White Sox 7, Twins 3
Juan Uribe watches the flight of his three-run homer in the sixth. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Chicago hit back-to-back homers twice to sweep the Twins in the series finale. Joe Crede and Juan Uribe pulled off the feat in the fourth, and Uribe and Brian Anderson completed the second set in the sixth. Jose Contreras held the Twins to two runs in eight innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 23, 2006
Chi White Sox 7, Minnesota 3
Today's Boxes 4/23/06
NYY 7, BAL 1
BOS 6, TOR 3
PHI 4, FLA 2
CIN 11, MIL 0
HOU 7, PIT 2
TEX 8, TB 3
KC 5, CLE 1
CHC 7, STL 3
COL 3, SF 2
LAA 4, OAK 3
DET 6, SEA 4
SD 7, NYM 4
LAD 6, ARI 4
ATL 3, WSH 1
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Standings thru 4/23/06 | Gameday | Twins Stats | White Sox Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ford , RF5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Punto , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .273
Mauer , C4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .316
Sierra , DH2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200
Hunter , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .229
Morneau , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215
Batista , 3B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279
White, R , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .149
Castro , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
a-Cuddyer , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Totals 33 3 8 2 3 2 13
BATTING 2B : Batista (5, Politte).HR : Mauer (1, 6th inning off Contreras, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Ford; Punto; Mauer 5; Hunter; Batista 2; White, R 2.RBI : Sierra (1), Mauer (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hunter; Batista.SF : Sierra.GIDP : Cuddyer.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Hunter (1, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , LF5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .206
Iguchi , 2B4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .344
Thome , DH3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .327
Konerko , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .343
Dye , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Pierzynski , C4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Crede , 3B4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .339
Uribe , SS4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .233
Anderson , CF4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .178
Totals 36 7 14 7 0 3 12
BATTING 2B : Podsednik (5, Silva).HR : Crede (3, 4th inning off Silva, 0 on, 2 out), Uribe 2 (3, 4th inning off Silva, 0 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Silva, 2 on, 1 out), Anderson (1, 6th inning off Silva, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Podsednik 2; Iguchi 3; Dye; Pierzynski; Crede 6; Uribe 9; Anderson 5.RBI : Thome (19), Crede (15), Uribe 4 (9), Anderson (4).2-out RBI : Crede; Uribe.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Anderson.SF : Thome.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Iguchi (2, 2nd base by Silva/Mauer).FIELDING DP : (Uribe-Iguchi-Konerko).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva (L, 1-3)5.2 13 7 7 0 2 4 8.33
Rincon 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
Nathan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Contreras (W, 3-0)8.0 6 2 2 3 2 1 1.55
Politte 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.00
Pitches-strikes : Silva 90-68, Rincon 15-9, Nathan 15-11, Contreras 108-66, Politte 15-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Silva 7-7, Rincon 2-1, Nathan 0-3, Contreras 8-14, Politte 3-0.Batters faced : Silva 29, Rincon 4, Nathan 4, Contreras 33, Politte 4.Inherited runners-scored : Rincon 1-0.Umpires : HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather : 65 degrees, sunny.Wind : 17 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:24.Att : 38,102.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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