GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Terrero hit for J Owens.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HALL ON FIRST, A CINTRON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 20
CHI WHITE SOX 13 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: L Terrero (.239, 5 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX (1ST GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: JUAN RINCON (3-1, 4.30) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L TERRERO ON FIRST, T HALL ON SECOND, A
CINTRON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 13

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J URIBE (.234, 1-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Rincon relieved C Cali.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L TERRERO ON FIRST, T HALL ON SECOND, A
CINTRON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 20
CHI WHITE SOX 13 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Uribe (.234, 1-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
BASES LOADED WALK TO JIM THOME SCORED ALEX CINTRON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J THOME ON FIRST, L TERRERO ON SECOND, T
HALL ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 20
CHI WHITE SOX 14 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pierzynski hit for A Gonzalez.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J THOME ON FIRST, L TERRERO ON SECOND, T
HALL ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 20
CHI WHITE SOX 14 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Pierzynski (.247, 8 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 4 1 1 6 2 0 4 2 0 20 21 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 3 14 18 5 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, RAMON ORTIZ (6TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH), JUAN RINCON
(9TH) AND JOE MAUER

CHA - JON GARLAND, NICK MASSET (4TH), DEWON DAY (7TH),
RYAN BUKVICH (8TH) AND TOBY HALL

HOME RUNS: MIN - TORII HUNTER (18) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JASON KUBEL (7) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 4TH, 3 ON

CHA - PAUL KONERKO (16) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
JOSH FIELDS (5) OFF RAMON ORTIZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JIM THOME (13) OFF CARMEN CALI IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 4 1 1 6 2 0 4 2 0 20 21 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 3 14 18 5 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, RAMON ORTIZ (6TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH), JUAN RINCON
(9TH) AND JOE MAUER

CHA - JON GARLAND, NICK MASSET (4TH), DEWON DAY (7TH),
RYAN BUKVICH (8TH) AND TOBY HALL


WP - SCOTT BAKER (3-3)
LP - JON GARLAND (6-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIN - TORII HUNTER (18) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JASON KUBEL (7) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 4TH, 3 ON

CHA - PAUL KONERKO (16) OFF SCOTT BAKER IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
JOSH FIELDS (5) OFF RAMON ORTIZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JIM THOME (13) OFF CARMEN CALI IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:42 ATT: 31,543

PROBABLES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER (3-3, 5.71) & MIN - MATT GARZA (0-0, 0.00)
CHA - JON GARLAND (6-6, 3.92) & CHA - NICK MASSET (2-3, 7.34)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (20) VS CHI WHITE SOX (14) - FINAL (1ST GAME)

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 4 4 3 0 1 0 1 .303
a-L Rodriguez ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .181
J Bartlett ss 6 4 3 0 1 0 2 .260
J Mauer c 6 4 4 5 1 0 2 .313
M Cuddyer rf 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 .274
J Morneau 1b 5 3 3 3 1 0 3 .288
T Hunter cf 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .301
L Ford cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244
J Kubel lf 3 1 2 7 1 0 0 .251
J Tyner dh 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .270
N Punto 3b-2b 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .208

Totals 47 20 21 20 8 1 23

a-struck out swinging for L Castillo in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (8, J Garland); J Mauer (16, J Garland); T Hunter 2
(25, N Masset, J Garland). HR - T Hunter (18, 3rd inning off J Garland 0 on, 1
Out), J Kubel (7, 4th inning off J Garland 3 on, 1 Out). SF - J Kubel 2. RBI -
J Mauer 5 (37), T Hunter 3 (66), J Kubel 7 (37), J Morneau 3 (66), N Punto
(15), L Ford (12). 2-out RBI - J Morneau, N Punto. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - N Punto 1, L Rodriguez 1, J Tyner 1. GIDP - J Tyner. Team LOB
- 10.

