Danks looks like rookie By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Darin Erstad singled and scored in the first innning, but that, and an RBI walk, was the extent of the White Sox offense. John Danks struggled for the first time in his rookie season, serving up two homers and four walks in 3 1/3 innings in his third start against the Twins.
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Twins 9, White Sox 2
Jason Kubel (right) celebrates his third-inning two-run homer, which upped the lead to 5-1. (Jim Mone/AP)
Morneau leads the way By Leslie Parker / MLB.com
Justin Morneau went 3-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and four RBIs to lead a relentless 16-hit Twins attack. Luis Castillo and Michael Cuddyer each contributed three hits as eight starters recorded at least one hit. Starter Boof Bonser improved to 4-1.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 29, 2007
Minnesota 9, Chi White Sox 2
Today's Boxes 5/29/07
ARI 11, PHI 5
BOS 4, CLE 2
LAD 10, WSH 0
PIT 4, SD 1
TOR 3, NYY 2
DET 14, TB 2
NYM 5, SF 4
MIL 5, ATL 4
CIN 2, HOU 1
FLA 9, CHC 4
BAL 6, KC 2
COL 8, STL 3
LAA 4, SEA 1
TEX 4, OAK 0
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Standings thru 5/29/07 | Gameday | White Sox Stats | Twins Stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Erstad , CF3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
Gonzalez, A , 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cintron , 2B5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .204
Thome , DH3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .311
Dye , RF2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .237
Konerko , 1B3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .227
Pierzynski , C4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255
Crede , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224
Terrero , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Mackowiak , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
Uribe , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .207
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 6 15
BATTING 2B : Konerko (9, Bonser).TB : Erstad; Cintron 2; Thome; Konerko 2; Pierzynski; Uribe.RBI : Konerko (26), Dye (27).2-out RBI : Dye.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pierzynski; Crede; Konerko 2.SF : Konerko.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : (Cintron-Uribe-Konerko).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .335
Punto , 3B6 1 1 0 0 0 7 .240
Cuddyer , RF4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .298
Morneau , 1B4 1 3 4 1 0 0 .293
Hunter , CF2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .314
a-Ford , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Redmond , C3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320
1-Heintz , PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Cirillo , DH5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .224
Kubel , LF4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .243
Bartlett , SS4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .246
Totals 38 9 16 8 7 1 19
BATTING 2B : Cuddyer (10, Danks), Cirillo (3, Danks), Morneau 2 (11, Danks, Masset).HR : Morneau (16, 3rd inning off Danks, 1 on, 0 out), Kubel (2, 3rd inning off Danks, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Castillo 3; Punto; Cuddyer 4; Morneau 8; Redmond; Cirillo 3; Kubel 4; Bartlett 2.RBI : Castillo (8), Morneau 4 (43), Kubel 2 (17), Redmond (16).2-out RBI : Castillo; Kubel 2; Morneau 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hunter; Punto 3; Cirillo 4.SF : Redmond.GIDP : Punto.Team LOB : 14.BASERUNNING SB : Punto (9, 2nd base off Masset/Pierzynski), Castillo (3, 3rd base off Masset/Pierzynski).FIELDING E : Bartlett (9, fielding).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danks (L, 3-5)3.1 9 6 6 4 0 2 4.59
Masset 2.0 6 3 3 2 1 0 6.29
Logan 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
Day 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bonser (W, 4-1)6.2 7 2 1 3 6 0 3.61
Neshek 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46
Cali 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ortiz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.65
WP : Masset.IBB : Hunter (by Danks), Hunter (by Masset).HBP : Redmond (by Day).Pitches-strikes : Danks 83-44, Masset 52-29, Logan 14-8, Day 15-8, Bonser 109-69, Neshek 1-1, Cali 8-6, Ortiz 7-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Danks 3-7, Masset 2-3, Logan 3-2, Day 2-1, Bonser 6-8, Neshek 1-0, Cali 2-1, Ortiz 2-1.Batters faced : Danks 23, Masset 14, Logan 4, Day 6, Bonser 31, Neshek 1, Cali 3, Ortiz 3.Inherited runners-scored : Masset 3-1, Logan 2-0, Neshek 3-0.Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:46.Att : 23,771.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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