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Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 40
6
6–4
FINAL · 9 innings
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 46
4
T-Score46
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Taj BradleyMIN
StarterWin
5.0442680
Yoendrys GómezMIN
ReliefSave
1.000017
Anthony KayCWS
StarterLoss
4.1651382
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
MINMinnesota Twins0002301006——
CWSChicago White Sox3000100004——
Top hitters
Ryan Jeffers1-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
Munetaka Murakami1-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Colson Montgomery1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Kaelen Culpepper2-for-5 · 1 RBI · 2 R
Miguel Vargas1-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsBradley leads Kay in P-Score (60 vs 47), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .716 OPS vs RHP, 17th in MLB; Minnesota ranks 26th vs LHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxChicago owns a 3.95 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Minnesota's 4.43.
Recent formSoxChicago has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

MIN
Taj Bradley RHP
Taj Bradley
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.95
75th
WHIP
1.26
80th
K/9
10.39
28th
BB/9
3.84
164th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
103rd
OPS/R
–
IP
159.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.88
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.47
134th
WHIP
1.36
145th
K/9
7.40
149th
BB/9
3.19
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.28
112th
OPS/R
–
IP
141.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.84
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Bradley strikes out 3.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Bradley allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.26 WHIP compared with 1.36.
·Bradley enters with a 3.95 ERA compared with Kay's 4.47.
·Bradley owns a 4.88 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 6.84 for Kay.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bradley arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%97.2
Cutter24%89.7
Splitter20%91.5
Curveball9%82.8
Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper24%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter16%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
26th
in MLB
0.678OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Taj Bradley)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Anthony Kay
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Kay (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B57.78110.6880-for-2Very small sample
2Kaelen CulpepperRSS41.7213.811No MLB historyNo history
3Ryan JeffersRC74.81414.855No MLB historyNo history
4Josh BellSDH66.73821.7430-for-3Very small sample
5Royce LewisR1B55.66715.7380-for-1Very small sample
6Kody ClemensL2B70.75827.7100-for-3Very small sample
7Brooks LeeS3B58.72824.5871-for-2Very small sample
8Walker JenkinsLCF—.6864.154No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS45.6658.5771-for-2Very small sample
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .688 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score2Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score3Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .855 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .743 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .738 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample55H-Score6Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .710 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score7Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .587 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score8Walker Jenkins CF · L.226 / .686 · 4 HRvs hand .154 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .665 · 8 HRvs hand .577 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Taj Bradley
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradley (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.8072-for-2Very small sample
2Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8012-for-3Very small sample
3Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.8661-for-3Very small sample
4Randal GrichukRDH72.88015.6680-for-2Very small sample
5Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.6442-for-8Very small sample
6Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.7550-for-2Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.6652-for-6Very small sample
8Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8021-for-3Very small sample
9Kyle TeelLC51.6975.7445-for-7Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score2Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample85H-Score3Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score4Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand .668 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample72H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample60H-Score6Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample49H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample62H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score9Kyle Teel C · L.210 / .697 · 5 HRvs hand .744 · 5-for-7 · Very small sample51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·CWSCWS
AVG.245 14th.236 25th
OPS.720 11th.726 9th
Home runs187 12th211 5th
Runs739 9th776 5th
OBP.317 14th.320 9th
SLG.403 10th.406 8th
PitchingMINMIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.56vs4.12
MINCWS
WHIP1.36vs1.31
MINCWS
K/98.7vs8.3
MINCWS
HR Allowed186vs180
MINCWS
BullpenMINMIN·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.43vs3.95
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.29
no league rank
Saves45vs41
MINCWS
ResultsMINMIN·CWSCWS
+34815th
Run differential
+3848th
77–85 Record84–78
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Taj Bradley (3.95 ERA, 10–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (4.47 ERA, 9–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Rate Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Twins and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Taj Bradley is at 60; Anthony Kay is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.