Twins 3, White Sox 1
Joe Mauer (left) congratulates Justin Morneau after Morneau's three-run homer. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Johan Santana dominated the White Sox on Sunday, allowing just one hit and striking out nine over seven innings of work to pick up his second win. Justin Morneau provided the offense with his second homer of the season, a three-run blast in the fourth.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 04/06:
PPD
Sat. 04/07:
CWS 3, MIN 0
Sun. 04/08:
MIN 3, CWS 1
TODAY'S WRAPS: April 08, 2007
Minnesota 3, Chi White Sox 1
Today's Boxes 4/8/07
BAL 6, NYY 4
ATL 3, NYM 2
FLA 6, PHI 4
PIT 6, CIN 3
ARI 3, WSH 1
TOR 6, TB 3
MIL 9, CHC 4
STL 10, HOU 1
DET 3, KC 2
OAK 2, LAA 1
SD 2, COL 1
LAD 10, SF 4
BOS 3, TEX 2
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Standings thru 4/8/07 | Gameday | Twins Stats | White Sox Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .381
Punto , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
Mauer , C4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .368
Cuddyer , RF3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .412
Morneau , 1B4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .353
Hunter , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .158
Redmond , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
Tyner , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .067
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 9
BATTING HR : Morneau (2, 4th inning off Danks, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Mauer 2; Cuddyer; Morneau 5; Tyner.RBI : Morneau 3 (5).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tyner; Cuddyer.Team LOB : 5.
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ozuna , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167
a-Mackowiak , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Erstad , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Konerko , 1B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294
Thome , DH3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .118
Dye , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .118
Crede , 3B4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278
1-Podsednik , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Pierzynski , C4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111
Iguchi , 2B2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
Uribe , SS3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .333
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 10 11
BATTING HR : Uribe (2, 8th inning off Crain, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Konerko; Crede 2; Uribe 4.RBI : Uribe (3).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dye; Ozuna; Pierzynski.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Crede (1, throw).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (W, 2-0)7.0 1 0 0 3 9 0 2.77
Crain (H, 3)1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.50
Nathan (S, 3)1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danks (L, 0-1)6.0 4 3 3 2 6 1 4.50
Aardsma 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.50
Sisco 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
Pitches-strikes : Santana 97-63, Crain 19-13, Nathan 20-15, Danks 97-65, Aardsma 38-24, Sisco 11-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 5-7, Crain 2-1, Nathan 1-1, Danks 6-6, Aardsma 2-2, Sisco 1-2.Batters faced : Santana 25, Crain 4, Nathan 5, Danks 24, Aardsma 7, Sisco 4.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 36 degrees, sunny.Wind : 3 mph, L to R.T : 2:36.Att : 27,653.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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