MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins combined for five home runs Tuesday at Target Field, a game the Twins won 5-4 on a walkoff single in the ninth by Jorge Polanco.
Twins reliever Tyler Duffey threw a pitch behind Sox designated hitter Yermín Mercedes in the seventh. Duffey and Twins manager Rocco Baldelli were ejected.
It was an apparent retaliation for Mercedes’ solo home run Monday on a 3-0 pitch from utility player Willians Astudillo in the ninth inning of a 16-4 win.
“That’s the umpire’s opinion,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said of the seventh inning.