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MINNEAPOLIS -- Rookie Bailey Ober shut out the White Sox into the sixth inning, Jorge Polanco homered and the last-place Minnesota Twins took another series from a playoff contender, beating the White Sox 1-0 on Wednesday.
Minnesota won two of three against AL Central-leading Sox after taking three of four at Houston, which leads the AL West.
Caleb Thielbar (4-0), Juan Minaya and Alex Colome worked 3⅔ hitless innings in relief of Ober, with Colome getting the last three outs for his seventh save in 11 chances.
"It has been amazing," Polanco said of the wins against the White Sox and Astros. "This team is capable of doing a lot of good things. We have really good young talent and we just go out there and try to win every day."
Jose Ruiz (1-2) allowed Polanco's homer in the sixth, his lone inning of relief. Reynaldo Lopez threw three scoreless innings as an opener after the White Sox placed left-hander Carlos Rodon on the 10-day injured list before the game and altered their rotation.
"I think overall he pitched well," Chicago manager Tony La Russa said of Lopez. "Had to rise to the occasion a couple of times and made pitches. It was just a well-pitched game, both sides, all day."
Lopez, a starter through his first five major league seasons, could be the main fill-in while Rodon is on the injured list. Eight of his 10 appearances for the Sox this season have been out of the bullpen.
"You feel a little sad because of the situation with Carlos," Lopez said. "At the same time, you appreciate the opportunity the team is giving you. I tried to do my best."
Chicago started the day with a 10½ -game lead in the Central built largely from their results against Minnesota and the rest of the division. The White Sox went 13-6 against the Twins this season and are 37-25 in divisional play.
After losing the series opener 11-1, the Twins bounced back with a pair of strong starts from rookies.
Griffin Jax struck out 10 batters on Tuesday. Starting against the Sox for the fifth time in 13 starts this season, Ober allowed 6 hits and a walk with six strikeouts.
"You go back and you watch your past outings and see what has worked, what is successful, and what hasn't and you try to base your game plan off that," Ober said. "Today, I felt like I executed what I wanted to do the majority of the time and good things happened."
POLANCO SURGING:
Polanco's homer was his 21st of the season, one off a career high set in 2019. He added a triple off the right-field wall in the eighth and now is hitting .345 with seven homers over his last 14 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: Catcher Yasmani Grandal was sent to Double-A Birmingham to begin a rehab assignment. Grandal, who's hit .188 with 14 homers and 38 RBIs in 63 games this season, has been out since July 6 with a torn tendon in his left knee. ... RHP Matt Foster was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to take Rodon's spot on the roster. ... SS Tim Anderson, 3B Yoan Moncada and CF Luis Robert all got a day of rest. Robert had played two games after returning from the 60-day injured list.
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