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Cueto helps White Sox beat Twins after La Ru sa steps down October 3 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox watched manager Tony La Ru sa announce he was leaving his position, and then beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Monday night behind Johnny Cueto's seven effective innings.La Ru sa stepped down because of a pair of health i sues, punctuating a disappointing season for the Hall of Famer in the same spot where he got his first job as a big league skipper. The White Sox are 80-80 after beginning the year with championship aspirations.La Ru sa met with his team before , and the players joined their former manager for his pre s conference about the decision.The last thing I said to Ty Rattie Women Jersey the players in the meeting was that I love them, said La Ru sa, a three-time World Series champion who turns 78 on Tuesday. I cant be more thankful.Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer in Chicago's fourth Leon Draisaitl Women Jersey win in five games. Cueto (8-10) stopped a personal four-game slide, and Liam Hendriks got three outs for his 37th save.Minnesota dropped to 9-19 in its last 28 games. Gio Urshela hit a two-run homer, and Bailey Ober pitched five innings of two-hit ball.The game was tied at 2 before Carlos Prez drove in AJ Pollock with a two-out RBI single against Griffin Jax (7-4) in the seventh.The Twins loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, but Hendriks struck out Mark Contreras swinging to close it out.Minnesota jumped in front in the first. Nick Gordon hit a two-out double and scored on Urshela's 13th homer, a drive to right on a 1-1 pitch.But that was it for the Twins against Cueto, who struck out four and walked none. The right-hander was shaken up after fielding Matt Wallner's two-out infield single in the seventh, but he got Gilbert Celestino to bounce to third on his next pitch.Chicago rallied in the second. With Pollock aboard on a one-out single, Harrison's drive traveled just over the wall in left for his seventh homer.TRAINER'S ROOMTwins: INF Ryan Strome Women Jersey Luis Arraez (left hamstring) mi sed his second straight game. Arraez, who is day to day, leads the AL with a , just ahead of New York Yankees star Aaron Judge. ... RHP Trevor Megill was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain. RHP Aaron Sanchez was brought up, and OF Kyle Garlick (left wrist sprain) was transferred to the 60-day IL.UP NEXTRight-handers Josh Winder (4-5, 4.31 ERA) and Lucas Giolito (10-9, 5.00 ERA) take the mound on Tuesday night. Winder is 0-3 with a 6.29 ERA in his last five starts for Laurent Brossoit Jersey the Twins. Giolito is looking for his first win since Aug. 24, going 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in his previous six outings for the White Sox. ___Jay Cohen can be reached atmake_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'https://twitter.com/jcohenap___More', '', ' class="postlink"') AP MLB:make_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'https://apnews.com/hub/MLB', '', ' class="postlink"') andmake_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'https://twitter.com/AP_Sports', '', ' class="postlink"') in this topic American League Major League Baseball Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Johnny Cueto Aaron Sanchez Kyle Garlick Johnny Cueto Josh Harrison Liam Hendriks Trevor Megill Aaron Judge Luis Arraez Nick Gordon Lucas Giolito Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 9 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Jean-Francois Jacques Jersey Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 45 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 45 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 46 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 46 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS