Robert leads 1st-place White Sox in rally past Twins 8-5

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luis Robert hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and the go-ahead double in the ninth, and the Chicago White Sox took the AL Central lead into September by rallying past the skidding Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Monday night.

The afterglow from Lucas Giolito's no-hitter faded fast, as the right-hander fell behind 4-0 in his follow-up start, but the White Sox (22-13) surged back to win for the 12th time in 14 games. They're in sole possession of first place for the first time this season, ahead of Cleveland (21-14) and Minnesota (20-16).

Miguel Sanó homered and scored three runs for the Twins, who have lost six straight games.

José Abreu tied it with a two-run double off Tyler Clippard in the sixth before Jake Cave's RBI single in the bottom of the inning pushed the Twins back in front.

But the dynamic rookie Robert responded with his 10th homer, a soaring drive that cleared the juniper wall beyond center field off Trevor May. With Twins closer Taylor Rogers (1-3) in for the ninth, right fielder Max Kepler dropped a lazy fly ball for a devastating one-out error. Robert put the White Sox ahead two batters later. Nomar Mazara tacked on a two-run single.

Matt Foster (4-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win. Alex Colomé picked up his seventh save.

Giolito, who no-hit Pittsburgh last week with his second straight 13-strikeout performance, gave up his first hit five batters in. He struck out eight in five innings, with two of four runs unearned.

Sanó singled and advanced after the first of three White Sox errors in a three-run second inning for Minnesota. After Luis Arraez's RBI single, Nick Madrigal's wide throw past second base not only ruined the double play attempt but allowed Arraez to race home for a 3-0 lead.

Sanó homered in the third, giving...

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