Twins fall 12-3 to Chicago, dropping to 62-76 as they inch toward the off-season and a potential rebuild pivot. Benintendi powered the White Sox with two homers and five RBIs, while Minnesota’s defense and bullpen struggled behind a five-inning, two-run gem from Simeon Woods Richardson ruined by one costly error and a rough relief outing from Hatch. Baldelli’s blunt postgame tone signals impatience and a push toward a youth-heavy 2026 plan, with Zebby Matthews lined up next and Buxton/Larnach rumors heating up.

Meanwhile Chicago’s victory offered a rare bright spot in a tough year as the AL Central tightens behind Detroit, and the Twins weigh how much to lean on rising prospects. The narrative centers on on-field gaps and off-field questions—how Minnesota restructures its roster and how the 2025 finish could seed the 2026 roster and fantasy implications around the core Twins pieces.

Benintendi powered a 12-3 White Sox rout of Minnesota, going 4-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs as Chicago piled 13 hits.

Davis Martin spun six solid innings and the Sox broke it open with late homers from Lenyn Sosa and Kyle Teel, plus a three-run shot by Benintendi in the eighth. Minnesota grabbed an early spark from Buxton's 103 mph triple, but Chicago's youth movement carried the night.

White Sox explode for 12 runs as Twins bullpen meltdown flips a 3-1 game into a blowout, with Chicago riding a late-power surge to pull away. Lenyn Sosa and Kyle Teel go deep in the seventh, Benintendi adds a three-run shot in the eighth, and Chicago tacks on two in the sixth after a Curtis Mead miscue helps spark the rally. Minnesota’s early offense from Buxton and Larnach is undone by costly errors and a fall-apart bullpen stretch.

From a fantasy lens, the Sox showcased speed and pop from depth pieces like Sosa, Teel, and Baldwin, offering sleeper upside in the short term if the order holds. Twins hitters supplied the early spark but couldn’t sustain against Chicago’s late surge or contain the Sox lineup that kept piling on across the middle and late innings. A reminder that bullpen volatility can swing the entire fantasy value of a game.