CHICAGO — Oh, Guaranteed Rate Field, you guaranteed-run feast. How the Twins have missed you.
Nowhere do Twins' fly balls sail farther and more frequently than this South Side launching pad. Alex Kirilloff homered twice on Tuesday, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Jose Miranda once apiece, and the Twins' mid-game batting-practice display produced their fourth victory in the past five games, 8-2 over the White Sox.
The victory, in a game interrupted by rain for 35 minutes in the eighth inning, widened Minnesota's lead in the AL Central to 4½ games over Cleveland, its largest lead since June 5, exactly one month earlier.
