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July 06, 2007  U.S. Cellular Field-Attendance: 31,543 (40,615)  Time: 3:42
 
Minnesota 20 Chicago White Sox 14
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Twins  4 1 1 6 2 0 4 2 0 20 21 1
 White Sox  0 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 3 14 18 5
W: S. Baker (W, 3-3); L: J. Garland (L, 6-6)
HR: MIN: J. Kubel (7), T. Hunter (18). CWS: P. Konerko (16), J. Thome (13), J. Fields (5).

Batting
Minnesota
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
L Castillo 2B 4 4 3 0 1 0 1 .303
   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
Team totals: 47 20 21 20 8 1 10  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: J Mauer (16), L Castillo (8), T Hunter 2 (25)
Home runs: J Kubel (7, 4th inning off J Garland with 3 on, 1 outs) , T Hunter (18, 3rd inning off J Garland with 0 on, 1 outs)
RBI: J Morneau 3 (66), J Mauer 5 (37), L Ford (12), J Kubel 7 (37), T Hunter 3 (66), N Punto (15)
Sacrifice flies: J Kubel (2)
Grounded into double play: J Tyner (1)
Left in scoring position: J Morneau (2), J Tyner (3), M Cuddyer (2), L Rodriguez (1), N Punto (1), J Bartlett (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 10
Left in scoring position: 4
Hits with runners in scoring position: 24 at-bats, 12 hits

Fielding:
Errors: J Morneau (2)

Pitching:
Intentional walks: T Hunter (J Garland)

Batting
Chicago White Sox
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
J Owens CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .190
   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
   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 0 .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
Team totals: 44 14 18 14 4 7 8  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: J Uribe (6), P Konerko 2 (17), A Cintron (6), J Fields (6)
Triples: A Cintron (1)
Home runs: P Konerko (16, 5th inning off S Baker with 1 on, 1 outs) , J Thome (13, 8th inning off C Cali with 0 on, 2 outs) , J Fields (5, 7th inning off R Ortiz with 0 on, 2 outs)
RBI: R Mackowiak (23), J Uribe (32), P Konerko 2 (45), J Thome 3 (41), A Cintron 4 (11), J Dye (39), J Fields 2 (18)
Left in scoring position: T Hall (2), A Pierzynski (2), J Uribe (2), J Owens (1), J Thome (1), J Dye (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 8
Left in scoring position: 4
Hits with runners in scoring position: 17 at-bats, 6 hits

Fielding:
Errors: R Mackowiak (2), D Day (1), A Cintron (5), J Garland (1), J Fields (3)
Double plays: 1: (#1: R Bukvich, T Hall, A Gonzalez)

Pitching:
Wild pitches: N Masset (2)
Hit by pitch: J Thome (by S Baker)

Pitching
Minnesota
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
S Baker (W, 3-3) 5 9 7 7 1 6 5.71
R Ortiz 2 4 3 2 1 0 5.35
C Cali 1.1 5 4 4 1 0 5.40
J Rincon 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 4.20

Pitching
Chicago White Sox
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
J Garland (L, 6-6) 3.1 11 12 11 3 0 3.92
N Masset 3.1 8 6 5 1 0 7.34
D Day 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 6.75
R Bukvich 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 4.38

Individual Pitching
Minnesota
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
S Baker 25 99 67 4 8
R Ortiz 11 45 30 3 6
C Cali 10 45 24 2 4
J Rincon 3 15 7 0 1

Chicago White Sox
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
J Garland 25 90 54 9 7
N Masset 19 57 33 6 6
D Day 7 28 14 3 0
R Bukvich 6 26 14 2 2

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Sam Holbrook HP
Mike Muchlinski 1B
Randy Marsh 2B
Todd Tichenor 3B

Game Highlights
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Jason Kubel has 5 RBI.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Joe Mauer has 5 RBI.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Luis Castillo has 4 runs.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Joe Mauer has 4 hits.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Jason Kubel has 6 RBI.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Jason Bartlett has 4 runs.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Jason Kubel has 7 RBI.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Twins Joe Mauer has 4 runs.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox White Sox Rob Mackowiak has 4 hits.

