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Colson Montgomery hits a 2-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Twins 4-1

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Cohen, J. (2026, September 5). Colson Montgomery hits a 2-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Twins 4-1. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/colson-montgomery-hits-a-2-run-homer-as-the-white-sox-knock-off-the-twins-4-1/article_cde3cd38-3f09-58da-814a-94428ae1f19b.html

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Colson Montgomery hit a 2-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Friday night. The win snapped a streak of four losses for the White Sox, who are currently leading the AL Central. Both Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas hit their 30th home runs of the season, while Josh Bell's solo homer in the ninth inning was the only run scored by the Twins. Erick Fedde improved his record to 8-8 with the win.

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On Friday night, the *Chicago White Sox* beat the *Minnesota Twins* 4-1 at home. Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer, and teammate Miguel Vargas also homered in the first inning. The White Sox had lost four of five games before this win. In addition to Montgomery's and Vargas' home runs, Braden Montgomery also hit a solo shot for Chicago. Josh Bell homered for Minnesota in the ninth inning. The Twins' Zebby Matthews, who had been undefeated since July 24, took his first loss since then after allowing four hits in five innings. This was the 30th home run of the season for both Montgomery and Vargas.

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CHICAGO Minnesota Twins the Chicago White Sox the Minnesota Twins

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CHICAGO GPE · 4× Minnesota GPE · 3× Vargas PERSON · 3× Braden Montgomery PERSON · 2× Colson Montgomery PERSON · 2× Twins ORG · 2× Erick Fedde PERSON · 1× Miguel Vargas PERSON · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Minnesota Twins ORG · 1×

Narrative

CHICAGO (AP) — 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.

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🔮 Up next Taj Bradley (10-6, 3.85 ERA) was set to start for Minnesota on Saturday night against left-hander Anthony Kay (9-7, 4.28).

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Colson Montgomery hits a 2-run homer as the White Sox knock off the Twins 4-1 · assertive framing

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CHICAGO (AP) — 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. asserted

Sox → hit → night

Miguel Vargas and Braden Montgomery also went deep for AL Central-leading Chicago, which had lost four of five. asserted

which → go → five

Kyle Teel went 0 for 3 in his return to the lineup after being sidelined by a sprained left ankle. asserted

Teel → go → ankle

Josh Bell homered in the ninth inning for Minnesota. asserted

Bell → homer → Minnesota

Kody Clemens had three of the Twins’ eight hits. asserted

Clemens → have → hits

Vargas connected in the first, and Braden Montgomery hit another solo shot in the second. asserted

Montgomery → connect → second

Andrew Benintendi walked ahead of Colson Montgomery’s 416-foot drive to right-center off Zebby Matthews in the fourth. asserted

Benintendi → walk → fourth

Vargas’ previous career high was 16 homers last year, and Montgomery went deep 21 times in 2025 in his first season in the majors. asserted

Montgomery → go → majors

Matthews (9-9) allowed four hits in five innings in his first loss since July 24. asserted

Matthews → allow → July

He went 5-0 with a 2.90 ERA in five August starts. asserted

He → go → starts

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 on Sunday. asserted

hander → face → Sunday

Fedde (8-8) allowed three hits, struck out two and walked two. asserted

Fedde → allow → two

The right-hander pitched five innings of two-run ball in a 3-2 victory over the Twins in his previous start last weekend. asserted

hander → pitch → start

Hagen Smith pitched two innings for Chicago before Bryan Hudson handled the eighth. asserted

Hudson → pitch → eighth

Grant Taylor allowed two hits in the ninth, including Bell’s 18th homer, before Luke Keaschall flied to right for the final out, leaving two runners on. asserted

Keaschall → allow → runners

Up next Taj Bradley (10-6, 3.85 ERA) was set to start for Minnesota on Saturday night against left-hander Anthony Kay (9-7, 4.28). asserted

Bradley → set → Kay