Vazquez victimized in sixth
Twins 7, White Sox 4
Paul Konerko hits a solo shot in the fourth inning Monday. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
By Leslie Parker / MLB.com
Paul Konerko and Juan Uribe hit solo shots in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively, to put the White Sox ahead of the Twins early, but Javier Vazquez gave up two big homers in the sixth inning as Minnesota gained ground in the Wild Card race.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 24, 2006
Minnesota
(57-41)
Won 2
Minnesota 7, Chi White Sox 4
Today's Boxes 7/24/06
ATL 10, PHI 8
DET 9, CLE 7
NYY 6, TEX 2
CHC 8, NYM 7
LAA 8, TB 4
MIL 12, PIT 8
COL 7, STL 0
BOS 7, OAK 3
SEA 7, TOR 3
SD 7, LAD 6
Chi White Sox
(59-39)
Lost 1
July 24, 2006
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Standings thru 7/24/06  | Gameday  | Twins Stats  | White Sox Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .278
Punto , 3B4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .319
Mauer , C4 1 1 4 0 2 1 .380
Cuddyer , RF5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .273
Morneau , 1B5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .309
Kubel , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
White , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
Tyner , CF4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .372
Bartlett , SS4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .316
Totals 38 7 12 7 2 4 15
BATTING 2B : Tyner (1, Vazquez), Morneau (20, Vazquez), Bartlett 2 (8, Vazquez, Riske).HR : Cuddyer (13, 6th inning off Vazquez, 1 on, 1 out), Morneau (26, 6th inning off Vazquez, 0 on, 1 out), Mauer (8, 7th inning off Cotts, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Punto; Mauer 4; Cuddyer 5; Morneau 6; Tyner 4; Bartlett 5.RBI : Cuddyer 2 (61), Morneau (81), Mauer 4 (54).2-out RBI : Mauer 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Punto 2; Kubel; Morneau 2.SF : Mauer.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Punto (10, 2nd base off Cotts/Pierzynski), Castillo (11, 2nd base off Vazquez/Pierzynski).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
Iguchi , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .290
Thome , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289
Konerko , 1B4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .301
Pierzynski , C4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .303
Crede , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
Gload , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
Uribe , SS4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .244
Anderson , CF4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .211
Totals 36 4 10 4 0 3 12
BATTING 2B : Podsednik (22, Radke), Anderson (11, Radke).HR : Konerko (25, 4th inning off Radke, 0 on, 1 out), Uribe (13, 5th inning off Radke, 0 on, 0 out), Anderson (6, 9th inning off Lohse, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Podsednik 2; Iguchi 2; Konerko 4; Pierzynski 2; Uribe 5; Anderson 6.RBI : Konerko (74), Uribe (51), Anderson 2 (23).2-out RBI : Anderson 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Iguchi; Gload; Thome.S : Podsednik.Team LOB : 6.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Radke (W, 9-7)6.0 7 2 2 0 1 2 4.74
Crain 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.31
Reyes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.37
Lohse 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 7.12
Vazquez pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.WP : Radke, Vazquez.Pitches-strikes : Radke 89-58, Crain 27-18, Reyes 2-2, Lohse 15-11, Vazquez 91-56, Cotts 16-8, Riske 33-19, McCarthy 11-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Radke 6-11, Crain 3-0, Reyes 1-0, Lohse 3-0, Vazquez 12-2, Cotts 1-2, Riske 2-2, McCarthy 0-2.Batters faced : Radke 25, Crain 6, Reyes 1, Lohse 5, Vazquez 27, Cotts 4, Riske 7, McCarthy 3.Inherited runners-scored : Reyes 1-0, Cotts 2-2, McCarthy 3-1.Umpires : HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Rick Reed. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 83 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, R to L.T : 2:54.Att : 39,750.
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