Twin pound ball early, often By Leslie Parker / MLB.com
Scott Baker allowed seven runs to the White Sox, but by that time he already had a substantial lead, as the Twins routed the Sox by scoring early and often. Jason Kubel's grand slam in the fourth inning put the game out of reach as the Twins scored 20 runs.
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Twins 20, White Sox 14
Joe Mauer (left) and Jason Kubel combined for 12 RBIs as the Twins pulled away early. (M. Spencer Green/AP)
A day to forget for Garland By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox scored 14 runs, but by then the game was already out of hand, as Jon Garland allowed 11 earned runs over 3 1/3 innings. Paul Konerko went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double, but it was for naught in the first game of the doubleheader.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 06, 2007
Minnesota 20, Chi White Sox 14
Today's Boxes 7/6/07
NYY 14, LAA 9
DET 9, BOS 2
PIT 8, CHC 4
MIL 6, WSH 2
TOR 8, CLE 6
CIN 8, ARI 1
HOU 4, NYM 0
SF 4, STL 3
TB 6, KC 5
MIN 12, CWS 0
TEX 4, BAL 3
COL 7, PHI 6
ATL 7, SD 4
SEA 7, OAK 1
FLA 6, LAD 5
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Standings thru 7/6/07 | Gameday | Twins Stats | White Sox Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 4 3 0 1 0 1 .303
a-Rodriguez , PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .181
Bartlett , SS6 4 3 0 1 0 3 .260
Mauer , C6 4 4 5 1 0 2 .313
Cuddyer , RF6 1 0 0 0 0 7 .274
Morneau , 1B5 3 3 3 1 0 3 .288
Hunter , CF4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .301
Ford , CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244
Kubel , LF3 1 2 7 1 0 0 .251
Tyner , DH5 0 0 0 1 0 5 .270
Punto , 3B-2B5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .208
Totals 47 20 21 20 8 1 26
BATTING 2B : Castillo (8, Garland), Mauer (16, Garland), Hunter 2 (25, Garland, Masset).HR : Hunter (18, 3rd inning off Garland, 0 on, 1 out), Kubel (7, 4th inning off Garland, 3 on, 1 out).TB : Castillo 4; Bartlett 3; Mauer 5; Morneau 3; Hunter 8; Ford; Kubel 5; Punto 2.RBI : Mauer 5 (37), Hunter 3 (66), Kubel 7 (37), Morneau 3 (66), Punto (15), Ford (12).2-out RBI : Morneau; Punto.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tyner; Punto; Rodriguez.SF : Kubel 2.GIDP : Tyner.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING E : Morneau (2, throw).Outfield assists : Cuddyer (Dye at 3rd base).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Owens , CF5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .190
a-Terrero , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
Uribe , SS6 1 1 1 0 0 4 .233
Thome , DH4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .278
Konerko , 1B3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .261
1-Gonzalez , PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247
b-Pierzynski , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246
Dye , RF5 0 0 1 0 0 3 .216
Mackowiak , LF5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .258
Fields , 3B5 3 3 2 0 2 1 .265
Cintron , 2B4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .243
Hall , C5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .186
Totals 44 14 18 14 4 7 17
BATTING 2B : Konerko 2 (17, Baker, Ortiz), Uribe (6, Baker), Fields (6, Cali), Cintron (6, Cali).3B : Cintron (1, Baker).HR : Konerko (16, 5th inning off Baker, 1 on, 1 out), Fields (5, 7th inning off Ortiz, 0 on, 2 out), Thome (13, 8th inning off Cali, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Owens 2; Uribe 2; Thome 4; Konerko 8; Mackowiak 4; Fields 7; Cintron 6; Hall.RBI : Fields 2 (18), Cintron 4 (11), Dye (39), Thome 3 (41), Konerko 2 (45), Uribe (32), Mackowiak (23).2-out RBI : Fields; Thome 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Owens; Thome; Pierzynski 2.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Fields (3, throw), Garland (1, throw), Cintron (5, throw), Mackowiak (2, fielding), Day (1, fielding).DP : (Bukvich-Hall-Gonzalez).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Baker (W, 3-3)5.0 9 7 7 1 6 1 5.71
Ortiz 2.0 4 3 2 1 0 1 5.35
Cali 1.1 5 4 4 1 0 1 5.40
Rincon 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.20
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland (L, 6-6)3.1 11 12 11 3 0 2 3.92
Masset 3.1 8 6 5 1 0 0 7.34
Day 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 6.75
Bukvich 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.38
WP : Masset 2.IBB : Hunter (by Garland).HBP : Thome (by Baker).Pitches-strikes : Baker 99-67, Ortiz 45-30, Cali 45-24, Rincon 15-7, Garland 90-54, Masset 57-33, Day 28-14, Bukvich 26-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Baker 2-6, Ortiz 2-4, Cali 1-3, Rincon 0-1, Garland 5-5, Masset 2-8, Day 0-1, Bukvich 3-2.Batters faced : Baker 25, Ortiz 11, Cali 10, Rincon 3, Garland 25, Masset 19, Day 7, Bukvich 6.Inherited runners-scored : Rincon 3-1, Day 2-1, Bukvich 3-1.Umpires : HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Todd Tichenor.Weather : 79 degrees, sunny.Wind : 8 mph, In from LF.T : 3:42.Att : 31,543.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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