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Hit: Castillo hits a single to LF.   0 out.
Hit: Bartlett hits a single to SS.   L Castillo to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, double by Joe Mauer. Luis Castillo scores from 3rd, Jason Bartlett scores from 1st.
Out: Cuddyer grounds out to P.  J Mauer to third.  1 out.
Play: Morneau walks. J Mauer holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Torii Hunter. Joe Mauer scores from 3rd.
Run scored: 1 run, Jason Kubel hits a sacrifice fly. Justin Morneau scores from 3rd.
Out: Tyner grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Out: Owens strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Uribe flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Thome strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Punto flies out to LF. 1 out.
Hit: Castillo hits a single to 3B.   1 out.
Play: - error.  L Castillo to second.  1 out.
Hit: Bartlett hits a single to LF.   L Castillo to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Joe Mauer grounds into fielder's choice. Luis Castillo scores from 3rd.
Out: Cuddyer hits a fielders-choice to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Play: Konerko walks. 0 out.
Out: Dye flies out to 3B.  P Konerko holds on first.  1 out.
Hit: Mackowiak hits a single to RF.   P Konerko to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Josh Fields. Paul Konerko scores from 3rd.
Run scored: 2 runs, triple by Alex Cintron. Rob Mackowiak scores from 2nd, Josh Fields scores from 1st.
Out: Hall strikes out. A Cintron holds on third.  2 outs.
Out: Owens strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Morneau flies out to LF. 1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Torii Hunter (18).
Hit: Kubel hits a single to RF.   1 out.
Out: Tyner grounds out to 2B.  J Kubel to second.  2 outs.
Out: Punto flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Out: Uribe flies out to CF. 1 out.
Play: Thome hit by pitch. 1 out.
Hit: Konerko hits a double to LF.   J Thome to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Jermaine Dye grounds into fielder's choice. Jim Thome scores from 3rd.
Hit: Mackowiak hits a single to RF.   J Dye to second.  2 outs.
Advanced base: R Mackowiak holds on first.  J Dye out.  3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Play: Castillo walks. 0 out.
Hit: Bartlett hits a single to LF.   L Castillo to second.  0 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Joe Mauer. Luis Castillo scores from 2nd.
Out: Cuddyer flies out to 2B.  J Mauer holds on first.  J Bartlett holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Justin Morneau. Jason Bartlett scores from 3rd.
Play: - error.  J Morneau to second.  J Mauer to third.  1 out.
Play: Hunter walks. J Morneau holds on second.  J Mauer holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 4 runs, grand slam by Jason Kubel (7). Joe Mauer scores from 3rd, Justin Morneau scores from 2nd, Torii Hunter scores from 1st.
Pitching Change: (P) Garland replaced by (P) Masset
Out: Tyner flies out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Punto flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Out: Fields strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Cintron flies out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Hall flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Hit: Castillo hits a single to LF.   0 out.
wild-pitch:  L Castillo to second.  0 out.
Out: Bartlett flies out to RF.  L Castillo holds on second.  1 out.
wild-pitch:  L Castillo to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Joe Mauer. Luis Castillo scores from 3rd.
Out: Cuddyer hits a fielders-choice to 3B.   J Mauer out.  2 outs.
Play: - error.  M Cuddyer to second.  2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Justin Morneau. Michael Cuddyer scores from 2nd.
Out: Hunter flies out to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Hit: Owens hits a single to LF.   0 out.
Hit: Uribe hits a double to LF.   J Owens to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Jim Thome grounds out. Jerry Owens scores from 3rd.
Run scored: 2 runs, home run by Paul Konerko (16). Juan Uribe scores from 3rd.
