Twins 7 - 8 White Sox
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White Sox look to feed off emotional win

Sep 8, 2007 - 1:43 PM Minnesota (69-72) at Chi White Sox (60-81) 3:55 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - It may be a forgettable season for the Chicago White Sox, but they enjoyed a memorable win Friday.

The White Sox will hope to build off a monumental comeback victory when they host the Minnesota Twins in the second of a three-game series Saturday.

For the first time in team history, Chicago came back from six runs down in the ninth inning to collect an 11-10 triumph over Minnesota. Despite the win, the White Sox have still lost 21 of their previous 27 contests.

Chicago will send righthander Jose Contreras (8-16, 5.68 ERA) to the mound. The 35-year-old Cuban hurled 6 2/3 strong frames in an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday to register back-to-back victories for the first time this season.

Matt Garza (3-5, 3.49) will get the start for the Twins, who have lost five straight contests and nine of their last 11. Despite going 2-2 in August, Garza's ERA ballooned from 1.37 over the month.

For the first time since August 2004, Minnesota closer Joe Nathan has blown back-to-back save opportunities. Nathan has failed to convert a save on four occasions this season after logging 36 saves in 38 chances in 2006.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MINNESOTA 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 14 1
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 x 8 16 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: MIN - MATT GARZA, KEVIN SLOWEY (5TH), CARMEN CALI (7TH), PAT NESHEK
    (7TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH) AND JOSE MORALES, CHRIS HEINTZ
    (5TH)
    CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, MIKE MYER

    Sep 8 7:21 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 7:15 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JIM THOME SCORED JERRY OWENS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J THOME ON FIRST, S PODSEDNIK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
    CHI WHITE SOX 8 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.262, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 6:52 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI (14) TO RIGHT WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 7TH OFF CARMEN CALI SCORED JUAN URIBE.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 7
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.248, 2-FOR-4, RBI)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 6:51 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TORII HUNTER (28) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JOSE CONTRERAS.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 5
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.281, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 6:31 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    BUNT SINGLE BY JASON TYNER SCORED JASON KUBEL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J TYNER ON FIRST, J MORALES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 6
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.226, 1-FOR-3)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 6:16 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PAUL KONERKO SCORED TOBY HALL AND JERRY OWENS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, P KONERKO ON FIRST, J THOME ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.248, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 5:37 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JERRY OWENS SCORED JUAN URIBE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J OWENS ON SECOND, T HALL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
    CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.259, 0-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 5:21 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JASON TYNER SCORED BRIAN BUSCHER AND JOSE
    MORALES.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J TYNER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.228, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 4:57 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRIAN BUSCHER SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B BUSCHER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORALES (1.000, 1-FOR-1)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 4:48 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON KUBEL SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CUDDYER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B BUSCHER (.273, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 4:47 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN BUSCHER (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF JOSE CONTRERAS.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORALES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 4:20 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (28) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF MATT GARZA.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.247, 26 HR, 67 RBI)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 4:10 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (25) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    1ST OFF MATT GARZA.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.260, 27 HR, 75 RBI)

    Twins vs. White SoxSep 8 4:09 PM
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