CHICAGO (Interstat) — David Sandlin pitched six strong innings and Chase Meidroth hit a grand slam as the Chicago White Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Sandlin (1-0) allowed one hit and one earned run while striking out four over six innings. Meidroth finished 2-for-5 with four RBIs. Sam Antonacci went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and Randal Grichuk added three hits and two RBIs.

Minnesota scored single runs in the first and eighth innings on solo home runs by Kody Clemens and Byron Buxton. The Twins managed three hits, while the White Sox pounded out 18 hits.

Connor Prielipp (1-3) took the loss for Minnesota. The White Sox broke the game open with five runs in the fifth inning and five more in the seventh. Attendance was 14,796, and the game lasted 2 hours, 20 minutes.

The White Sox improved to 28-27, while the Twins fell to 27-29.