MINNEAPOLIS _ On Wednesday night at Target Field, the Twins played Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " while hosting the White Sox.
The Sox are glad they haven't stopped believin' in Tim Anderson.
The shortstop's talent was on display all night in a 5-2 win, as he drove in three runs, scored another and stole his 13th base in 14 tries.
Twins starter Jake Odorizzi held the Sox to one run before he put the first two men on in the sixth and handed the reins to Ryan Pressly, who loaded the bases with one out.
Pressly got up 2-0 on Anderson and heard the whistles from the home crowd. That's when everything unraveled for the Twins. Pressly threw a wild pitch that brought home Yolmer Sanchez to tie the score at 2, then Anderson's single to left plated two more as Anderson moved to second on the throw to home.
Anderson stole third, and Engel bunted him in on a squeeze. Engel initially was ruled safe after Pressly one-hopped the throw to first, but the call was overturned.
The White Sox loaded the bases in the eighth before Charlie Tilson grounded out.
The best news for White Sox starter Hector Santiago _ besides winning his second game of the season to go 2-2 _ was that he didn't give up a home run, which had been a recurring problem in his previous three starts. He allowed six homer in that span and lasted only 3 1/3 innings in his last start against the Brewers.
Still, the Twins still gave him enough trouble to make his outing mostly about damage control, which he managed to do for the most part thanks to some help from the defense.
After Robbie Grossman singled and Mitch Garver doubled in the second inning, Ehire Adrianza took Santiago to the wall as the ball sailed over Engel's head in center field for another double.
Grossman scored and with no outs, Santiago was looking at trouble. Ryan LaMarre almost added three more runs, but his shot to left hooked foul and he eventually grounded out.
Brian Dozier helped Santiago out with a comebacker that led to Mitch Garver being caught in a rundown between third and home. Eddie Rosario flew out, and Santiago's escape was complete.
It was not a great night for Yoan Moncada, who struck out the first four times he came to the plate. Odorizzi, a right-hander, caught the lefty bat twice looking at put-out fastballs to the upper inside corner. Moncada grounded out in the ninth.
Entering Wednesday night's play, Moncada was first among the Sox and tied for fifth among American League hitters with 75 strikeouts.
Nate Jones struck out two in the eighth, and Joakim Soria earned his second save in two days, his team-high sixth of the season.
