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Friday 30 September 2022
White Sox stop 8-game losing streak

with 4-3 win vs. Twins

town team.
The 30-year-old was born
in Orland Park, Illinois, and
went to St. Rita High School
in Chicago. He was drafted
three times, first by the Twins
in 2010 and last by the New
York Yankees in the sev-
enth round in 2014 out of New York Yankees’ Roger Maris watches his 61st home run
the University of Texas. of the season in the fourth inning of a baseball game against
the Boston Red Sox in New York, Oct. 1, 1961.
Andrew Vaughn put the Associated Press
White Sox in front on a sac-
rifice fly against Griffin Jax, Maris Jr: Bonds,
but Jimmy Lambert gave
the lead up when Sánchez McGwire illegitimate,
walked, pinch-runner Billy
Hamilton stole two bases Judge to be HR king
and pinch-hitter Ryan Jef-
fers drove him in with a
bunt single.
LAST ONE By IAN HARRISON
The Twins announced an Associated Press
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito delivers during attendance of 23,397, and TORONTO (AP) — Roger Maris Jr. considers the home
the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota finished their 13th year at run feats of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy
Twins, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. Target Field with an official Sosa to be illegitimate and says Aaron Judge should
Associated Press season total of 1,801,128. be recognized as the holder of the big league season
That's their lowest for a full standard if the New York Yankees slugger hits No. 62.
By DAVE CAMPBELL Payton moved up on a wild schedule unaffected by "He should be revered for being the actual single-
AP Sports Writer pitch before José Abreu the pandemic since 2001, season home run champ," Maris said after Judge hit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sep- ripped an RBI double off when they drew 1,782,926 his 61st on Wednesday night to match Roger Maris'
tember call-up Mark Pay- Caleb Thielbar (4-3) for the at the Metrodome. The record-setting total with the Yankees in 1961. "I mean,
ton had two hits and an RBI lead. per-game average this that's really who he is if he hits 62, and I think that's what
and scored the go-ahead Lucas Giolito lasted five in- year of 22,236 ranks 20th in needs to happen. I think baseball needs to look at the
run for Chicago in the nings with two runs allowed the major leagues. records and I think baseball should do something."
eighth inning in a 4-3 victo- in his 29th start of the season TRAINER'S ROOM Roger Maris, who died in 1985 at age 51, broke the re-
ry over the Minnesota Twins for the White Sox, reducing White Sox: 3B Yoán Monca- cord of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris' mark stood
on Thursday that stopped his ERA to 5.00 — the low- da was on the bench for until McGwire hit 70 for St. Louis in 1998, and that was
an eight-game losing est since mid-August — in the second straight game topped by Barry Bonds' 73 for San Francisco in 2001.
streak for the White Sox. what has been disappoint- with a bruised right foot McGwire also hit 65 in 1999, and Sammy Sosa had sea-
Liam Hendriks pitched a ing year for the 2019 All-Star from the foul ball that hit sons of 66, 64 and 63 for the Chicago Cubs from 1998-
perfect ninth for his 34th to mirror the underachieve- him there on Tuesday, but 2001. McGwire admitted using steroids, while Bonds
save for the White Sox, who ment of the whole team. acting manager Miguel and Sosa maintained they didn't knowingly use perfor-
moved one game ahead Reynaldo López (6-4) Cairo said he expects him mance-enhancing drugs. Major League Baseball be-
of the Twins for second pitched the seventh for the to play again before the gan drug-testing with penalties in 2004.
place in the AL Central. victory. end of the season. The younger Maris and some of his relatives were in St.
Cleveland clinched the di- Twins starter Louie Var- Twins: CF Byron Buxton was Louis when McGwire hit his 62nd in 1998.
vision last weekend. land finished five innings in the clubhouse before the "I couldn't be happier for him," Maris said at the time.
Both the White Sox and the with two runs allowed. The game on crutches, recov- Asked Wednesday whether he considers McGwire
Twins were mathematically 24-year-old, who played ering from the arthroscopic and Bonds home run totals to be illegitimate, Maris an-
eliminated from the wild high school and college cleanup surgery he had on swered yes.
card race on Wednesday ball in the Twin Cities, made his right knee on Tuesday. "I do," he said. "I think most people do."
by Seattle's win. The three- his fourth career start. Buxton played in 92 games Maris sees Judge as a player worthy of praise.
game series that the Twins Varland lost a 2-0 lead this season, tying the sec- "I can't think of anybody better that baseball can look
and White Sox play next when fellow rookie Matt ond most of his career. He up to than Aaron Judge," he said.
week in Chicago to wrap Wallner made a risky dive played in 140 games in Maris has attended every game since Judge hit No.
up the regular season was for a sinking line drive to 2017. 60 on Sept. 20. He plans to be in the Bronx on Friday
made irrelevant earlier this right field in the third inning UP NEXT when the Yankees open a three-game series against
month as both teams stum- and missed the catch as White Sox: RHP Davis Martin Baltimore and doesn't expect to wait long for another
bled down the stretch. the ball bounded past him (2-5, 3.86 ERA) is scheduled historic homer.
The Twins lead 9-7 in the for an RBI triple by Romy to take the mound to begin "You can tell he's back and he's ready to go now," Maris
season series with the White Gonzalez. a three-game series at San said. "I think it will happen in New York. That's where you
Sox, whose losing streak The relay throw home beat Diego on Friday. The Pa- want it to happen, that's where I want it to happen. I
had matched their season Josh Harrison, but it was up dres have not announced think the city of New York deserves it. The fans deserve
high. the first base line and Har- a starter yet. it. I think it would be great for baseball if it happens in
Nick Gordon had a two-run rison got his hand on the Twins: RHP Joe Ryan (12-8, New York."
double for the Twins in the plate before the tag at- 3.70 ERA) pitches on Friday Maris had a message for Judge in their postgame
first inning, but dropped tempt by catcher Gary to start a three-game series meeting. "Get to New York and hit 62 and knock the
a lazy pop-up to second Sánchez. Payton followed at Detroit. LHP Tyler Alexan- top off Yankee Stadium," Maris recalled telling him. "It's
base by Payton for a two- with the tying single, his first der (4-10, 4.68 ERA) will take going to be fun."q
base error in the eighth. hit and RBI with his home- the mound for the Tigers.q