MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Chris Sale tied a season high with 12 strikeouts in eight dominant innings, Alexei Ramirez hit his 10th homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota 7-0 on Saturday night for their third straight win over the Twins.Sale (10-1) scattered five hits - all singles - and became the first White Sox starter to win 10 of his first 11 decisions in a season since Mark Buehrle in 2005. It was also Sale's 15th career game with 10 or more strikeouts, moving him into a tie for second on the team's all-time list with Juan Pizarro. 
Chicago had its way against Twins starter Logan Darnell (0-1) in his first major league start. A day after being recalled to fill in for injured Kyle Gibson, Darnell allowed seven runs and 11 hits while striking out seven in five innings.Daniel Webb pitched a scoreless ninth for Chicago, which has won seven of its last 10 games.With the White Sox leading 2-0 in the fifth and Gordon Beckham on first, Ramirez hit his second homer in two nights when his drive off a changeup from Darnell hit off the foul pole in left field. The White Sox led off the next inning with four straight hits - including a run-scoring double by Tyler Flowers and an RBI single by Alejandro De Aza - to chase Darnell.Beckham's sacrifice fly to center off Ryan Pressly scored Flowers to made it 7-0.The Twins are 2-7 since the All-Star break.
Chicago had its way against Twins starter Logan Darnell (0-1) in his first major league start. A day after being recalled to fill in for injured Kyle Gibson, Darnell allowed seven runs and 11 hits while striking out seven in five innings.Daniel Webb pitched a scoreless ninth for Chicago, which has won seven of its last 10 games.With the White Sox leading 2-0 in the fifth and Gordon Beckham on first, Ramirez hit his second homer in two nights when his drive off a changeup from Darnell hit off the foul pole in left field. The White Sox led off the next inning with four straight hits - including a run-scoring double by Tyler Flowers and an RBI single by Alejandro De Aza - to chase Darnell.Beckham's sacrifice fly to center off Ryan Pressly scored Flowers to made it 7-0.The Twins are 2-7 since the All-Star break.
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