not working about. But you are looking at this team right now and I’m going, ‘They have gotten pretty good. Pretty good.’ ‘‘
The Sox have lost seven straight games to the Twins, 14 of their last 20 and 18 of 25.
The Sox had five hits, two by Charlie Tilson. Catcher Seby Zavala, making his first major league start, struck out four times in four plate appearances.
Anderson (again), Garcia scratched
Shortstop Tim Anderson was scratched from the lineup a second consecutive day, and then center fielder Leury Garcia (sore right lat) joined him on the bench.
Anderson has a sore right wrist and Garcia a sore right (throwing shoulder).
Anderson’s wrist soreness stems from an at-bat against Twins righty Jose Berrios, on an inside pitch which caught part of Anderson’s hand, manager Rick Renteria said. Anderson had a butterfly bandage on his right hand below a knuckle under the index finger and a wrap on right wrist.
“The ball hit him (on the hand), caused some bruising,” Renteria said. “Bruising is blood, blood travels, probably got into the wrist causing irritation.”
Before he was taken out of the lineup Anderson indicated he was ready to play. He was scratched after testing it in the batting cage.
This and that
Yoan Moncada extended his hitting streak to five games.
*The Sox were shut out for the fourth time this season.
*Eloh Jimenez (.217) was 1-for-12 in the series.
