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GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Carlos Rodon, White Sox

The lefthander tied the AL record by striking out the first seven batters he faced while his teammates built a big lead.

BY THE NUMBERS

1,405 Strikeouts by Twins batters this season, 25 fewer than the 2013 franchise record, with two games to play.

3 Times in the past six seasons that no Twins pitcher won 10 games.

113 Franchise-record losses if you include the original Washington Senators, who lost 100 games five times, their most in 1904.

ON DECK

Hector Santiago, 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA against Chicago this season, makes his 11th and final start for the Twins this year, facing James Shields.

PHIL MILLER