Out: Dye flies out to 1B. 2 outs.
Hit: Mackowiak hits a single to CF.   2 outs.
Out: Fields strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Kubel flies out to CF. 1 out.
Out: Tyner flies out to CF. 2 outs.
Hit: Punto hits a single to RF.   2 outs.
Out: Castillo hits a fielders-choice to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Pitching Change: (P) Baker replaced by (P) Ortiz
Hit: Cintron hits a single to 1B.   0 out.
Play: - error.  A Cintron to second.  0 out.
Out: Hall flies out to C.  A Cintron holds on second.  1 out.
Hit: Owens hits a single to CF.   A Cintron to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Juan Uribe grounds out. Alex Cintron scores from 3rd.
Out: Thome flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Hit: Bartlett hits a single to 2B.   0 out.
Hit: Mauer hits a single to LF.   J Bartlett to second.  0 out.
Play: - error.  J Mauer holds on first.  J Bartlett to third.  0 out.
Out: Cuddyer flies out to 3B.  J Mauer holds on first.  J Bartlett holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Justin Morneau. Jason Bartlett scores from 3rd.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Torii Hunter. Joe Mauer scores from 2nd.
Run scored: 1 run, Jason Kubel hits a sacrifice fly. Justin Morneau scores from 3rd.
Play: Tyner walks. T Hunter holds on third.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Masset replaced by (P) Day
Run scored: 1 run, single by Nick Punto. Torii Hunter scores from 3rd.
Offensive Substitution: (2B) Castillo replaced by (PH) Rodriguez
Out: Rodriguez strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Position Change: Rodriguez moves to 3B
Defensive Substitution: (CF) Hunter replaced by (CF) Ford
Position Change: Punto moves to 2B
Hit: Konerko hits a double to CF.   0 out.
Offensive Substitution: (1B) Konerko replaced by (PR) Gonzalez
Out: Dye flies out to RF.  A Gonzalez to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Rob Mackowiak grounds out. Andy Gonzalez scores from 3rd.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Josh Fields (5).
Play: Cintron walks. 2 outs.
Out: Hall flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Position Change: Gonzalez moves to 1B
Play: Bartlett walks. 0 out.
Play: Mauer walks. J Bartlett to second.  0 out.
Play: Cuddyer - error.  J Mauer to second.  J Bartlett to third.  0 out.
Out: Morneau flies out to LF.  M Cuddyer holds on first.  J Mauer holds on second.  J Bartlett holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Lew Ford. Jason Bartlett scores from 3rd.
Pitching Change: (P) Day replaced by (P) Bukvich
Run scored: 1 run, Jason Kubel walks. Joe Mauer scores from 3rd.
Out: Tyner hits into double play. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Ortiz replaced by (P) Cali
Out: Owens flies out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Uribe flies out to 1B. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Jim Thome (13).
Out: Gonzalez flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Play: Punto walks. 0 out.
Out: Rodriguez flies out to LF.  N Punto holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Bartlett flies out to LF.  N Punto holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Mauer grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 9th
Out: Dye grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Hit: Mackowiak hits a single to 1B.   1 out.
Hit: Fields hits a double to RF.   R Mackowiak to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, double by Alex Cintron. Rob Mackowiak scores from 3rd, Josh Fields scores from 2nd.
Hit: Hall hits a single to LF.   A Cintron to third.  1 out.
Offensive Substitution: (CF) Owens replaced by (PH) Terrero
Play: Terrero walks. T Hall to second.  A Cintron holds on third.  1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Cali replaced by (P) Rincon
Out: Uribe flies out to 1B.  L Terrero holds on first.  T Hall holds on second.  A Cintron holds on third.  2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, Jim Thome walks. Alex Cintron scores from 3rd.
Offensive Substitution: (1B) Gonzalez replaced by (PH) Pierzynski
Out: Pierzynski strikes out. 3 outs.

