Walk in the park: Twins walk off on Mauer BB

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MINNEAPOLIS — Ricky Nolasco of the Twins and Jose Quintana of the White Sox started a pitcher’s duel that lasted deep into the Minnesota night that ended when pinch-hitter Joe Mauer drew a bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning to give the Twins a 2-1 walk-off victory over the White Sox on Friday night at Target Field.

Eddie Rosario came home on the third straight walk issued by the Chicago bullpen to score the first run on either side since the sixth inning, giving the Twins just their second win of the season against the White Sox.

For the second game in a row, the Twins allowed a home run to the first batter of the game, with Adam Eaton taking Nolasco deep on his second pitch. But from there, Nolasco switched on the cruise control. Chicago only added a single and a double in Nolasco’s season-high eight innings, in which he tied season-lows with one run and three hits allowed.

On the other side, Quintana was also mowing down Minnesota …

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