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MINNEAPOLIS -- While Chris Sale is the bigger name among the Chicago White Sox left-handed starting pitchers, Jose Quintana has made his own name by entering Thursday as the American Leagues leader with a 2.77 ERA.Quintana wont be ending the day in the same position after being battered by the Minnesota Twins.Byron Buxton homered in his return to the majors, and Trevor Plouffe added a two-run shot as Minnesota beat Chicago 8-5, extending the White Sox losing streak to four games.Quintana (11-10) allowed seven runs and seven hits in five innings and saw his ERA rise to 3.05.A guy might get him on a fastball, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. But, you know, his fastball command was great. It was coming out, had some life to it. Curveball-wise, it seemed like it was rolling in there somewhat. But youre talking about something thats pretty rare to go out there and have something like this.Quintana had only allowed three runs or more once in his previous eight starts.But Buxtons three-run homer capped a five-run second inning. After retiring the next 10 batters, Joe Mauer singled in the fifth and Plouffe followed with his 10th home run into the bullpens in left-center field.I got a couple of strikeouts, but I dont know, the two homers are what changed the game, Quintana said. I dont give up too many base hits, but the homers changed the game. I missed my spot a couple times and I paid for it.Ervin Santana (7-10) escaped trouble to win for the fourth time in five decisions. He gave up 11 hits and two walks, but allowed just two runs as the Twins snapped their 13-game losing streak, one off the franchise record for a season.Brandon Kintzler recorded his 13th save in 14 chances.Offense is a big reason the White Sox have gone 18-27 since the All-Star break. Chicago has scored 171 runs, the second-fewest in the league, since the break.The White Sox left runners in scoring position in each of the first five innings and left a total of 13 men on base in the game. Avisail Garcia showed the frustration when snapped his bat over his knee after his second strikeout of the game in the seventh.We left a lot of runs out there, Ventura said. When you look up there and see youve left 10 guys and they didnt leave any at one point, that really kind of tells the tale more than (Quintana).Chicagos Todd Frazier hit his 34th home run to open the scoring in the second, and Jose Abreu connected for a two-run homer, his 20th, in the sixth.COME ON UPChicago added RHP Juan Minaya and C Kevan Smith from Triple-A Charlotte.Minaya, 25, was 5-6 with a 3.63 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 52 innings over 47 relief appearances since being claimed off waivers from Houston on June 22.Smith, 28, was recalled by the White Sox in April before going on the DL with a sacroiliac joint dysfunction without playing in a game. Smith was hitting .219 with eight home runs and 24 RBI for Charlotte this season.Minaya and Smith made their major league debuts in the eighth inning. Minaya pitched a scoreless inning. Smith lined out to center in his first at-bat.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: SS Tim Anderson left the game in the third with a bruised right calf and was announced by the team as day to day. He was hit by line drive by teammate Melky Cabrera in the first. ... RHP Miguel Gonzalez (strained right groin) started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday. Gonzalez took the loss while allowing seven runs -- six earned -- in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out seven.UP NEXTRHP Kyle Gibson (5-8, 5.17 ERA) will start the second game of the four-game series for Minnesota on Friday against LHP Carlos Rodon (5-8, 3.91). Gibson has allowed nine earned runs over his past two starts but has given up just one earned run in 12 2/3 innings against the White Sox this season. Rodon has won his last three decisions and owns a 1.47 ERA in his past five starts. Larry Bowa Jersey . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. 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LOUIS -- Brandon Moss decided the best way to work out of his slump was to go to the tape.A day off spent analyzing video did the trick for the veteran St. Louis infielder.Moss bounced out of a three-week skid with a tiebreaking home run and Aledmys Diaz connected in his return to the starting lineup, leading the Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.St. Louis ensured that the runaway Cubs wont clinch the NL Central at Busch Stadium. Chicagos magic number is three, and the series wraps up Wednesday.The Cardinals remained a half-game behind the New York Mets for the second wild-card spot.Moss entered the game mired in a 1-for-41 skid. When given Monday off by manager Mike Matheny, Moss chose to pour over video of his better at-bats rather than swing in the batting cages.I went in the cage and worked and worked and nothing seemed to come from it, Moss said. Yesterday was much more video than anything.It helped.Matheny was glad to see that the day off did the trick.He responded well, Matheny said. It was a bad rut, but he worked himself through.Moss slammed a two-run homer in the sixth off Jason Hammel (14-9).The Cubs Dexter Fowler led off the game with a home run against Jaime Garcia.Alex Reyes (2-1) won with 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Kevin Siegrist got his second save.Reyes entered the game with the bases loaded and two out in the second. He immediately fanned Kris Bryant with a 98 mile-per-hour fastball to get out of the jam.He came in in a tough spot and saved the day, Matheny said.Moss singled in the second and scored on Diazs 15th homer of the season. Diaz started for the first time since July 31, when the All-Star shortstop broke his thumb.Garcia lasted just 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing in hiss 146-start career.dddddddddddd. He gave up two runs and three hits, including Fowlers seventh leadoff homer of the season.I let my team down, Garcia said. Ive been through tough times before. All I can say is Im going to continue to do whats in my control to continue to fight.Garcia is 0-3 with a 9.94 ERA in his last four home starts.The Cardinals, who scored all four runs with two outs, are 8-7 against the Cubs, who are 40 games over .500.St. Louis is 5-2 in Wrigley Field.Hammel allowed four runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out nine and walked two.It seems every time I give up a run, it leaves the yard, Hammel said. Pretty frustrating. But, I felt like I pitched pretty well.The Cubs have won 33 of 45 games since July 27.Fowler realizes that nailing down the division crown is just a formality.Its going to happen, its a matter of when, Fowler said. So we have to keep winning games.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: INF Matt Carpenter was in the starting lineup after leaving Mondays game with back tightness. ... RHP Trevor Rosenthal threw batting practice. He has missed 46 games with shoulder inflammation. ... RHP Michael Wacha is expected to be activated off the disabled list tomorrow and could be headed to the bullpen. He has been out since Aug. 9 with shoulder inflammation.UP NEXTCubs LHP Jon Lester (16-4, 2.51) takes on RHP Carlos Martinez (14-7, 3.05) in the final game of the three-game set. Lester has allowed fewer than two runs in each of his last five starts. He is 6-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his previous eight starts. Martinez is 6-3 in 11 day starts this season. He has induced an NL-leading 32 double plays. ' ' '