, driving a 3-1 pitch 403 feet to left. It was Thompson's third homer in 43 at-bats this season and third game-ending shot of his career.Chicago trailed 5-1 in the fourth inning. Nate Jones (3-0) got the win, retiring his only batter.Logan Morrison, who attracted little interest on the free-agent market over the winter despite hitting a career-high 38 homers for Tampa Bay last season, went deep in his first three-hit game for the Twins.Morrison belted a two-run shot in Minnesota's three-run fourth. He also doubled and singled in his second multihit game of the season.Chicago rallied behind rookie Daniel Palka, who hit a two-run drive in the bottom half. It was his second homer in five career starts.Yolmer Sanchez singled in Omar Narvaez in the fifth, and the White Sox tied it in the sixth. Jose Abreu scored from first when Twins right fielder Robbie Grossman mishandled Matt Davidson's double.Chicago had a chance to go in front in the seventh, but Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario robbed Adam Engel of a possible homer with a leaping catch near the wall.Both starting pitchers were hurt by shaky defense.Minnesota right-hander Jake Odorizzi allowed five runs - three earned - and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked two.Reynaldo Lopez pitched 6 2/3 innings for Chicago, yielding four earned runs and six hits. Passed balls by catcher Omar Narvaez on consecutive pitches in the third contributed to a two-run frame for the Twins.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: CF Byron Buxton (fractured toe) accompanied the team on the 10-game road trip and may attempt to run Wednesday for the first time since fouling a ball off his foot in a minor league game on April 22. ''I think he's going to get out there and see what he can do,'' manager Paul Molitor said. Buxton was originally placed on the DL with migraine headaches in mid-April. Molitor said the team has not decided whether to send Buxton on another rehab assignment or activate him as soon as he's ready.White Sox: INF Yoan Moncada (tight left hamstring, sore right foot) was held out of the lineup after leaving Wednesday's 3-2 loss to St. Louis. Manager Rick Renteria said Moncada would be available to pinch-hit prior to the game. ... C Wellington Castillo (lower abdominal pain) was scratched and replaced by Narvaez.UP NEXTTwins right-hander Jose Berrios (2-3, 3.63 ERA) is set to match up with White Sox righty Carson Fulmer (2-1, 4.32 ERA) in the second of a four-game series on Friday night. Berrios struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings in a victory over the White Sox on April 12. Fulmer allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings against Kansas City last time out.)
Lopez, White Sox look to end slides vs. Twins 4h ago• 2 min read Chicago White Sox right-hander Reynaldo Lopez has performed beyond expectations in his first five starts -- which is saying something considering the team's lofty hopes for the hard-throwing 24-year-old.Yet Lopez (0-2, 1.78 ERA) cannot seem to buy a victory. He will get another chance Thursday night when the White Sox open a four-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field."I'm always trying to improve, I'm always trying to make adjustments," Lopez said recently to NBC Sports Chicago. "If I had a good outing, what I did in that outing, what I can do better for the next one. I'm always trying to improve and to find ways to get better. I think that's the only way you can be successful at this level." Lopez has yet to face the Twins in 24 career appearances (19 starts). He has a 0.75 ERA at home this season, allowing one run on six hits in 12 innings.Chicago (8-20) could use a strong performance from Lopez, not to mention a few timely hits. The White Sox have lost four games in a row, with each of their past three losses coming by one run apiece.Minnesota (10-16) has fared slightly better but also needs a strong weekend series to avoid falling farther back in the AL Central. The Twins have lost 11 of 13 but are coming off a 4-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon."One day does not guarantee how we're going to move forward," Minnesota manager Molitor said to reporters after the game. "You like to be encouraged by it. Some of the things we haven't done showed up better today." The Twins will go for their second straight win behind right-hander Jake Odorizzi (2-2, 3.94 ERA), who grew up downstate of the White Sox in New Douglas, Ill. The 28-year-old earned a victory in his last outing against the Cincinnati Reds on April 28, allowing one run on five hits in six innings.In three career starts against Chicago, Odorizzi is 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA. He has walked four and struck out 19 in 18 innings. His most recent matchup against the White Sox took place last year, when he allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays.The White Sox could be without second baseman Yoan Moncada, who left Wednesday's game because of tightness in his left hamstring. Moncada also bruised his right foot by fouling a pitch off of it during the game."If I feel good (Thursday), I'll be ready to play," Moncada told the team's official website. "I want to play." Meanwhile, Twins outfielder Byron Buxton will accompany the team to Chicago but still has not returned to running since sustaining a hairline fracture in his left big toe April 22. The talented 24-year-old has appeared in only 11 games this season, hitting .195 with two RBIs.Minnesota veteran Joe Mauer will look to stay hot after a two-hit performance in Wednesday's win over Toronto. Mauer, 35, is hitting .295 with one homer and eight RBIs in 25 games this season. He is No. 7 in franchise history with 2,012 hits, which is only 13 hits of surpassing Harmon Killebrew (2,024) for sixth place.
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