FIELDING: E - J Morneau (2, throw). Outfield assists - M Cuddyer (J Dye at
3rd base).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .190
a-L Terrero ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
J Uribe ss 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 .233
J Thome dh 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 .278
P Konerko 1b 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez pr-1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247
b-A Pierzynski ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246
J Dye rf 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .216
R Mackowiak lf 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .258
J Fields 3b 5 3 3 2 0 2 1 .265
A Cintron 2b 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .243
T Hall c 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .186

Totals 44 14 18 14 4 7 15

a-walked for J Owens in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for A Gonzalez in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko 2 (17, R Ortiz, S Baker); J Uribe (6, S Baker); J
Fields (6, C Cali); A Cintron (6, C Cali). 3B - A Cintron (1, S Baker). HR - P
Konerko (16, 5th inning off S Baker 1 on, 1 Out), J Fields (5, 7th inning off R
Ortiz 0 on, 2 Out), J Thome (13, 8th inning off C Cali 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J
Fields 2 (18), A Cintron 4 (11), J Dye (39), J Thome 3 (41), P Konerko 2 (45),
J Uribe (32), R Mackowiak (23). 2-out RBI - J Fields, J Thome 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Thome 1, A Pierzynski 2, J Owens 1. Team LOB -
8.

FIELDING: E - J Fields (3, throw); J Garland (1, throw); A Cintron (5,
throw); R Mackowiak (2, bobble); D Day (1, ground ball). DP: 1 (R Bukvich-T
Hall-A Gonzalez).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 411 620 420 -- 20
CHI WHITE SOX - 031 031 213 -- 14
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker (W, 3-3) 5 9 7 7 1 6 1 5.71
R Ortiz 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 5.35
C Cali 1 1/3 5 4 4 1 0 1 5.40
J Rincon 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.20

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland (L, 6-6) 3 1/3 11 12 11 3 0 2 3.92
N Masset 3 1/3 8 6 5 1 0 0 7.34
D Day 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 0 6.75
R Bukvich 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.38

WP - N Masset 2. IBB - T Hunter (by J Garland). HBP - J Thome (by S Baker).
Pitches-strikes: S Baker 99-67; R Ortiz 45-30; C Cali 45-24; J Rincon 15-7; J
Garland 90-54; N Masset 57-33; D Day 28-14; R Bukvich 26-14. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Baker 2-6; R Ortiz 2-4; C Cali 1-3; J Rincon 0-1; J Garland 6-5; N
Masset 2-8; D Day 0-1; R Bukvich 3-2. Batters faced: S Baker 25; R Ortiz 11; C
Cali 10; J Rincon 3; J Garland 25; N Masset 19; D Day 7; R Bukvich 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Todd
Tichenor.

