GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (24-22) at MINNESOTA (25-25)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
MINNESOTA 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 9 16 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - DEWON DAY
MIN - CARMEN CALI

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.209, 1-FOR-3)
A GONZALEZ (.000, 0-FOR-1)
A CINTRON (.208, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS MINNESOTA (9) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Cintron 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .208
J Thome dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .311
J Dye rf 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .237
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .227
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
J Crede 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Mackowiak lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
J Uribe ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .209

Totals 31 2 7 2 3 6 15

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (9, B Bonser). SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26), J
Dye (27). 2-out RBI - J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P
Konerko 2, A Pierzynski 1, J Crede 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cintron-J Uribe-P Konerko).


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .335
N Punto 3b 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 .240
M Cuddyer rf 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .298
J Morneau 1b 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 .293
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .314
a-L Ford ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
M Redmond c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320
C Heintz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Cirillo dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .224
J Kubel lf 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .243
J Bartlett ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .246

Totals 38 9 16 8 7 1 17

a-flied out to right for T Hunter in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cuddyer (10, J Danks); J Cirillo (3, J Danks); J Morneau 2 (11,
J Danks, N Masset). HR - J Morneau (16, 3rd inning off J Danks 1 on, 0 Out), J
Kubel (2, 3rd inning off J Danks 1 on, 2 Out). SF - M Redmond. RBI - L Castillo
(8), J Morneau 4 (43), J Kubel 2 (17), M Redmond (16). 2-out RBI - L Castillo,
J Kubel 2, J Morneau 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 3, J
Cirillo 4, T Hunter 1. GIDP - N Punto. Team LOB - 14.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Castillo (3, 3rd base off N Masset/A Pierzynski), N Punto
(9, 2nd base off N Masset/A Pierzynski).

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (9, ground ball).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 100 000 10 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 014 130 00 -- 9
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 3 1/3 9 6 6 4 0 2 4.59
N Masset 2 6 3 3 2 1 0 6.29
B Logan 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
D Day 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 6 2/3 7 2 1 3 6 0 3.61
P Neshek 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46
C Cali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WP - N Masset. IBB - T Hunter 2 (by J Danks, N Masset). HBP - M Redmond (by D
Day). Pitches-strikes: J Danks 83-44; N Masset 52-29; B Logan 14-8; D Day 15-8;
B Bonser 109-69; P Neshek 1-1; C Cali 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks 3-7;
N Masset 2-3; B Logan 3-2; D Day 2-1; B Bonser 7-8; P Neshek 1-0; C Cali 2-1.
Batters faced: J Danks 23; N Masset 14; B Logan 4; D Day 6; B Bonser 31; P
Neshek 1; C Cali 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Heintz catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
MINNESOTA 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Uribe (.209, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: RAMON ORTIZ (3-4, 5.75) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J URIBE (.209, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ortiz relieved C Cali.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
MINNESOTA 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Uribe (.209, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
MINNESOTA 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 x 9 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JOHN DANKS, NICK MASSET (4TH), BOONE LOGAN (6TH), DEWON DAY
(8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

MIN - BOOF BONSER, PAT NESHEK (7TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH),
RAMON ORTIZ (9TH) AND MIKE REDMOND, CHRIS HEINTZ (9TH)

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

MIN - JUSTIN MORNEAU (16) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
JASON KUBEL (2) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
MINNESOTA 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 x 9 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JOHN DANKS, NICK MASSET (4TH), BOONE LOGAN (6TH), DEWON DAY
(8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

MIN - BOOF BONSER, PAT NESHEK (7TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH),
RAMON ORTIZ (9TH) AND MIKE REDMOND, CHRIS HEINTZ (9TH)


WP - BOOF BONSER (4-1)
LP - JOHN DANKS (3-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

MIN - JUSTIN MORNEAU (16) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
JASON KUBEL (2) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 23,771

PROBABLES: CHA - JON GARLAND (3-3, 3.43)
MIN - SCOTT BAKER (1-0, 3.29)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS MINNESOTA (9) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Cintron 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .204
J Thome dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .311
J Dye rf 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .237
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .227
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
J Crede 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Mackowiak lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .207

Totals 34 2 7 2 3 6 15

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (9, B Bonser). SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26), J
Dye (27). 2-out RBI - J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P
Konerko 2, A Pierzynski 1, J Crede 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cintron-J Uribe-P Konerko).


