GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (45-42) at CHI WHITE SOX (38-47)

AL: MINNESOTA (45-42) at CHI WHITE SOX (38-47)

<h3>Vazquez looks to hold down Twins' bats</h3>

Minnesota (45-42) at Chi White Sox (38-47), 2:05 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins took a day off frompounding the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. They will try toget the bats back in gear on Sunday when they close out afour-game series at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Twins gave the White Sox a good thrashing on Friday, scoring34 runs in a doubleheader, the most in the American League in68 years. The 20 runs Minnesota scored in the first game wasthe most in franchise history against Chicago.

All it took to quite the bats on Saturday was veteran MarkBuehrle, who turned in eighth scoreless innings in the WhiteSox's 3-1 victory.

Javier Vazquez (5-5, 3.70 ERA) will hope to emulate Buehrle onSunday. The veteran righthander has yielded just one run ineach of his last three starts, going 2-0 in that span.

Vazquez tossed a complete game last Tuesday against Baltimore,allowing five hits and striking out seven. In two startsagainst the Twins this season, Vazquez has surrendered just onerun and five hits in 13 2/3 combined innings.

Minnesota will counter with Carlos Silva (6-9, 4.37). Theportly righthander has gotten knocked around in his last twostarts, giving up 11 runs - 10 earned - in 12 1/3 combinedinnings.

Silva is just 4-8 against Chicago in his career, with a 5.42 ERAin 16 appearances - 14 starts.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT CHI WHITE SOX -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Luis Castillo 2B .308 0 13 Jerry Owens CF .225 0 0
Jason Bartlett SS .254 2 23 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .253 5 23
Joe Mauer C .310 4 37 Jim Thome DH .269 13 42
Michael Cuddyer RF .274 10 53 Paul Konerko 1B .263 17 47
Justin Morneau DH .292 23 72 A.J. Pierzynski C .243 8 26
Torii Hunter CF .304 19 68 Josh Fields 3B .252 5 18
Jason Kubel LF .254 7 37 Rob Mackowiak LF .257 4 23
Jeff Cirillo 1B .272 2 19 Luis Terrero RF .232 5 10
Nick Punto 3B .207 1 15 Juan Uribe SS .231 8 32

Carlos Silva RHP (6-9, 4.37) Javier Vazquez RHP (5-5, 3.70)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA (6-9, 4.37)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (5-5, 3.70)

UMPIRES: HP - TODD TICHENOR
1B - SAM HOLBROOK
2B - RANDY MARSH
3B - BOB DAVIDSON

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 12 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA AND JOE MAUER
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.308, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.254, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
J MAUER (.310, 4 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.225, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.253, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
J THOME (.269, 13 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.37

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 2-0.
Batters faced: J Vazquez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Todd Tichenor. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 18 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.274, 10 HR, 53 RBI)
J MORNEAU (.292, 23 HR, 72 RBI)
T HUNTER (.304, 19 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

Pitches-strikes: C Silva 17-10; J Vazquez 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Silva 2-1; J Vazquez 2-0. Batters faced: C Silva 3; J Vazquez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Todd Tichenor. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 18 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.263, 17 HR, 47 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.243, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
J FIELDS (.252, 5 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.63

Pitches-strikes: C Silva 17-10; J Vazquez 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Silva 2-1; J Vazquez 5-0. Batters faced: C Silva 3; J Vazquez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Todd Tichenor. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 18 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.254, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
J CIRILLO (.272, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
N PUNTO (.207, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Cirillo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.29

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.63

Pitches-strikes: C Silva 27-17; J Vazquez 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Silva 4-1; J Vazquez 5-0. Batters faced: C Silva 6; J Vazquez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Todd Tichenor. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 18 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: R MACKOWIAK (.257, 4 HR, 23 RBI)
L TERRERO (.232, 5 HR, 10 RBI)
J URIBE (.231, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Cirillo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
N Punto 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - N Punto (10, J Vazquez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- L Castillo 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.29

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: C Silva 27-17; J Vazquez 34-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Silva 4-1; J Vazquez 6-2. Batters faced: C Silva 6; J Vazquez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Todd Tichenor. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Bob
Davidson.

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 18 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ROB MACKOWIAK (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CARLOS SILVA.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: L TERRERO (.232, 5 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TADAHITO IGUCHI SCORED LUIS TERRERO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T IGUCHI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (14) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CARLOS SILVA SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 4

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (18) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CARLOS SILVA.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 5

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.242, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL MINNESOTA AT CHI WHITE SOX
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CHICAGO'S JIM THOME AND PAUL KONERKO
OFF CARLOS SILVA IN THE THIRD INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>