T--3:42.
Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 20
CHI WHITE SOX 14 FINAL</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (20) AT CHI WHITE SOX (14) - HOW THEY SCORED (1ST GAME)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo doubled to left. J Bartlett reached on infield
single to shortstop, L Castillo to third. J Mauer doubled to deep right,
L Castillo and J Bartlett scored. M Cuddyer grounded out to pitcher, J Mauer to
third. J Morneau walked. T Hunter doubled to deep left center, J Mauer
scored, J Morneau to third. J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, J Morneau
scored, T Hunter to third. J Tyner grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: N Punto flied out to left. L Castillo reached on bunt
single to third, L Castillo to second on throwing error by third baseman
J Fields. J Bartlett singled to left, L Castillo to third. J Mauer grounded into
fielder's choice to pitcher, L Castillo scored, J Bartlett out at second.
M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mauer out at second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko walked. J Dye fouled out to third.
R Mackowiak singled to deep right, P Konerko to third. J Fields singled to
right, P Konerko scored, R Mackowiak to second. A Cintron tripled to deep
right, R Mackowiak and J Fields scored. T Hall struck out swinging. J Owens
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 3RD: J Morneau flied out to left. T Hunter homered to left.
J Kubel singled to right center. J Tyner grounded out to second, J Kubel to
second. N Punto flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Uribe flied out to center. J Thome hit by pitch.
P Konerko doubled to deep left, J Thome to third. J Dye grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Thome scored, P Konerko out at third. R Mackowiak
singled to right, J Dye thrown out at third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 6, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 4TH: L Castillo walked. J Bartlett singled to left, L Castillo
to second. J Mauer singled to center, L Castillo scored, J Bartlett to third.
M Cuddyer lined out to second. J Morneau reached on infield single to pitcher,
J Bartlett scored, J Mauer to second, J Mauer to third, J Morneau to second on
throwing error by pitcher J Garland. T Hunter intentionally walked. J Kubel
homered to right center, J Mauer, J Morneau and T Hunter scored. N Masset
relieved J Garland. J Tyner popped out to shortstop. N Punto lined out to
center. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 12, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 5TH: L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop.
L Castillo to second on wild pitch by N Masset. J Bartlett flied out to right.
L Castillo to third on wild pitch by N Masset. J Mauer singled to left center,
L Castillo scored. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mauer
out at second, M Cuddyer to second on throwing error by second baseman
A Cintron. J Morneau singled to right, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter popped out to
third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 14, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Owens singled to left. J Uribe doubled to left,
J Owens to third. J Thome grounded out to first, J Owens scored, J Uribe to
third. P Konerko homered to right, J Uribe scored. J Dye fouled out to first.
R Mackowiak singled to right. J Fields struck out looking. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 14, CHI WHITE SOX 7.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: R Ortiz relieved S Baker. A Cintron reached on infield
single to first, A Cintron to second on throwing error by first baseman
J Morneau. T Hall fouled out to catcher. J Owens singled to right, A Cintron to
third. J Uribe grounded out to second, A Cintron scored, J Owens to second.
J Thome lined out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 14,
CHI WHITE SOX 8.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Bartlett reached on infield single to second. J Mauer
singled to left center, J Bartlett to second, J Bartlett to third on error by
left fielder R Mackowiak. M Cuddyer lined out to third. J Morneau singled to
right, J Bartlett scored, J Mauer to second. T Hunter doubled to center,
J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Morneau scored, T Hunter to third. J Tyner walked. D Day relieved N Masset.
N Punto singled to center, T Hunter scored, J Tyner to second. L Rodriguez hit
for L Castillo. L Rodriguez struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
MINNESOTA 18, CHI WHITE SOX 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: L Rodriguez at third base. L Ford in center field.
N Punto at second base. P Konerko doubled to deep right. A Gonzalez ran for
P Konerko. J Dye flied out to right, A Gonzalez to third. R Mackowiak grounded
out to shortstop, A Gonzalez scored. J Fields homered to left. A Cintron
walked. T Hall fouled out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 18,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Gonzalez at first base. J Bartlett walked. J Mauer
walked, J Bartlett to second. M Cuddyer safe at first on error by pitcher
D Day, J Bartlett to third, J Mauer to second. J Morneau lined out to left.
L Ford singled to right, J Bartlett scored, J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer to
second. R Bukvich relieved D Day. J Kubel walked, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to
third, L Ford to second. J Tyner grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher
to first, M Cuddyer out at home.(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 20,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: C Cali relieved R Ortiz. J Owens lined out to shortstop.
J Uribe popped out to first. J Thome homered to center. A Gonzalez fouled
out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 11.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Dye grounded out to third. R Mackowiak reached on
infield single to second. J Fields doubled to deep right, R Mackowiak to
third. A Cintron doubled to deep right center, R Mackowiak and J Fields
scored. T Hall singled to left, A Cintron to third. L Terrero hit for
J Owens. L Terrero walked, T Hall to second. J Rincon relieved C Cali. J Uribe
popped out to first. J Thome walked, A Cintron scored, T Hall to third,
L Terrero to second. A Pierzynski hit for A Gonzalez. A Pierzynski struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 14.</div>

 

Kubel, Twins club White Sox

<h3>MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 14 (GAME ONE)</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Friday's game at U.S. Cellular Fieldresembled a football score, but it did not involve the MinnesotaVikings and the Chicago Bears.

Jason Kubel's grand slam capped a six-run fourth inning as theMinnesota Twins belted 21 hits to outslug the Chicago White Sox,20-14, on Friday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Kubel's blast to center gave Minnesota a 12-4 lead and chasedChicago starter Jon Garland (6-6), who allowed a season-high 12runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Finishing with a career-high seven RBI, Kubel helped the Twinsscored 20 runs for the first time since they plated 23 in a winover Cleveland on June 4, 2002.

Minnesota, which added four-run frames in the first and seventh,scored in every inning except the sixth and ninth to win forthe second time in six games.

Chicago, which scored in every inning except the first andfourth, hurt itself with five errors.

The Twins' run support was more than enough for starter ScottBaker, who didn't pitch particularly well himself. Baker (3-3)labored through five innings, allowing a season-high seven runson nine hits.

Minnesota's bats were alive from the start.

Joe Mauer, who had four hits, a career-high five RBI and fourruns scored, started the offensive onslaught with a two-rundouble in the first inning.

Luis Castillo, Jason Barlett, Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter,who blasted his 18th homer of the season in the third, all hadthree hits for Minnesota.