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .335
N Punto 3b 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 .240
M Cuddyer rf 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .298
J Morneau 1b 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 .293
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .314
a-L Ford ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
M Redmond c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320
C Heintz pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Cirillo dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .224
J Kubel lf 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .243
J Bartlett ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .246

Totals 38 9 16 8 7 1 17

a-flied out to right for T Hunter in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cuddyer (10, J Danks); J Cirillo (3, J Danks); J Morneau 2 (11,
J Danks, N Masset). HR - J Morneau (16, 3rd inning off J Danks 1 on, 0 Out), J
Kubel (2, 3rd inning off J Danks 1 on, 2 Out). SF - M Redmond. RBI - L Castillo
(8), J Morneau 4 (43), J Kubel 2 (17), M Redmond (16). 2-out RBI - L Castillo,
J Kubel 2, J Morneau 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Punto 3, J
Cirillo 4, T Hunter 1. GIDP - N Punto. Team LOB - 14.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Castillo (3, 3rd base off N Masset/A Pierzynski), N Punto
(9, 2nd base off N Masset/A Pierzynski).

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (9, ground ball).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 100 000 100 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 014 130 00x -- 9
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks (L, 3-5) 3 1/3 9 6 6 4 0 2 4.59
N Masset 2 6 3 3 2 1 0 6.29
B Logan 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
D Day 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser (W, 4-1) 6 2/3 7 2 1 3 6 0 3.61
P Neshek 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46
C Cali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R Ortiz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.65

WP - N Masset. IBB - T Hunter 2 (by J Danks, N Masset). HBP - M Redmond (by D
Day). Pitches-strikes: J Danks 83-44; N Masset 52-29; B Logan 14-8; D Day 15-8;
B Bonser 109-69; P Neshek 1-1; C Cali 8-6; R Ortiz 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Danks 3-7; N Masset 2-3; B Logan 3-2; D Day 2-1; B Bonser 7-8; P Neshek 1-0;
C Cali 2-1; R Ortiz 2-1. Batters faced: J Danks 23; N Masset 14; B Logan 4; D
Day 6; B Bonser 31; P Neshek 1; C Cali 3; R Ortiz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

T--2:46. Att--23,771.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 2
MINNESOTA 9 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

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CHI WHITE SOX (2) AT MINNESOTA (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad singled to left center. A Cintron struck out
swinging. J Thome singled to shallow left, D Erstad to second. J Dye walked,
D Erstad to third, J Thome to second. P Konerko hit sacrifice fly to center,
D Erstad scored, J Thome to third. A Pierzynski grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: M Redmond flied out to center. J Cirillo flied out to
center. J Kubel walked. J Bartlett singled to left, J Kubel to second.
L Castillo singled to right, J Kubel scored, J Bartlett to third. N Punto flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 1.

MINNESOTA 3RD: M Cuddyer doubled to deep right. J Morneau homered to right
center, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter flied out to center. M Redmond grounded
out to second. J Cirillo doubled to left. J Kubel homered to right center,
J Cirillo scored. J Bartlett walked. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, J Bartlett out at second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 5.

