Hector Noesi pitches White Sox to victory

Jul 24, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Hector Noesi (48) pitches to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

After having a bad night on Wednesday night, the Chicago White Sox responded with one of their good games for the “Good Guys,” Thursday by defeating the Minnesota Twins, 5-2 at Target Field.

The White Sox offense totaled 11 hits, but it was the pitching of Hector Noesi, who had three strikeouts, that set the tone for the AL Central matchup, as he pitched to allow just three hits and two earned runs in 7.2 innings on the mound.

Through seven innings, Noesi allowed just one hit, but in the eighth he allowed the two runs, one being a two-run home run by Danny Santana with two outs.

All in all, this was the exact type of outing the White Sox needed from their starting pitcher on Thursday. He helped get the bullpen some rest, and it was just a great night of baseball for the White Sox and their fans.

Jake Petricka earned his fifth save of the season, pitching one inning of relief in the ninth. He allowed no runs or hits and struck out two.

Daniel Webb even pitched well, as he gained the final out of the eighth in relief of Noesi.

The win gives Noesi a 5-7 record and lowers his ERA to 4.99.

Adam Eaton had a hot bat in the Twin Cities on Thursday, going 3-for-4 with one run and two RBIs. He hit a double and had no strikeouts.

In fact, the 1-4 batters in the White Sox order totaled seven hits, with Alexei Ramirez having two hits and one RBI. Jose Abreu and Adam Dunn each had one hit.

Conor Gillaspie also had a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with one run.