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Josh Bell homered in the ninth inning for Minnesota. Kody
Clemens had three of the Twins' eight hits.
Vargas connected in the first, and Braden Montgomery hit another
solo shot in the second. Andrew Benintendi walked ahead of
Colson Montgomery's 416-foot drive to right-center off Zebby
Matthews in the fourth.
It was the 30th homer of the season for both Vargas and Colson
Montgomery. Vargas' previous career high was 16 homers last
year, and Montgomery went deep 21 times in 2025 in his first
season in the majors.
Matthews (9-9) allowed four hits in five innings in his first
loss since July 24. He went 5-0 with a 2.90 ERA in five August
starts.
The 26-year-old right-hander also faced Chicago in his previous
outing, surrendering one run in a career-high 8 1/3 innings in
Minnesota's 5-1 win on Sunday.
Fedde (8-8) allowed three hits, struck out two and walked two.
The right-hander pitched five innings of two-run ball in a 3-2
victory over the Twins in his previous start last weekend.
Hagen Smith pitched two innings for Chicago before Bryan Hudson
handled the eighth. Grant Taylor allowed two hits in the ninth,
including Bell's 18th homer, before Luke Keaschall flied to
right for the final out, leaving two runners on.
Up next
Taj Bradley (10-6, 3.85 ERA) was set to start for Minnesota on
Saturday night against left-hander Anthony Kay (9-7, 4.28).
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