MINNESOTA 4TH: N Punto flied out to left. M Cuddyer singled to right.
J Morneau doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer to third. T Hunter intentionally
walked. N Masset relieved J Danks. M Redmond hit sacrifice fly to right,
M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to third, T Hunter to second. J Cirillo grounded out
to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 6.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Kubel fouled out to catcher. J Bartlett flied out to
center. L Castillo singled to center. N Punto singled to center, L Castillo
to second. L Castillo stole third, N Punto stole second. M Cuddyer walked.
L Castillo scored, N Punto to third, M Cuddyer to second on wild pitch by
N Masset. J Morneau doubled to right, N Punto and M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter
intentionally walked. M Redmond singled to right, J Morneau to third, T Hunter
to second. J Cirillo grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 9.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: R Mackowiak lined out to left. J Uribe reached on
infield single to third. A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Uribe safe at second on error by shortstop J Bartlett. A Cintron
singled to right, J Uribe to third, A Gonzalez to second. J Thome struck out
looking. J Dye walked, J Uribe scored, A Gonzalez to third, A Cintron to
second. P Neshek relieved B Bonser. P Konerko grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (2) AT MINNESOTA (9) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- D Erstad CF, A Cintron 2B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, J Crede 3B, R Mackowiak LF, J Uribe SS, J Danks LHP.

Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, N Punto 3B, M Cuddyer RF,
J Morneau 1B, T Hunter CF, M Redmond C, J Cirillo DH, J Kubel LF, J Bartlett SS,
B Bonser RHP.

Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Charlie Reliford (1B), Adrian Johnson (2B),
Larry Vanover (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad singled to left center. A Cintron struck out
swinging. J Thome singled to shallow left, D Erstad to second. J Dye walked,
D Erstad to third, J Thome to second. P Konerko hit sacrifice fly to center,
D Erstad scored, J Thome to third. A Pierzynski grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 0.

MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo grounded out to second. N Punto flied out to
center. M Cuddyer singled to center. J Morneau walked, M Cuddyer to second.
T Hunter lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1,
MINNESOTA 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Crede grounded out to shortstop. R Mackowiak grounded
out to first. J Uribe grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: M Redmond flied out to center. J Cirillo flied out to
center. J Kubel walked. J Bartlett singled to left, J Kubel to second.
L Castillo singled to right, J Kubel scored, J Bartlett to third. N Punto flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: D Erstad flied out to right. A Cintron flied out to
right. J Thome walked. J Dye struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 1.

MINNESOTA 3RD: M Cuddyer doubled to deep right. J Morneau homered to right
center, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter flied out to center. M Redmond grounded
out to second. J Cirillo doubled to left. J Kubel homered to right center,
J Cirillo scored. J Bartlett walked. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, J Bartlett out at second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: P Konerko lined out to right. A Pierzynski singled to
deep right. J Crede flied out to right. R Mackowiak struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 5.

MINNESOTA 4TH: N Punto flied out to left. M Cuddyer singled to right.
J Morneau doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer to third. T Hunter intentionally
walked. N Masset relieved J Danks. M Redmond hit sacrifice fly to right,
M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to third, T Hunter to second. J Cirillo grounded out
to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 6.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Uribe struck out swinging. D Erstad grounded out to
first. A Cintron singled to deep right. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 6.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Kubel fouled out to catcher. J Bartlett flied out to
center. L Castillo singled to center. N Punto singled to center, L Castillo
to second. L Castillo stole third, N Punto stole second. M Cuddyer walked.
L Castillo scored, N Punto to third, M Cuddyer to second on wild pitch by
N Masset. J Morneau doubled to right, N Punto and M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter
intentionally walked. M Redmond singled to right, J Morneau to third, T Hunter
to second. J Cirillo grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 9.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Dye flied out to center. P Konerko hit a ground rule
double to deep left center. A Pierzynski grounded out to shortstop, P Konerko
to third. J Crede fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 9.

MINNESOTA 6TH: L Terrero in center field. A Gonzalez at third base. J Kubel
struck out looking. J Bartlett singled to center. L Castillo singled to
center, J Bartlett to second. B Logan relieved N Masset. N Punto grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, L Castillo out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 9.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: R Mackowiak lined out to left. J Uribe reached on
infield single to third. A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Uribe safe at second on error by shortstop J Bartlett. A Cintron
singled to right, J Uribe to third, A Gonzalez to second. J Thome struck out
looking. J Dye walked, J Uribe scored, A Gonzalez to third, A Cintron to
second. P Neshek relieved B Bonser. P Konerko grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9.

