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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox took advantage of sloppy play by the Minnesota Twins to win 4-1 on a rainy Tuesday night.

Catcher Zack Collins, making the start after Yasmani Grandal went on the injured list earlier in the day with a torn tendon in his left knee, had a two-run single in the second inning after two walks and two errors by the Twins.

“These guys refuse to give in, refuse to give up,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “They give you their best shot. They went out and there’s a win to show for it.”

Headed to his first All-Star game next week, Rodón (7-3) allowed one run on seven hits. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter as Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak.

“This team’s a bunch of bulldogs,” Rodón said. “We come to the park every day and we want to win the game.”

Michael Kopech pitched a scoreless seventh and Liam Hendriks pitched the final two innings for his 22nd save.

Collins’ single in the second was the only hit Chicago would put up in seven innings against Minnesota starter José Berríos (7-3). Just one of the runs was earned against Berríos, who struck out 10 batters.

“I mean it was a pretty damn good start no matter which way you spin it,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “A couple of walks in an inning, we didn’t play clean baseball behind him, resulted in a couple of runs. I mean besides that, every way you cut it up, this was just a very, very good, solid outing by him.”

PLAYING THROUGH

The two teams, who had a rainout last week in Chicago rescheduled for July 19, played through a steady, light rain for much of the game. The grounds crew tended to the mound, home plate and infield after most innings. The rain became...