Twins 12, White Sox 0
Justin Morneau increased his RBI total to 72 with six on Friday night. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Leslie Parker / MLB.com
A few hours after scoring 20 runs in a Game 1 win, the Twins secured a doubleheader sweep with the first three-homer game of Justin Morneau's career and six shutout innings from Matt Garza. Catcher Mike Redmond, hit in the head by a Jim Thome backswing, is day-to-day.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 06, 2007
Minnesota
(45-41)
Won 2
Minnesota 12, Chi White Sox 0
Today's Boxes 7/6/07
MIN 20, CWS 14
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
TEX 4, BAL 3
COL 7, PHI 6
ATL 7, SD 4
SEA 7, OAK 1
FLA 6, LAD 5
Chi White Sox
(37-47)
Lost 2
July 6, 2007
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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 0 2 1 1 0 0 .306
Guerrier , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Tyner , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
Nathan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bartlett , SS6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .258
Mauer , DH-C5 1 1 0 1 2 2 .310
Cuddyer , RF4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .277
Morneau , 1B5 3 3 6 0 0 1 .293
Hunter , CF3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .304
Ford , CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244
Kubel , LF4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .255
Redmond , C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Garza , P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Cirillo , PH-3B 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 .276
Punto , 3B-2B4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .209
Totals 40 12 15 12 7 7 17
a-Homered for Garza in the 7th. b-Struck out for Guerrier in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (12, Floyd), Punto (9, Thornton).HR : Morneau 3 (23, 1st inning off Floyd, 2 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Floyd, 0 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Logan, 1 on, 1 out), Hunter (19, 3rd inning off Floyd, 0 on, 2 out), Cuddyer (10, 5th inning off Floyd, 0 on, 2 out), Cirillo (2, 7th inning off Logan, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Castillo 2; Bartlett 2; Mauer; Cuddyer 5; Morneau 12; Hunter 5; Kubel 2; Cirillo 4; Punto 2.RBI : Morneau 6 (72), Hunter (67), Cuddyer (53), Cirillo 3 (19), Castillo (13).2-out RBI : Morneau 4; Hunter; Cuddyer.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett 2; Punto 2.S : Garza.GIDP : Cuddyer.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING PB : Mauer (1).DP : 2 (Castillo-Bartlett-Morneau, Bartlett-Castillo).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Owens , CF4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .209
Iguchi , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253
Thome , DH3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .273
Konerko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261
Pierzynski , C4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246
Dye , RF2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214
a-Terrero , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Mackowiak , LF2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
Fields , 3B2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .260
Cintron , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
Totals 29 0 5 0 3 7 12
a-Popped out for Dye in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Konerko (18, Garza), Iguchi (15, Garza).TB : Owens 2; Iguchi 2; Konerko 2; Pierzynski.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fields; Dye.GIDP : Iguchi.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Owens (1, 2nd base by Garza/Redmond). FIELDING DP : (Iguchi-Cintron-Konerko).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (W, 1-0)6.0 5 0 0 3 6 0 0.00
Guerrier 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.70
Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.17
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd (L, 0-1)5.2 8 6 6 4 2 4 9.53
Logan 0.2 3 5 5 2 1 2 5.63
Thornton 1.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 5.22
Jenks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.12
Pitches-strikes : Garza 99-65, Guerrier 20-14, Nathan 16-8, Floyd 107-62, Logan 24-13, Thornton 42-28, Jenks 14-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Garza 5-6, Guerrier 4-1, Nathan 0-3, Floyd 14-1, Logan 0-1, Thornton 0-3, Jenks 1-0.Batters faced : Garza 23, Guerrier 6, Nathan 3, Floyd 28, Logan 7, Thornton 10, Jenks 3.Inherited runners-scored : Logan 3-0.Umpires : HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: Mike Muchlinski.Weather : 76 degrees, clear.Wind : 4 mph, L to R.T : 3:02.Att : 32,426.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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