The Twins gave starter Tyler Duffey a four-run cushion to play with Tuesday night - against Chris Sale, no less - and he threw almost all of it away.
He also threw away any chance of a victory by going only 4 2/3 innings against the visiting White Sox and yielding three runs on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Duffey faced the minimum number of batters through four on one hit, then retired the first two in the fifth. But two singles and three walks that followed resulted in three runs and forced his departure.
The rookie right-hander had allowed only four runs in 21 previous innings. His poor effort raised his ERA to 4.56.