Quintana guides White Sox to sweep of Twins

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CHICAGO — Jose Quintana wasn’t at his sharpest from the outset, but still had more than enough to shut down the Twins over seven innings during a 3-1 White Sox victory Sunday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.

The White Sox completed their second sweep of Minnesota this season, improving to 6-0 against the last-place team in the American League Central. They also finished the homestand with a 4-2 record.

Quintana allowed multiple baserunners in three of the first four innings, but he gave up only one run in the second on Jorge Polanco’s ground out. The southpaw struck out five and walked one, throwing 66 of his 104 pitches for strikes.

Tyler Duffey suffered the loss, yielding three runs in seven innings. He struck out a career-high nine, including four in the seventh when Avisail Garcia reached on a wild pitch, but was touched up for run-scoring doubles from Austin Jackson in the fifth and Dioner Navarro in the seventh, with Garcia scoring both runs.

The White Sox improved to 22-10, marking the AL’s best …

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