Mick Abel allowed six runs in three innings in his Twins debut, taking the loss in a 7-3 defeat to the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field. Abel was undone during a 39-pitch second inning, giving up three singles, two walks and a grand slam to Colson Montgomery on a 97-mph sinker. Abel made six starts with the Phillies earlier this year and had three strong starts with Class AAA St. Paul after the trade. He allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two. The Twins scored on solo homers by Kody Clemens, Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis, and reliever Thomas Hatch allowed one run in five innings.
Abel, one of the two players the Twins received from Philadelphia in the Jhoan Duran trade, was undone during a 39-pitch second inning. The 24-year-old righthander gave up three singles and walked two batters before surrendering a grand slam to Colson Montgomery on a 97-mph sinker left over the middle of the plate. It was a disappointing introduction for Abel, who made six starts with the Phillies earlier this year.
Pitching with a one-run lead in the second inning, Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. opened with back-to-back singles. Sandwiched between two strikeouts, Abel gave up an RBI single to Chase Meidroth on an 0-2 curveball at the bottom of the strike zone. Abel had a chance to escape with the score tied, but he walked consecutive batters, including Miguel Vargas with the bases loaded.
Abel, who made three strong starts with the Class AAA St. Paul Saints after he was traded to the Twins, allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two. The Twins scored their three runs on solo homers from Kody Clemens, Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis. Reliever Thomas Hatch, who replaced Abel, permitted three hits and one run in five innings, which included a solo homer to Robert in the eighth inning.
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