Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Zebby Matthews Leads Twins Past White Sox After Stellar August
The Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Sunday.
Zebby Matthews was the Twins’ pitcher and had an excellent game.
He almost pitched a perfect game, meaning no opposing player reached base.
That ended in the sixth inning when Drew Romo got a single.
Matthews stayed in the game until the ninth inning and allowed five hits without walking anyone.
The Twins scored three runs in the first inning and added two more later.
The win stopped the Twins from being swept in the series.
It also ended Chicago’s four-game winning streak.
Zebby Matthews carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and pitched 8 1/3 innings in Minnesota’s 5-1 victory.
The Twins scored three first-inning runs, including Trevor Larnach’s two-run double, and added RBI singles from Josh Bell.
Luke Keaschall homered for Minnesota, which ended a four-game losing streak and avoided a sweep.
Matthews allowed five hits, no walks and one run while finishing August 5-0 with a 2.90 ERA.
Chicago’s four-game winning streak ended, while Minnesota placed Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a hip impingement.
- Who
- The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox, with Zebby Matthews starting for Minnesota.
- What
- Minnesota defeated Chicago 5-1.
- When
- Sunday, after Matthews completed a 5-0 August in five starts.
- Where
- Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Why
- The Twins sought to avoid a sweep after losing four straight games; Chicago was trying to extend a four-game winning streak.
- Final score
- Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 1
- Winning pitcher
- Zebby Matthews (9-8)
- Matthews’ outing
- 8 1/3 innings, five hits, no walks and five strikeouts
- August performance
- 5-0 in five starts, with 10 earned runs over 31 innings and a 2.90 ERA
- Twins’ leading production
- Josh Bell had two RBI singles, Luke Keaschall homered and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run double
- Injury news
- Byron Buxton was placed on Minnesota’s 10-day injured list with a lingering hip impingement
- Next games
- Chicago begins a four-game series in Houston; Minnesota starts a three-game series against Detroit