MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer drove in two runs, including the go-ahead double in the eighth inning, to push the Minnesota Twins past the Chicago White Sox 4-2
Thursday night.
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Mauer, in the middle of the worst year of his six-time All-Star career, also hit
a tying single in the third. After 18 games without an RBI, Mauer has three in
three days. With Jake Petricka (0-2) pitching with runners at the corners with
no outs, Mauer hooked a drive down the left-field line. Kurt Suzuki tacked on a
sacrifice fly. Glen Perkins tossed a scoreless ninth for his 18th save in 20
tries, after a bad back kept him from pitching Wednesday in Boston. Casey Fien
(4-4), who subbed as the closer Wednesday and gave up two homers in the 10th
inning in a 2-1 loss to the Red Sox, returned to the eighth-inning role and
earned the victory that really belonged to Yohan Pino. Pino at age 30 became the
oldest Twins player to make his major league debut, holding the White Sox to two
runs in seven innings. Josh Willinghams home run in the second, the first time
in 10 starts that Jose Quintana surrendered a long ball, gave Pino a brief lead.
But after a walk by Gordon Beckham loaded the bases in the third, Connor
Gillaspie smacked a two-run single into centre field. Over the last nine games,
Twins starters have a 2.41 ERA. Pino struck out seven and allowed five hits and
one walk. He signed with the Twins more than 10 years ago, but after reaching
Double-A in July 2007 he bounced up and down between the top two levels of the
minors over the following six seasons. He pitched for four teams each in
Double-A and Triple-A. Traded to Cleveland in August 2009 for Carl Pavano, Pino
played for three organizations until rejoining the Twins this year. When the
Twins sent Sam Deduno to the bullpen, Pino was the pick after posting a 9-1
record and 1.92 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 61 innings for Triple-A Rochester. Two
of his seven starts were shutouts. Having gained valuable experience in the
Venezuelan Winter League, Pino has become good enough at changing speeds and
throwing breaking balls for strikes to make up for an average-at-best fastball.
Given the length of his journey and the positive impression he has made on the
team, the Twins were extra excited to see him take the mound. Pino struck out
Jose Abreu the first two times he faced the rookie slugger. Abreu became the
third-fastest to reach 20 home runs when he went deep Wednesday against San
Francisco in his 58th career game. Quintana has had another solid season for the
White Sox, his third, but a lack of assistance has persisted. His average run
support, 4.11 per nine innings, is the second-lowest in the American League
since his debut in 2012. Winless in four starts this month, Quintana struck out
six in seven innings while allowing six hits and a walk. Home plate umpire Mike
Muchlinski took a hard foul tip off the bottom of his mask in the fourth. He
finished the inning after being checked on by Twins trainer Dave Pruemer but was
replaced for the fifth inning by crew chief Mark Wegner. A three-man group was
used for the rest of the game. NOTES: Willingham has six homers in 24 games
since returning from his rehab assignment for a broken wrist, but he entered the
night in a 1-for-19 slide. ... The Twins will send Ricky Nolasco (4-5, 5.66 ERA)
to the mound on Friday, and Hector Noesi (2-5, 5.37 ERA) will pitch for the
White Sox. ... The White Sox announced their June 10 rainout against Detroit
will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Aug. 30.
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least one No. 5 stayed alive. Saint Louis, seeded fifth in the Midwest Region,
worked five extra minutes Thursday night to avoid joining fellow No. 5s
Cincinnati and Oklahoma in falling to 12th seeds in the NCAA tournament. The
Billikens advanced by wiping out a late double-digit deficit and beating North
Carolina State 83-80 in overtime. Rob Loe led the way with 22 points and 15
rebounds. Atlantic-10 Conference player of the year Jordair Jett overcame a slow
start to score 18, doing most of his damage while Saint Louis (27-6) was
escaping a 59-45 hole over the last five minutes of regulation. "We didnt want
to end on that kind of note. We didnt want to bow out of the tournament this
early," Loe said. "Were here to win, and were here to put our mark on
basketball." With better free throw shooting, Saint Louis would have won without
having to work overtime against a team playing its second game in three nights.
No. 12 seed NC State (22-14) beat Xavier in an opening round game in Dayton,
Ohio, and fatigue could have been a factor in the Wolfpack collapsing late and
missing 17 attempts from the foul line. "Its heartbreaking. ... Obviously were
going to always feel like we let one slip away," NC State coach Mark Gottfried
said. " Its hard to explain. Were a good foul shooting team." T.J. Warren scored
28 points for NC State, but the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year
made just six of his 14 free throw attempts. He missed one that could have tied
it in the final minute of OT. Warren fouled out with 27.9 seconds remaining,
leaving Ralston Turner to try to rescue the Wolfpack with a desperation 3-point
attempt that clanked off the rim as time expired. Saint Louis, which staarts
five seniors, moves on to play either fourth-seeded Louisville or No.
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trailing by as many as 16 and going 12 of 26 from the foul line. "They got us
out of our game ... both defensively and offensively," Saint Louis coach Jim
Crews said. "Early in the game Rob hit a couple threes to get us off to a good
start, but we started settling for jump shots I thought maybe the first eight
minutes of the game, and then we just werent getting back (defensively)." Warren
scored at least 20 for the 19th consecutive game. Turner, who finished with 16,
hit a jumper and three free throws during a 19-7 spurt that helped the Wolfpack
open their biggest lead. Saint Louis whittled away at its deficit, eventually
tying the game at 70 on Jetts driving layup with 18.8 seconds remaining. It went
to overtime when point guard Tyler Lewis was unable to get the ball to Warren
and missed an open 17-foot jumper at the buzzer. Saint Louis played its best
basketball of the season during a 19-game winning streak, however the Billikens
stumbled down the stretch and had lost four of five. North Carolina State, by
contrast, surged late to earn a spot in the NCAA field. The Billikens won their
opening game in the tournament each of the past two seasons before losing
matchups against Michigan State in 2012 and Oregon a year ago. "We missed a ton
of free throws tonight, and we missed some other opportunities both defensively
and offensively, but I thought during the process it was pretty good," Crews
said. "We were getting what we wanted to get, but we werent cashing in on it. I
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