{"id":798639,"date":"2026-09-07T04:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T04:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/798639\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T04:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T04:39:16","slug":"chicago-white-sox-beat-minnesota-twins-10-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/798639\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota Twins 10-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

How does a player get a double on a grounder that deflects off the glove of a drawn-in infielder?<\/p>\n

Chicago White Sox left fielder Sam Antonacci demonstrated how in the sixth inning<\/a> Sunday against the Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n

The Sox led by one run and were in position for more when Antonacci batted with runners on second and third and one out.<\/p>\n

The Twins brought the infield in.<\/p>\n

Antonacci hit a grounder back up the middle. Twins second baseman Kody Clemens dove, and the ball deflected off his glove and rolled into center field.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just feel like I have a good knack for knowing when I can take that extra base and when not,\u201d Antonacci said. \u201cI know obviously at times I get in trouble with it a little bit, but hopefully more times than not, I\u2019m successful at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ChicagoChicago White Sox closing pitcher Tyler Davis celebrates after his team defeated the Minnesota Twins in a game Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/p>\n

Two runs scored while Antonacci hustled out of the box and reached second safely for a double.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts out of the box,\u201d manager Will Venable said. \u201cHe has created a really good habit. It\u2019s something we talked about during spring training. First step out of the box. But that\u2019s just Sammy and how he plays. He\u2019s always thinking two and puts himself in a really good spot to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antonacci later scored on a single by Randal Grichuk.<\/p>\n

Antonacci had three doubles, two RBIs and two runs in a 10-1 victory in front of 32,024 at Rate Field. Grichuk (solo) and Kyle Teel<\/a> (three-run) homered during a five-run eighth inning as the Sox won two of three in the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone offensively had a great day,\u201d Venable said. \u201cSam was outstanding hitting the ball the other way. Obviously, big hit with the infield drawn in. Great base running. Outstanding day from Sammy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first-place Sox (75-68) remain 2 1\/2 games ahead of the second-place Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central<\/a>. The Guardians (73-71) topped the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings on Sunday. The third-place Twins (68-75) fell to seven games back.<\/p>\n

The Sox relied on their bullpen in Sunday\u2019s victory, utilizing four relievers following opener Bryan Hudson. The five pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts and just one walk.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody threw the ball well,\u201d lefty Hagen Smith said.<\/p>\n

\"MiguelMiguel Vargas of the Chicago White Sox steals second base past Kaelen Culpepper of the Minnesota Twins during the third inning at Rate Field on Sept. 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Geoff Stellfox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Smith retired all nine batters he faced, striking out three, while pitching a career-high three innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, we didn\u2019t account for Hagen going three innings,\u201d Venable said. \u201cThat was really special. Covering an extra inning for us was huge. Put us in a spot where we were able to push Grant (Taylor) back a little bit. It was really nice for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has shown it all year, he\u2019s really special. When he\u2019s in the zone, he\u2019s hard to square up. Gets a ton of swing-and-miss. Gets chase. He\u2019s impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith has a 0.56 ERA in his 10 appearances.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt good. I think just being efficient. Just kind of getting through at-bats quick and it allowed me to go deeper in the game,\u201d Smith said of Sunday\u2019s outing.<\/p>\n

In addition to Smith\u2019s four punchouts, Hudson had two while Jordan Hicks, Tyler Davis and Taylor each struck out three.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight was all about the bullpen in my eyes,\u201d Antonacci said. \u201cI thought Hagen threw really well. It was probably the best I\u2019ve ever seen him throw, and it\u2019s just kind of him saying, \u2018Here\u2019s all my stuff, and just go hit it.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really fun to watch the rest of the guys too, they did a really good job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Run support came in the fifth inning. Antonacci doubled and scored on a single to right by Munetaka Murakami.<\/p>\n

Antonacci was in the middle of the action again one inning later with his two-run hustle double that stretched the lead to 3-0. Grichuk drove him in with a two-out single.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust excited and happy to produce for my team,\u201d Antonacci said. \u201cFelt like I haven\u2019t done that in a while, so to be able to help them out and ultimately come out on top tonight is September baseball. It doesn\u2019t matter how you get it done as long as you\u2019re winning and every game\u2019s a playoff game from here on out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sox added one run in the seventh and five more in the eighth \u2014 including a solo home run by Grichuk and the three-run home run by Teel. They wrapped up the season series with an 8-5 record against the Twins.<\/p>\n

\u201cNights like this show what we\u2019re capable of,\u201d Teel said. \u201cI think that\u2019s the biggest thing. We have a really special group here. I\u2019m looking forward for what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How does a player get a double on a grounder that deflects off the glove of a drawn-in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":798640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2388],"tags":[18241,5,7584,49,11613,3632,13095,4154,822,60,3190,4,256,1448,8567,17709,148,998],"class_list":["post-798639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-twins","tag-american-league-central","tag-baseball","tag-bryan-hudson","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-grant-taylor","tag-hagen-smith","tag-kyle-teel","tag-miguel-vargas","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-twins","tag-minnesotatwins","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-baseball","tag-randal-grichuk","tag-rate-field","tag-sam-antonacci","tag-twins","tag-will-venable"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117227917473896704","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/798640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}