MINNESOTA 7TH: M Cuddyer grounded out to shortstop. J Morneau lined out to
first. L Ford hit for T Hunter. L Ford flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: L Ford in center field. C Cali relieved P Neshek.
A Pierzynski grounded out to second. L Terrero flied out to left. R Mackowiak
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9.

MINNESOTA 8TH: D Day relieved B Logan. M Redmond hit by pitch. C Heintz
ran for M Redmond. J Cirillo singled to right, C Heintz to second. J Kubel
flied out to left. J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop, C Heintz to third,
J Cirillo to second. L Castillo walked. N Punto grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: C Heintz catching. R Ortiz relieved C Cali. J Uribe
grounded out to shortstop. A Gonzalez grounded out to second. A Cintron flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, MINNESOTA 9.</div>

 

Morneau's power splurge leads Twins past White Sox

<h3>MINNESOTA 9, CHI WHITE SOX 2</h3>MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Justin Morneau homered for the fifthtime in his last seven games and drove in four runs to lead theMinnesota Twins to a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox onTuesday.

Morneau hit his 16th home run of the season off Chicago starterJohn Danks (3-5) - a two-run blast to start a four-run thirdinning. He hit a two-run double in the fifth inning andfinished the game 3-for-4 with a walk. All three hits were forextra bases.

Minnesota has won six of its last seven games and will try for asweep of the three-game series on Wednesday.

Boof Bonser (4-1) won for the fourth time in his last fourstarts after going 0-1 in his first seven outings to begin theseason. Bonser allowed two runs - one earned - on seven hitsand two walks while striking out six. He has allowed two earnedruns or less in six of his last seven starts.

Bonser had plenty of help, as the Twins scored at least eightruns for the third time in their last four games.

The White Sox struck first on Paul Konerko's first-inningsacrifice fly, but it was all Minnesota from there.

After stranding two baserunners in the bottom of the first, theTwins tied the game on Luis Castillo's bloop single to rightfield in the second.

The floodgates opened in the third, as Cuddyer hit a one-outdouble and Morneau followed with a home run to right-centerfield. Danks managed to get the next two Minnesota hitters, butJeff Cirillo hit a two-out double and Jason Kubel followed withthe second two-run homer of the inning. It was Kubel's secondhome run this season.

Danks was pulled with one out in the fourth inning afterintentionally walking Torii Hunter to load the bases, and MikeRedmond immediately hit a sacrifice fly off reliever NickMasset.

Castillo hit a two-out single to start a fifth-inning rally andeventually scored on a wild pitch before Morneau hit a two-rundouble to cap the inning.

Minnesota finished with 16 hits, its most since amassing aseason-high 22 against Detroit on May 13.

That date was significant for the White Sox as well, as Tuesdaymarked their worst loss since falling 11-1 to Kansas City on the13th.

Danks, who picked up his first career win at the Metrodome onMay 9 to kick off a three-game win streak, suffered through theshortest and worst outing of his young career. He allowed sixruns on nine hits and four walks in just 3 1/3 innings, cedingmultiple home runs for the third time in his nine starts thisseason.

Cuddyer finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs scored, whileCastillo went 3-for-5 four his fourth multi-hit game in his lastsix contests. Castillo has at least one hit in 18 of his last20 games, and his sixth-inning single was his 1,500th careerhit.

Chicago has been outscored 30-11 in its last three contests andhas lost four of its last five games.

 

Morneau's power splurge leads Twins past White Sox

<h3>MINNESOTA 9, CHI WHITE SOX 2</h3>MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Apparently one MVP award isn't enoughfor Justin Morneau.

