Twins win series

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cole Hamels was knocked out in the fifth inning of his shortest start this season and lost for the first time since May 27 as the last-place Minnesota Twins beat the first-place Texas Rangers for the second consecutive day

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — J.B. Shuck's two-run, pinch-hit triple in the seventh inning sent the Chicago White Sox over Minnesota 6-4 Thursday, the Twins' last home game before beginning a key road trip.