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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins will go for the series win on Sunday afternoon when it plays the final game of a four-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Target Field.Minnesota hammered Chicago on Saturday night, scoring 11 runs in three innings, including an eight-run third in an 11-3 victory. The Twins won 8-5 on Thursday in the opener and the White Sox responded with an 11-4 win on Friday night.Brian Dozier, Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano and Trevor Plouffe all homered for Minnesota in the victory on Saturday.We did take advantage of some mistakes, and we were able to pile up some pretty good offensive nights from a handful of guys, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. It was good to see Byron have another good night. Kepler had a good night. Dozier hits another homer. Plouffe had a homer. Sano took advantage of the 3-0 pitch. We put some runs up.Buxton also looks like hes starting to come around at the plate. He has six hits, including two homers in three games since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester before Thursday.His swing looks a little bit better in terms of quickness and reacting to pitches and recognizing pitches, Molitor said. Theres some good signs there. A handful of at-bats, you want to be careful getting too far ahead. (But) hes doing well.The eight-run third was assisted by six unearned runs scored after a two-out throwing error on White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier kept the inning alive.It kept going, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. When you have two outs and you just couldnt get (the final one). A rough night for us.Twins left-hander Andrew Albers will be making his second start with the Twins this season and is hoping for better luck this time around. He was blasted for four runs, six hits and three walks in two innings against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday at Progressive Field.Right-hander Anthony Ranaudo will get the start for Chicago, his fifth with the White Sox since being acquired in July in a trade with Texas Rangers.Ranaudo hasnt been effective in August, posting an 8.79 ERA in three starts. He allowed three runs, five hits and three walks in five innings in a no-decision against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. Chicago lost the game 8-4.After starting the season series against the Twins with six straight victories, the White Sox are 4-5 in their last nine meetings. A Minnesota win on Sunday would mark its second consecutive series win over a division rival.Eduardo Escobar Jersey . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. 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The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. PITTSBURGH -- Jhoulys Chacin was determined to eat up innings for his team and its weary bullpen. Absorbing a sharply-hit line drive off his pitching forearm wasnt going to deter him. Chacin allowed one run on six hits over eight innings and the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Chacin (10-5), who has won seven of his past nine decisions, stayed in the game after a ball off the bat of Starling Marte deflected off his right forearm in the fifth inning. "I didnt want to come out; I just wanted to keep pitching," said Chain, who lowered his road ERA to 1.78. "It hit me good, but just I moved my hand and it felt fine. "I really wanted to give the team seven or eight innings at least, so I was trying to do my job and help my bullpen, also. It was nice I was able to do that." Colorados Troy Tulowitzki had a solo homer and an RBI single, and Todd Helton had a two-run single 16 years to the day after making his major-league debut in the same city. The Rockies were coming off being outscored 40-13 by Atlanta in a four-game sweep at Turner Field. They won despite their lineup missing two of their best hitters for the second consecutive game -- Michael Cuddyer is away on a family emergency and Carlos Gonzalez did not enter the game until in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement after aggravating a sprained right middle finger on Wednesday night. After Fridays game, Gonzalez expressed doubt hed be ready to return to the lineup by Saturday but was encouraged it could happen Sunday. Neil Walker had two doubles for the Pirates (65-44), who came in with the best record in the majors. Pittsburgh has been outscored 17-2 in losing its past two after taking over the best record in the NL with four straight wins over the St. Louis Cardinals this week. The Pirates scored in the ninth with consecutive one-out doubles by Andrew McCutchen and Pedro Alvarez off temporary closer Rex Brothers. But Russell Martin flied out to deep centre and pinch-hitter Gaby Sanchez lined out to right to end it, earning Brothers his eighth save in nine opportunities. "The scoreboard dictated the situation and what I was throwing," Brothers said. "We had a three-run lead so I threw a lot of fastballs so they could put it in plaay.dddddddddddd." Pirates rookie Gerrit Cole (5-5) needed 102 pitches to mak