Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa hit consecutive homers and Ryan Jeffers added the go-ahead RBI as the Minnesota Twins split a doubleheader with Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Jeffers brought home Byron Buxton in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie and give the Twins the lead for good. They’ve won nine of 10 against their AL Central rivals this season.Martín Maldonado homered for Chicago, which won the opener 3-1 to end a three-game skid.
Erick Fedde delivered five scoreless innings and the bullpen hung on to end a string of nine straight losses to the Twins that began last season.Matt Wallner homered for Minnesota, which saw a three-game winning streak end.Bailey Ober faced the minimum through four innings — his lone walk was wiped out by a double play — but Gavin Sheets led off the fifth with a double and later came home on a Paul DeJong sacrifice fly.
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