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MINNEAPOLIS -- When Todd Frazier was acquired by the White Sox last December, there was an expectation he would add a powerful component to the Chicago lineup.He has.Frazier homered for the second straight game, Adam Eaton had four hits and the White Sox pulled away to beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4 on Friday night.Fraziers homer was his 35th of the year and established a record for a Chicago third baseman. White Sox manager Robin Ventura hit 34 in 1996.He told me he was going to take me out the other day and not let me play for the rest of the season, Frazier said smiling. It was all fun. . Halfway during the year it was kind of the goal that I wanted to get him.Added Ventura, who briefly playfully avoided Frazier in the dugout after the hit: Youre proud of him.Carlos Rodon (6-8) tied a season-high with seven innings pitched for his career-high fourth straight win as the White Sox ended a four-game losing streak.Rodon wasnt as sharp as his previous five outings when he was 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA, with each one a quality start. He allowed seven hits, four runs -- three earned -- and hit two batters, but was more successful later in the game, retiring eight of the final nine hitters he faced.I made a good adjustment late, Rodon said. Going in wasnt working, so I decided to go up and in.Brian Dozier homered for Minnesota, which ended a 13-game losing streak Thursday. The Twins have the majors worst record at 50-85.Starter Kyle Gibson (5-9), who had given up one earned run in 12 2/3 innings against Chicago this season, allowed five in 5 2/3 innings on Friday. The right-hander has allowed 30 earned runs in 39 2/3 innings over his past seven starts -- including a complete game allowing three runs Aug. 17 in Atlanta -- to push his season ERA to 5.31.I dont know, Gibson said. Its been kind of frustrating ever since in Atlanta. I thought I kind of turned the corner and made an adjustment. Its been a couple times this year where I feel like Ive been on the verge of kind of figuring something out and then a big inning happens or a bad start happens.Leading 5-4, Jose Abreu singled up the middle on a less-than-full swing to score two runs in a three-run eighth. Eaton had an RBI single and Melky Cabrera a two-run single in the ninth.Chicago tied a season-high with 16 hits. It had 15 in Thursdays 8-5 loss.Its refreshing, Frazier said. We should have done a lot more like that, but just couldnt do it.Doziers three-run homer gave the Twins a 3-1 lead in the third. It was the 33rd of the season for the second baseman, who hit 13 in August and has a majors-best 19 since the All-Star break.ABREU STAYS HOTAbreu was 3 for 6 with an RBI and has reached base in a career-high 29 straight games, the longest run by a White Sox player since Juan Pierre had a 29-game streak six years ago. Abreu has 11 hits in 23 at-bats in his last five games. He had three hits, including a home run Thursday, and hit .362 with eight home runs and 18 RBI in August.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: SS Tim Anderson, who left Thursdays game with a bruised right calf, did not play. The rookie, who has hit safely in 21 of his last 24 games, is day to day.Twins: LHP Buddy Boshers was reinstated from the 15-day DL after missing 20 games with left elbow inflammation. ... 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He was 22.Burlsworths inspiring life story is the subject of the film Greater, which opened Friday in theaters around the country.The good thing about this is Brandons legend lives on in Arkansas, but through this film millions of kids and families around America will get to know him, said Polian, who is now working as an NFL analyst for ESPN.Greater is the first film made by producer Brian Reindl, an Arkansas football fan and real estate developer. Reindl convinced Burlsworths parents to trust him with their sons story in 2005.Burlsworths walk-on tale is familiar in many ways. He dreamed of playing major college football for the big state school, but was not good enough to receive scholarship. A late bloomer, he was 260 pounds as a senior in high school, but had enough athleticism and determination to earn a spot at Arkansas as a walk-on. Once he got the chance he took off. He became a three-year starter and as a senior was a second-team AP All-America and legitimate NFL prospect.Even before Poliaan met Burlsworth face-to-face the reports he received about him were glowing.ddddddddddddIncredible perseverance and dedication and the highest possible character, Polian said.Burlsworth could play, too, even though he never had the typical look of potential star. The dark horned-rim glasses he wore under his helmet were the first thing that stood out, Polian said.The body was Baby Huey, but inside that body was a really tremendous athlete, Polian said.The Colts drafted Burlsworth in the third round, 63rd overall.Colts offensive line coach Howard Mudd had worked with Burlsworth at the Senior Bowl before the draft and knew what he was getting. Mudd quickly installed Burslworth in the starting lineup, Polian said.The other players were saying, `Wow, this guy must be pretty special, Polian said.After Burlsworths death, his brother, Marty, started a foundation in Brandons name that helps provide glasses to needy children in Arkansas and gives kids a chance to attend a Razorbacks football game. In 2010 the Burlsworth Trophy was created to honor the top FBS player who began his career as a walk-on.Theres never a day where I dont think about Brandon, Marty Burlsworth wrote in a story posted on The Players Tribune on Friday. Whether Im driving around town, past the baseball park where we used to play catch, past the Razorbacks signs on front lawns, I feel his presence. ' ' '