Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox

Sep 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	6	8	0	5
CWS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	6	1	4

loss:

A. Kay(9-8)win: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Bradley(11-6)save: Minnesota Twins logo

Y. Gomez(21)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox game highlights

CHICAGO – With the Twins searching for a spark, rookie Kaelen Culpepper provided it. Making his first career start in the No. 2 spot in the batting order, Culpepper singled, beat out a potential double play ball and doubled, scoring twice and driving in a run as Minnesota scratched out...

Scoring Summary

MINCWS

1Munetaka Murakami homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Vargas scores. [2 runs] 02
1Colson Montgomery homers (31) on a line drive to right field. [1 run] 03
4Kody Clemens grounds into a force out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Kaelen Culpepper scores. Josh Bell to 3rd. Royce Lewis out at 2nd. Kody Clemens to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 13
4Brooks Lee doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Josh Bell scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. [1 run] 23
5Ryan Jeffers homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Luke Keaschall scores. Kaelen Culpepper scores. [3 runs] 53
5Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to left fielder Gabriel Gonzalez. Chase Meidroth scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. [1 run] 54
7Kaelen Culpepper doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Luke Keaschall scores. [1 run] 64

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luke KeaschallRF	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	.276
2Kaelen CulpepperSS	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	.307
3Ryan JeffersC	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	.271
4Josh BellDH	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.259
5Royce Lewis1B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.236
6Kody Clemens2B-LF	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	.241
7Brooks Lee3B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.248
8Gabriel GonzalezLF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143
Trevor LarnachPH-LF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.264
Walker JenkinsCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
9Ryan KreidlerCF-2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.219
TOTAL	8	35	6	6	5	2	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Taj BradleyRHP	5.0	4	4	4	6	2	2	80	3.95
Kody FunderburkLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.74
Jeff HoffmanRHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	3.81
A.J. MinterLHP	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	1.72
Yoendrys GomezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.56
TOTAL	9.0	6	4	4	12	2	2	133	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Sam AntonacciLF	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.263
2Miguel Vargas3B	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.251
3Munetaka Murakami1B	1	4	1	2	3	0	1	2	.211
4Andrew BenintendiDH	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
Randal GrichukPH-DH	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
5Colson MontgomerySS	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.213
6Braden MontgomeryRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222
7Chase Meidroth2B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.271
8Tristan PetersCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.281
9Jake RogersC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.169
Kyle TeelPH-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.179
TOTAL	6	33	4	4	12	2	2	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Anthony KayLHP	4.1	6	5	5	3	1	1	82	4.47
Trevor RichardsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3.42
Sean NewcombLHP	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	24	2.42
Tyler SchweitzerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	3.31
Tyler DavisRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3.77
TOTAL	9.0	8	6	6	5	2	1	148	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINCWS

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Luke Keaschall grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Kaelen Culpepper grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ryan Jeffers grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Sam Antonacci walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Miguel Vargas grounds into a force out, shortstop Kaelen Culpepper to second baseman Kody Clemens. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas to 1st. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Munetaka Murakami homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Vargas scores. [2 runs]
02
LINEOUT — Andrew Benintendi lines out to first baseman Royce Lewis. [2 outs]
02
HOME RUN — Colson Montgomery homers (31) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
03
POP OUT — Braden Montgomery pops out to catcher Ryan Jeffers in foul territory. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

MIN

CWS

6Runs4

8Hits6

0Errors1

.229Batting Avg.182

35At Bats33

4Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In4

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts12

5Left on Base4

14Total Bases14

Game Details

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 27,749 (68.3%)

weather: 76 degrees, cloudy

spread: CWS -126

over/under: 8