Gavin Floyd made a run at a fifth straight quality start, but the Twins singled him to death an out short of the finish line.
Floyd allowed four singles in the fifth inning -- two of them were of the soft, perfectly placed variety, but as Floyd threw more pitches, the Twins hit the other two harder. Mike Cuddyer drove in two with a sharp single to left, and Brian Buscher lined one to right, which would push Floyd out of the game.
Otherwise, aside from Garrett Jones' first career homer, Floyd looked OK. He left his fastball over the plate a little too much, but he threw some really nice curveballs.
It didn't really matter what Floyd did, though, because unless he had his A-plus game, the Sox weren't going to win this one.
Kevin Slowey, making his first career start against the White Sox, did what guys making their first start against the Sox usually do -- shut them down. Juan Uribe's single to center provided the Sox's only run, and they rarely threatened afterwards.
At one point, Slowey struck out five of six White Sox, and retired 12 in a row.
Record: 68-88 |
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