Twins are right on White Sox's heels
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The Chicago White Sox suddenly have some company in their pursuit of the Detroit Tigers.
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Torii Hunter and the Minnesota Twins are used to celebrating in September. The playoff party never gets old, though. The Twins clinched their third straight AL Central title Monday night with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox, then topped it off with a raucous celebration in the visitor's clubhouse.
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The White Sox&#39; 10-2 loss to the Twins at the Metrodome Tuesday night offered a nearly perfect mirror to an increasingly ugly season.
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The Chicago White Sox could have left Detroit barely trailing in the AL Central or back in a huge hole. After losing the first two games of a four-game series, the World Series champions were pleased a split kept them in the division race.
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When Johan Santana starts at home, the Minnesota Twins are just about a sure thing. His latest gem has them breathing down Detroit's neck in the American League Central.
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Justin Morneau homered three times in the second game of a doubleheader and the Minnesota Twins capped a huge day on offense by routing the Chicago White Sox, 12-0, last night.
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Johan Santana's troubles with the long ball continue. Josh Fields hit two homers and Jim Thome added the 503rd of his career to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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The Chicago White Sox are surging, and there could be more to come if their starting pitchers continue to pitch well.
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Pedro Martinez on the mound. A confident, yappy bunch. A 2-0 lead, halfway to the World Series championship. Could it really be this easy for the Boston Red Sox?
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Joe Mauer hit a three-run homer, and Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau also connected to lead the surging Minnesota Twins past the slumping Chicago White Sox 7-4 Monday night.
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Nick Punto hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th and the Minnesota Twins increased their AL wild-card lead to 1 1/2 games by beating the Chicago White Sox 8-7 Saturday night.
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Because their delayed flight home from Detroit didn&#39;t land until 4 am CT on Tuesday, the bleary-eyed Twins were admittedly dragging entering their series opener with the White Sox.
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com. Not only did the Twins clinch their third straight American League Central title Monday night, but also did it at a bitter rival&#39;s ballpark.
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The Minnesota Twins put on an offensive display unlike any seen in a doubleheader in nearly 70 years, and Justin Morneau was a big part of it. Morneau went deep three times in the second game of a day-night doubleheader and the Twins capped a huge day on offense by routing the Chicago White Sox 12-0 Friday night.
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One day after Minnesota lost rookie sensation Francisco Liriano for the season, Torii Hunter and Rondell White homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning last night to help the surging Twins pull within one game of first place with a 9-4 win over the Indians in Cleveland.
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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie hit two-run homers to help the Minnesota Twins clinch their third straight AL Central title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
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Minneapolisâ The Minnesota Twins were in great shape just two days ago. Now they&#39;re on the brink of being eliminated by the New York Yankees for the second straight year.