White Sox get HRs from Anderson Engel in

White Sox get HRs from Anderson, Engel in 6-2 win over Twins July 15 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tim Anderson hit the in the fourth inning and Adam Engel tacked on a in the seventh, powering the Chicago White Sox to their fourth straight win with a 6-2 victory over the first-place Minnesota Twins on Friday night.Michael Kopech (3-6) finished five innings for his first win in eight starts, taking another step forward after an ugly stretch in June and a July 5 lo s when he gave up six runs to the Twins.Andrew Vaughn got the bats going with a in the first for the White Sox, who cut their deficit in the AL Central to three games. Cleveland beat Detroit and crept within 2 1/2 games of the Twins, who have lost two games of ground on both the Guardians and White Sox by losing the first two games in this series.The White Sox, who have their longest winning streak since they won six in a row from May 2-8, did have a setback of potential concern Joe Morgan Jersey when center fielder Luis Robert was pulled after the first inning with lightheadedne s. But Engel stepped in and didn't mi s a beat.HEATING UP After winning the division last season by 13 games over Cleveland and 20 games over last-place Minnesota, the White Sox with their ample collection of All-Stars were again the consensus AL Central favorite.The Twins, instead, have been in front for all but one day since completing a three-game sweep of Chicago here on April 24. This four-game series, thus, has provided the White Sox an ideal opportunity to build on their solid start to the month and make a significant move in the standings entering the break. The two teams play nine times in September, including six games over the final nine days of the regular season.The White Sox were energized in their on Thursday night, with a 452-foot grand slam by Robert serving as the defining blow.Vaughn, who's batting .345 on the road for the second-best average in the AL behind only teammate Jose Abreu, made Twins starter Devin Smeltzer pay for losing Robert and Abreu. Robert was down 0-2 in the count and Abreu was Stephen Piscotty Jersey at 2-2 before each one walked. With the bases loaded, Vaughn ripped a line drive to left for his second two-RBI game in a row.Alex Kirilloff tied it in the bottom half with a off Kopech, but the right-hander responded by allowing only two hits to the last 17 batters he faced. Those were singles in the fourth, but he got Carlos Correa to ground into an inning-ending double play.SO CLOSEAnderson's homer off Emilio Pagan (3-4) landed in the White Sox bullpen, barely beyond the reach of center fielder Nick Gordon's glove with Byron Buxton taking a turn as Minnesota's designated hitter. Gordon timed his jump well, but the ball drifted just an inch or so too far. After the replay was shown on the videoboard, the crowd groaned after seeing how close he came to making the catch.Anderson then flashed his Glenn Hubbard Jersey own leather the following inning, when he was shifted right from shortstop against Max Kepler and snagged a sharp line drive at the top of his leap.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: LF Eloy Jimnez mi sed his second straight game with a tight right hamstring. He hit in the batting cage but has not been cleared to run yet, making him doubtful to return prior to the All-Star break. Jimnez tore his right hamstring April 23 at Oakland Athletics Jersey Minnesota and mi sed 65 games.Twins: Ryan Jeffers was placed on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right thumb, and rookie Caleb Hamilton was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul in a roster swap of catchers. Hamilton was a 23rd-round draft pick in 2016 who has yet to appear in the majors.UP NEXTWhite Sox: RHP Lance Lynn (1-2, 6.97 ERA) will make his seventh start of the season Saturday afternoon. He allowed eight runs over four innings in his last turn.Twins: RHP Dylan Bundy (5-4, 4.68 ERA) takes the mound for the third game of the series. Bundy has allowed only one run over 10 innings in two starts against Chicago this year.___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Ryan Jeffers Lance Lynn Alex Kirilloff Byron Buxton Tim Anderson Nick Gordon Max Kepler Luis Robert Adam Engel Devin Smeltzer Michael Kopech Andrew Vaughn Dylan Bundy Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 51 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Dave Henderson Jersey Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS