Twins give up two in the eighth, fall to White Sox

"Bailey Ober admits he was a little surprised when Rocco Baldelli told him, after five innings and only 69 pitches, that his outing was over on Monday afternoon. But with "where their lineup was falling and the way our bullpen was set up, I thought it was the best thing for us to go out there and win the game," the manager said."

"But in the eighth, consecutive doubles from Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman added up to a pair of runs for Chicago, sinking the Twins in their 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox in the series opener at Target Field. "What else do we really want after a tough start, being able to come back and take the lead in the seventh inning?" Baldelli said. "We just couldn't hold it off and finish it.""

"The longball continued to bite Ober, who has now given up 29 of them in 23 starts this season. "It's frustrating," Ober said. "Just mistakes right now are getting hit." All told, Ober gave up four runs, but the Twins had some good at-bats throughout the game, chipping away at that deficit. Byron Buxton's bases-loaded walk forced in a run in the second inning."

Bailey Ober was removed after five innings and 69 pitches, with manager Rocco Baldelli citing bullpen matchups and lineup positioning. The Twins fell into a three-run hole early when Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth hit second-inning home runs. Minnesota rallied with runs in the sixth and seventh, including a Brooks Lee single that produced the go-ahead run. Chicago scored two in the eighth on consecutive doubles by Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman to win 6-5. Ober allowed four runs and has surrendered 29 home runs in 23 starts. Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis each contributed offensively. The Twins are 62-75; the White Sox are 50-88.

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