BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Tristan Gray hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-6 on Monday at Target Field.

Gray’s fourth-inning blast to right-center field put the Twins ahead 5-1 after the White Sox had taken an early lead on an Andrew Benintendi single. The White Sox answered in the fifth on a two-run homer by Miguel Vargas, but the Twins responded with four runs in the bottom half, including run-scoring singles by Austin Martin and Victor Caratini and consecutive sacrifice flies by Luke Keaschall and Gray.

Vargas connected again in the ninth, a two-run shot for his second homer of the game, and finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Joe Ryan (4-3) earned the win, allowing four earned runs on eight hits over six innings with nine strikeouts. David Sandlin (1-1) took the loss.

The White Sox outhit the Twins 11-10. Attendance was 12,525, and the game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. Chicago fell to 32-28, while Minnesota improved to 28-33. The teams continue their series Tuesday.