Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery also went deep for AL Central-leading Chicago, which had lost four of five. Kyle Teel<\/a> went 0 for 3 in his return to the lineup after being sidelined by a sprained left ankle.<\/p>\n Josh Bell homered in the ninth inning for Minnesota. Kody Clemens had three of the Twins’ eight hits.<\/p>\n Vargas connected in the first, and Braden Montgomery hit another solo shot in the second. Andrew Benintendi walked ahead of Colson Montgomery’s 416-foot drive to right-center off Zebby Matthews in the fourth.<\/p>\n MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. <\/p>\n It was the 30th homer of the season for both Vargas and Colson Montgomery. Vargas’ previous career high was 16 homers last year, and Montgomery went deep 21 times in 2025 in his first season in the majors.<\/p>\n Matthews (9-9) allowed four hits in five innings in his first loss since July 24. He went 5-0 with a 2.90 ERA in five August starts.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old right-hander also faced Chicago in his previous outing, surrendering one run in a career-high 8 1\/3 innings in Minnesota’s 5-1 win<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n