Nick Blackburn's drought ends as Twins tip White Sox

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    Talk about a tough act to follow.

    Minnesota's Nick Blackburn had one Wednesday, getting on the mound about 15 hours after teammate Francisco Liriano tossed a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox.

    Turns out Blackburn wasn't unhittable, but he wasn't bad, either. After not winning in a month, he pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and watched Jason Kubel drive in a pair of runs as the Twins beat the reeling White Sox 3-2.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310504104&teams=minnesota-twins-vs-chicago-white-sox
     

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