Twins 20, White Sox 14, 1st game; Twins 12, White Sox 0, 2nd game

CHICAGO (AP) -Justin Morneau homered three times in the second game of a doubleheader and the Minnesota Twins capped a huge day on offense by routing the Chicago White Sox 12-0 on Friday night.

Morneau became the fourth Twins player to hit three home runs in a game, and Minnesota hit six in all in the nightcap to complete the sweep. The Twins won 20-14 in the opener of the day-night doubleheader.

Morneau hit a three-run drive in the first, a solo shot in the third and a two-run homer in the seventh, giving him 23 on the year. That put him alongside Bob Allison, Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva as the only Twins to hit three in a game. Morneau flied to left in the eighth, falling one shy of the major-league record.

Torii Hunter added a solo shot in the third after going deep in the early game, Michael Cuddyer hit a solo homer in the fifth and Jeff Cirillo pinch hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

This came after a day game that featured more runs than any contest in more than eight years.

The 34 runs were the most since May 19, 1999, when Cincinnati beat Colorado 24-12, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

But a major scare tempered the good vibe.

Catcher Mike Redmond suffered a bloody gash on his head after Chicago's Jim Thome accidentally hit him in the head with his bat in the first inning of the second game.

Thome fouled off a pitch and lost control of the bat on the backswing, sending it flying into the right side of Redmond's head. The catcher immediately went down and stayed there for several minutes as blood poured out, before walking off the field. He received stitches at the ballpark.

Designated hitter Joe Mauer went in to catch for the Twins, meaning starting pitcher Matt Garza became the first pitcher to hit in an American League game since Boston's Hipolito Pichardo at Seattle on July 31, 2000.

Garza (1-0) pitched six shutout innings, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out six in his first start and second appearance this season since being called up from Triple-A Rochester.

Gavin Floyd (0-1) allowed six runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out two and walked four in his first appearance for the White Sox. Acquired from Philadelphia in the Freddy Garcia trade last December, Floyd was called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.

Morneau lined his first homer of the game off the Holiday Inn sign at the back of the bullpen. He and Hunter hit back-to-back shots in the third - the third time the Twins did that this year.

It was Morneau's fourth multi-homer game this season and the eighth of his career.

Morneau became the fourth big league player to connect three times in a game this season, joining Houston's Carlos Lee (April 13), the Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano (June 8) and Texas' Brad Wilkerson (July 3).

It was fitting given what happened in the first game.

Hunter homered, Jason Kubel hit a grand slam, and the Twins handed Chicago's Jon Garland one of the worst beatings of his career in the opener.

It was the most runs for the Twins since they scored 23 against Cleveland on June 4, 2002. The White Sox had not surrendered 20 since April 2, 1998, against Texas.

Garland (6-6) tied a career-high by allowing 12 runs, 11 of them earned. He gave up 11 hits, tying a season-high, walked three and did not strike out a batter.

He did all that in just 3 1-3 innings, his earliest exit since lasting 2 2-3 innings against Detroit on Aug. 19, 2004. But that was enough time for his ERA to leap from 3.15 to 3.92.

Garland's day ended when Kubel hit the second grand slam of his career to make it 12-4 - even though things had gotten ugly long before that.

''The result was absolutely terrible,'' Garland said. ''I'm embarrassed by it.''

Scott Baker (3-3) got the win despite allowing seven runs and nine hits in five innings. He struck out six and walked one.

Chicago set season highs for runs and hits (18). It was the most runs for the White Sox since scoring 20 against St. Louis on June 20, 2006.

''I didn't know we were going to play a football game,'' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Kubel drove in a career-high seven runs for the Twins. Mauer had four hits and tied a career-high with five RBIs. Hunter, Luis Castillo, Jason Bartlett and Morneau each had three hits, and Minnesota banged out 21 in all - one shy of their season-high.

Notes: The Twins' previous season-high was 16 runs against Detroit on May 13. ... Hunter delivered a highlight reel play in the third inning of the first game when the center fielder raced into the gap to snag Juan Uribe's drive to left-center. He leaped as he backhanded the ball, avoiding a collision with Kubel. ... The White Sox placed reliever Mike MacDougal on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation and activated right-hander Dewon Day (sore back).