Alright, the Twins got the job done. They rolled into Chicago and left with a half game lead over the White Sox for the Wild Card.
Torii Hunter and Jason Bartlett were the heroes on Friday. Hunter hit a huge three run homerun in the sixth to give the the Twins a 4-3 lead. The White Sox tied the game up in the bottom half of that inning, but in the ninth, Bartlett singled home Lew Ford for the game winner. Brad Radke lasted only two innings and it was Jesse Crain who picked up the win with two shutout innings.
The pen really tried to blow a fair start by Johan Santana yesterday, but Nick Punto’s RBI single in the eleventh gave the Twins the win. Joe Nathan gave up a two run homerun in the ninth to Jermaine Dye and that sent it into extra frames. Punto, Rondell White and Jason Tyner all had two RBIs in the 8-7 win.
The winning ended today wit Carlos Silva. He gave up three more homeruns over six innings and he dropped to 8-12. The only Twins’ run came in the first inning when Michael Cuddyer singled home Punto.
The Twins are off tomorrow and then they have three against the Royals. It’s imperative that the Twins take care of business against Kansas City. The Twins have only a half game lead so there’s very little margin for error here.
