Buxton, Larnach homer to help the Twins beat the White Sox, 6-3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach homered help the Minnesota Twins beat the last-place Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Larnach hit a solo shot in the sixth, his second blast in two games, to make it 4-3. Buxton hit a two-run homer an inning later as Minnesota won its second straight in the series.

Chicago scored all three of its runs in the fifth, one on a wild pitch and another on an error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Minnesota tied it in the bottom of the inning on Brooks Lee's sharp single that drove in Ty France.

Twins starter David Festa was pulled after facing two batters in the fifth, marking the third time in three starts that the right-hander didn’t make it through five innings. He allowed two runs — his first runs allowed this season — on four hits and three walks.

Justin Topa (1-1) worked the sixth for the victory, and Danny Coulombe threw the ninth for his first save.

Chicago's Bryse Wilson made his first start of the year after appearing in relief in nine games this season. He was lifted after 55 pitches in 2 2/3 innings, giving up just one run on five hits. Jordan Leasure (0-1) took the loss.

Buxton, who was 0-4 with three strikeouts in his first four at-bats, homered off Cam Booser in the bottom of the seventh to make it a 6-3 game. He jumped on the first pitch he saw and connected for a 414-foot drive to left-center field.

Keaschall stole two bases Wednesday and has five steals in his first five career games, matching an MLB record for most stolen bases through five games.

Right-hander Shane Smith (0-1, 2.82 ERA) will look to salvage a win in the series for the White Sox. Minnesota counters with Chris Paddack (0-2, 7.27), who had his best start of the year last time out in a no-decision.

Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall (15) reacts after being hit by a pitch seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Chicago White Sox's Joshua Palacios (47) hits a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25), left, tries to field a single hit by Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas (20) during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall (15) beats the tag by Chicago White Sox shortstop Jacob Amaya (8) to steal second base during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Bryse Wilson (46) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher David Festa (58) winds up to deliver during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (23) tries to catch a double hit by Minnesota Twins' Ryan Jeffers (27) during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton (25) runs the bases after hitting a 2-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)