Joe hits first homerun in Target Field / Twins comeback to beat the White Sox
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Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Comebacks becoming common for Twins
The bad news is another early lead evaporated. The good news is Twins hitters kept hammering away at White Sox pitching to battle back into the game.
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Hudson, O, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .287 |
| Mauer, C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .335 |
| Kubel, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .263 |
| Repko, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Cuddyer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Thome, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .269 |
| Young, D, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| Valencia, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .331 |
| Hardy, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .283 |
BATTING
2B: Span (19, Floyd, G), Mauer (39, Floyd, G), Cuddyer (28, Floyd, G), Young, D (36, Floyd, G).
HR: Mauer (8, 5th inning off Floyd, G, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Span 3; Hudson, O; Mauer 8; Kubel; Cuddyer 4; Young, D 2; Valencia.
RBI: Mauer 2 (65), Cuddyer (56), Kubel (78), Young, D (86), Valencia (18), Hardy (25).
2-out RBI: Cuddyer; Mauer.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thome; Cuddyer; Mauer; Valencia 2; Kubel.
S: Hudson, O.
SF: Hardy.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
DP: (Crain-Hardy-Cuddyer).
Pickoffs: Liriano (Pierzynski at 1st base).
Twins keep turning up the heat on White Sox
Mauer’s four hits help push division lead to five games
Wednesday’s tilt started similar to Tuesday’s, with the Twins scoring right away in the first. Joe Mauer’s RBI double down the right-field line plated the first run and Michael Cuddyer’s single to center brought in one more to quickly put the Twins up 2-0.