White Sox 7, Twins 1
Jim Thome, Neal Cotts and A.J. Pierzynski celebrate the Sox win. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Jim Thome broke the ice against Twins starter Johan Santana with a two-run blast in the sixth, and Jermaine Dye's eighth-inning double off Juan Rincon and an ensuing two-base error broke open the game. Mark Buehrle held Minnesota to one run in eight innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 21, 2006
Chi White Sox 7, Minnesota 1
Today's Boxes 4/21/06
WSH 7, ATL 3
BAL 6, NYY 5
FLA 4, PHI 3
TOR 7, BOS 6
CIN 3, MIL 1
HOU 3, PIT 2
TEX 13, TB 7
STL 9, CHC 3
CLE 6, KC 5
COL 9, SF 8
OAK 5, LAA 3
DET 2, SEA 1
SD 2, NYM 1
LAD 6, ARI 3
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Standings thru 4/21/06 | Gameday | Twins Stats | White Sox Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ford , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
Punto , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263
Mauer , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265
Sierra , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Hunter , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .206
Batista , 3B3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .288
White, R , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .119
Cuddyer , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192
Castro , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 6 12
BATTING HR : Ford (1, 8th inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Ford 4; Punto; Mauer; Sierra; Batista.RBI : Ford (3).2-out RBI : Ford.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : White, R 2.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Castro (1, throw).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , LF4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .207
Iguchi , 2B5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .304
Thome , DH4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .347
1-Ozuna , PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Konerko , 1B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .344
Dye , RF3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .310
Crede , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .314
Pierzynski , C3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .306
Uribe , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .179
Anderson , CF3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .146
Totals 33 7 11 5 3 6 14
BATTING 2B : Dye (2, Rincon), Podsednik (4, Guerrier).HR : Thome (8, 6th inning off Santana, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Podsednik 2; Iguchi; Thome 5; Konerko; Dye 3; Crede; Pierzynski 2; Anderson.RBI : Thome 2 (16), Dye (10), Anderson (3), Podsednik (3).2-out RBI : Podsednik.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Anderson; Iguchi 2.S : Pierzynski.SF : Anderson.Team LOB : 7.
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 3-0)8.0 4 1 1 1 6 1 1.93
Cotts 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.14
WP : Santana.Pitches-strikes : Santana 120-81, Rincon 16-8, Guerrier 13-9, Buehrle 102-64, Cotts 26-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 4-11, Rincon 0-0, Guerrier 1-2, Buehrle 10-8, Cotts 1-2.Batters faced : Santana 29, Rincon 4, Guerrier 5, Buehrle 29, Cotts 5.Inherited runners-scored : Guerrier 1-1.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.Weather : 65 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, R to L.T : 2:29.Att : 31,287.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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