Twins Beat White Sox 12-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Many people thought that Tuesday’s game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox could set the tone for the rest of the season in the American League Central division.
The Twins didn’t want to be shy about their intentions.
- Jim Thome hit his 15th home run of the year.
- JJ Hardy hit his 5th home run of the year
- Joe Mauer hit his 7th home run of the year
- Michael Cuddyer hit his 11th home run of the year
- Jason Kubel hit his 16th home run of the year
The Twins scored 12 runs on 14 hits and 5 walks. Joe Mauer had a big day at the plate, going 3 for 5. Jason Kubel went 2 for 2 plus 3 walks. Jim Thome went 2 for 4 with 2 walks. Every Twins batter got at least 1 hit.
Scott Baker wasn’t exactly dominant, but he got the job done. He gave up 4 earned runs and 1 unearned run in 6 innings on the mound. He struck out 5 guys and only walked 1. Guerrier and Rauch cleaned up for him. Rauch gave up one run in the 9th, but at that point it didn’t matter a whole lot.
Tonight the Twins will be looking for a repeat performance from the hitters as their looking for a win from Glen Perkins in his first big league start of the year.
With the performances that the Twins have been getting lately from their starting pitchers, this was nice to see.
