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White Sox beat Twins 8-5

Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox were thinking about Rick Renteria all night long.
 
They banded together to get their hospitalized manager one of his favorite presents: another win.
 
Giolito struck out six in six innings, Matt Davidson homered and the White Sox spoiled Stephen Gonsalves' major league debut by holding off the Minnesota Twins for an 8-5 victory on Monday.
 
Chicago played without the 56-year-old Renteria after he was taken to a hospital for lightheadedness. He was going to stay overnight for observation.
 
Renteria was at the ballpark when the issue arose and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center as a precaution. A team official said Renteria went through tests, but didn't have any further information.
 
Chicago won for the fourth time in five games in the makeup of snowed-out April contest. Davidson drove in three runs, and Jose Abreu had two hits and two RBIs.
 
Giolito (9-9) allowed three runs and five hits in his second straight win. The right-hander has a 3.24 ERA over his last five road starts.
 
Jake Cave and Max Kepler homered for the second straight day for Minnesota, which had won five of six.
 
Gonsalves (0-1) surrendered four runs in just 1 1/3 innings. Considered one of the team's top prospects, Gonsalves gave up six hits, walked two and hit a batter.
 
Giolito entered with a 6.15 ERA and an AL-high 72 walks. He walked two against the Twins.
 
Davidson's two-run shot in the seventh extended Chicago's homer streak to 12 games. It's the team's longest streak since hitting at least one in 15 straight games in 2012.
 
Up Next for the White Sox will ravel to Chicago for a two-game series. Right-hander Michael Kopech, one of baseball's top pitching prospects, is scheduled to make his major league debut on Tuesday. Kopech went 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 126 1/3 innings for Triple-A Charlotte this season.

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