Paul Konerko and Jim Thome hit home runs for Chicago. RobMackowiak had four hits, three of which came off Baker, toimprove to 8-for-8 lifetime against the Twins' righthander.

The teams were playing the doubleheader as part of a makeup for<div class="pre">a rainout on April 6.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (20) AT CHI WHITE SOX (14) - EVENT LOG (1ST GAME)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Uribe SS, J Thome DH, P Konerko
1B, J Dye RF, R Mackowiak LF, J Fields 3B, A Cintron 2B, T Hall C, J Garland RHP.

Umpires -- Sam Holbrook (HP), Mike Muchlinski (1B), Randy Marsh (2B),
Todd Tichenor (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Sunny, wind in from left at 8 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo doubled to left. J Bartlett reached on infield
single to shortstop, L Castillo to third. J Mauer doubled to deep right,
L Castillo and J Bartlett scored. M Cuddyer grounded out to pitcher, J Mauer to
third. J Morneau walked. T Hunter doubled to deep left center, J Mauer
scored, J Morneau to third. J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, J Morneau
scored, T Hunter to third. J Tyner grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens struck out swinging. J Uribe flied out to left.
J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

MINNESOTA 2ND: N Punto flied out to left. L Castillo reached on bunt
single to third, L Castillo to second on throwing error by third baseman
J Fields. J Bartlett singled to left, L Castillo to third. J Mauer grounded into
fielder's choice to pitcher, L Castillo scored, J Bartlett out at second.
M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mauer out at second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko walked. J Dye fouled out to third.
R Mackowiak singled to deep right, P Konerko to third. J Fields singled to
right, P Konerko scored, R Mackowiak to second. A Cintron tripled to deep
right, R Mackowiak and J Fields scored. T Hall struck out swinging. J Owens
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

MINNESOTA 3RD: J Morneau flied out to left. T Hunter homered to left.
J Kubel singled to right center. J Tyner grounded out to second, J Kubel to
second. N Punto flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Uribe flied out to center. J Thome hit by pitch.
P Konerko doubled to deep left, J Thome to third. J Dye grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Thome scored, P Konerko out at third. R Mackowiak
singled to right, J Dye thrown out at third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 6, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 4TH: L Castillo walked. J Bartlett singled to left, L Castillo
to second. J Mauer singled to center, L Castillo scored, J Bartlett to third.
M Cuddyer lined out to second. J Morneau reached on infield single to pitcher,
J Bartlett scored, J Mauer to second, J Mauer to third, J Morneau to second on
throwing error by pitcher J Garland. T Hunter intentionally walked. J Kubel
homered to right center, J Mauer, J Morneau and T Hunter scored. N Masset
relieved J Garland. J Tyner popped out to shortstop. N Punto lined out to
center. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 12, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Fields struck out swinging. A Cintron popped out to
second. T Hall flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 12,
CHI WHITE SOX 4.

MINNESOTA 5TH: L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop.
L Castillo to second on wild pitch by N Masset. J Bartlett flied out to right.
L Castillo to third on wild pitch by N Masset. J Mauer singled to left center,
L Castillo scored. M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mauer
out at second, M Cuddyer to second on throwing error by second baseman
A Cintron. J Morneau singled to right, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter popped out to
third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 14, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Owens singled to left. J Uribe doubled to left,
J Owens to third. J Thome grounded out to first, J Owens scored, J Uribe to
third. P Konerko homered to right, J Uribe scored. J Dye fouled out to first.
R Mackowiak singled to right. J Fields struck out looking. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 14, CHI WHITE SOX 7.

MINNESOTA 6TH: J Kubel flied out to center. J Tyner flied out to center.
N Punto singled to right. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to third,
N Punto out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 14, CHI WHITE SOX 7.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: R Ortiz relieved S Baker. A Cintron reached on infield
single to first, A Cintron to second on throwing error by first baseman
J Morneau. T Hall fouled out to catcher. J Owens singled to right, A Cintron to
third. J Uribe grounded out to second, A Cintron scored, J Owens to second.
J Thome lined out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 14,
CHI WHITE SOX 8.