Morneau homered for the fifth time in his last seven games anddrove in four runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 9-2 victoryover the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

The 2006 American League MVP hit his 16th home run of the seasonoff Chicago starter John Danks (3-5) - a two-run blast to starta four-run third inning. He hit a two-run double in the fifthinning and finished the game 3-for-4 with a walk. All threehits were for extra bases.

"Morneau hit the big home run to kind of sling-shot us and wewere able to take advantage after that," Twins outfielderMichael Cuddyer said. "We expect him to put together goodat-bats and that's what he expects out of himself. In arun-producing situation, he expects to come through. You canjust see the confidence level is there."

Minnesota has won six of its last seven games and will try for asweep of the three-game series on Wednesday.

Boof Bonser (4-1) won for the fourth time in his last fourstarts after going 0-1 in his first seven outings to begin theseason. Bonser allowed two runs - one earned - on seven hitsand two walks while striking out six. He has allowed two earnedruns or less in six of his last seven starts. He hasn'tallowed a home run in any of his last three appearances afterallowing nine in his first eight starts.

"He's using all of his pitches now," Twins manager RonGardenhire said. "His fastball was so-so, but his breaking ballwas pretty good. It got him out of some messes tonight."

Although he had an eight-run lead, his mettle was tested in theseventh inning with the bases loaded and one out with Jim Thomeat the plate. He struck out the Chicago designated hitter,getting Thome to watch a curveball for strike three.

"I had a better feel for the curveball tonight," Bonser said.

"He's been pretty consistent all year," catcher Mike Redmondsaid. "He's gone out there and given us some quality innings.There have been three or four starts I can think of that wedidn't score any runs for him. It's nice to score some runs.He deserved that."

Bonser had plenty of help, as the Twins scored at least eightruns for the third time in their last four games.

The White Sox struck first on Paul Konerko's first-inningsacrifice fly, but it was all Minnesota from there.

After stranding two baserunners in the bottom of the first, theTwins tied the game on Luis Castillo's bloop single to rightfield in the second.

The floodgates opened in the third, as Cuddyer hit a one-outdouble and Morneau followed with a home run to right-centerfield. Danks managed to get the next two Minnesota hitters, butJeff Cirillo hit a two-out double and Jason Kubel followed withthe second two-run homer of the inning. It was Kubel's secondhome run this season.

Danks was pulled with one out in the fourth inning afterintentionally walking Torii Hunter to load the bases, and MikeRedmond immediately hit a sacrifice fly off reliever NickMasset.

Castillo hit a two-out single to start a fifth-inning rally andeventually scored on a wild pitch before Morneau hit a two-rundouble to cap the inning. Chicago scored the game's final runin the seventh when Jermaine Dye induced a two-out bases-loadedwalk to chase Bonser.

Minnesota finished with 16 hits, its most since amassing aseason-high 22 against Detroit on May 13.

"Its just the cycle we're going through right now," Cuddyersaid. "You go through your good times and bad times. Right nowis a good time for us. We're playing the kind of baseball we'reaccustomed to playing."

For the White Sox, it was their worst loss since falling 8-1 tothe New York Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader on May16.

"Since we've been here we haven't hit or pitched," Chicagomanager Ozzie Guillen said. "We've played real poorly. They'vedone the opposite. They've hit well. They are outplaying usright now."

Danks, who picked up his first career win at the Metrodome onMay 9 to kick off a three-game win streak, suffered through theshortest and worst outing of his young career. He allowed sixruns on nine hits and four walks in just 3 1/3 innings, cedingmultiple home runs for the third time in his nine starts thisseason.

"That's the first time since he's been here he's thrown the ballthat poorly," Guillen said. "But its something you have to getup and get it better next time. You have to be strong enough toovercome those problems."

Cuddyer finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs scored, whileCastillo went 3-for-5 for his fourth multi-hit game in his lastsix contests. Castillo has at least one hit in 18 of his last20 games, and his sixth-inning single was his 1,500th careerhit.

Chicago has been outscored 30-11 in its last three contests andhas lost four of its last five games.