Minnesota Twins infielder Brooks Lee delivered a bases-loaded, three-run double in the top of the 11th inning to secure a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The win improved the Twins to 4-1 on their current 10-game road trip and marked their seventh victory in nine games overall, snapping a seven-game losing streak against Chicago.
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Lee broke a 2-2 tie by lining an 86 mph splitter from reliever Tyler Davis down the right-field line with two outs, scoring Ryan Kreidler, Luke Keaschall, and Byron Buxton.
The hit had an exit velocity of 98.1 mph and traveled 329 feet. Lee finished 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Davis took the loss for Chicago.
Minnesota built a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning.
Trevor Larnach hit a leadoff double, Kody Clemens followed with an RBI triple, and Austin Martin drove Clemens home with a single.
Twins starter Joe Ryan carried a shutout into the eighth inning, striking out nine batters while allowing five hits and no walks over 7 2/3 innings.
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Chicago tied the game in the bottom of the eighth when Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run home run off a hanging sweeper from Ryan.
Minnesota escaped a threat in the 10th inning when Taylor Rogers pitched a scoreless frame, aided by an unassisted double play from first baseman Josh Bell, earning Rogers his first win of the season.
Yoendrys Gomez pitched the bottom of the 11th to secure his third save, allowing an RBI single to Chase Meidroth before getting Randal Grichuk to ground out to end the game.
White Sox starter Sean Burke pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on three hits with eight strikeouts.
Teammate Rikuu Nishida recorded an outfield assist by throwing out Clemens at home plate in the 10th.
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The four-game series continues with White Sox right-hander David Sandlin scheduled to make his Major League debut against Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp.