MINNESOTA 7TH: J Bartlett reached on infield single to second. J Mauer
singled to left center, J Bartlett to second, J Bartlett to third on error by
left fielder R Mackowiak. M Cuddyer lined out to third. J Morneau singled to
right, J Bartlett scored, J Mauer to second. T Hunter doubled to center,
J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Morneau scored, T Hunter to third. J Tyner walked. D Day relieved N Masset.
N Punto singled to center, T Hunter scored, J Tyner to second. L Rodriguez hit
for L Castillo. L Rodriguez struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
MINNESOTA 18, CHI WHITE SOX 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: L Rodriguez at third base. L Ford in center field.
N Punto at second base. P Konerko doubled to deep right. A Gonzalez ran for
P Konerko. J Dye flied out to right, A Gonzalez to third. R Mackowiak grounded
out to shortstop, A Gonzalez scored. J Fields homered to left. A Cintron
walked. T Hall fouled out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 18,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Gonzalez at first base. J Bartlett walked. J Mauer
walked, J Bartlett to second. M Cuddyer safe at first on error by pitcher
D Day, J Bartlett to third, J Mauer to second. J Morneau lined out to left.
L Ford singled to right, J Bartlett scored, J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer to
second. R Bukvich relieved D Day. J Kubel walked, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to
third, L Ford to second. J Tyner grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher
to first, M Cuddyer out at home.(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 20,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: C Cali relieved R Ortiz. J Owens lined out to shortstop.
J Uribe popped out to first. J Thome homered to center. A Gonzalez fouled
out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 11.

MINNESOTA 9TH: N Punto walked. L Rodriguez flied out to left. J Bartlett
flied out to left. J Mauer grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 11.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Dye grounded out to third. R Mackowiak reached on
infield single to second. J Fields doubled to deep right, R Mackowiak to
third. A Cintron doubled to deep right center, R Mackowiak and J Fields
scored. T Hall singled to left, A Cintron to third. L Terrero hit for
J Owens. L Terrero walked, T Hall to second. J Rincon relieved C Cali. J Uribe
popped out to first. J Thome walked, A Cintron scored, T Hall to third,
L Terrero to second. A Pierzynski hit for A Gonzalez. A Pierzynski struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 14.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 20
CHI WHITE SOX 14 FINAL</div>

 

Kubel, Twins club White Sox

<h3>MINNESOTA 20, CHI WHITE SOX 14 (GAME ONE)</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Friday's game at U.S. Cellular Fieldresembled a football score, but it did not involve the MinnesotaVikings and the Chicago Bears.

Jason Kubel's grand slam capped a six-run fourth inning as theMinnesota Twins belted 21 hits to outslug the Chicago White Sox,20-14, on Friday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Kubel's blast to center gave Minnesota a 12-4 lead and chasedChicago starter Jon Garland (6-6), who allowed a season-high 12runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

"We were able to put some good swings on some of (Garland's)balls, and find some holes," Kubel said. "Everybody in generalhad good at-bats, hit some hard balls and got a lot of runs in."

Finishing with a career-high seven RBI, Kubel helped the Twinsscored 20 runs for the first time since they plated 23 in a winover Cleveland on June 4, 2002.

"It was a good win for us, a lot of good performancesoffensively," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It was crazy.I didn't know we were going to play a football game."

Minnesota, which added four-run frames in the first and seventh,scored in every inning except the sixth and ninth to win forthe second time in six games.

Chicago, which scored in every inning except the first andfourth, hurt itself with five errors.

"We made a couple of errors, but I don't think (Garland) helpedhimself," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I think it wasthe worst outing since I've been manager here. It was not agood baseball game."

The Twins' run support was more than enough for starter ScottBaker, who didn't pitch particularly well himself. Baker (3-3)labored through five innings, allowing a season-high seven runson nine hits.

"(Baker) didn't locate, and he didn't have a breaking ball,"Gardenhire said. "He got whacked. He didn't throw the ballvery good. The ball was flying everywhere."

Minnesota's bats were alive from the start.

Joe Mauer, who had four hits, a career-high five RBI and fourruns scored, started the offensive onslaught with a two-rundouble in the first inning.

"It was a funny game," Mauer said. "It's good to come out withthe win, (but) it's not good to give up as many runs and hits aswe did. Some crazy things have happened out there, and itseems like you always see something new."

Luis Castillo, Jason Barlett, Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter,who blasted his 18th homer of the season in the third, all hadthree hits for Minnesota.

Paul Konerko and Jim Thome hit home runs for Chicago. RobMackowiak had four hits, three of which came off Baker, toimprove to 8-for-8 lifetime against the Twins' righthander.

The teams were playing the doubleheader as part of a makeup fora rainout on April 6.