FIRST INNING

Chicago: Melky Cabrera hit a one-out single to center off Twins starter Phil Hughes. Jose Abreu singled to right, Cabrera scampered to third. Adam LaRoche singled to left-center, scoring Cabrera; Abreu was out at third.

Avisail Garcia singled to center, LaRoche went to third. Alexei Ramirez doubled to left, scoring LaRoche.

Chicago 2, Twins 0

THIRD INNING

Twins: Eduardo Nunez doubled to center off Chicago starter Chris Sale. Shane Robinson fouled out to right. Danny Santana doubled to right, scoring Nunez.

Chicago: LaRoche homered to right.

Chicago 3, Twins 1

EIGHTH INNING

Twins: Brian Dozier hit a one-out single to center off reliever Zach Duke. Joe Mauer singled to center, Dozier advanced to third. Torii Hunter reached on a fielder's choice to first, scoring Dozier.

Chicago: Avisail Garcia hit a one-out single to center off reliever Blaine Boyer. Garcia stole second. Alexei Ramirez singled to center, scoring Garcia. Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer to left.

Chicago 6, Twins 2

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Santana ss402101.200

Dozier 2b411001.200

Mauer dh402001.300

Hunter rf401101.143

Plouffe 1b400003.105

Escobar 3b400001.154

Suzuki c200020.200

Nunez lf211001.667

Schafer ph-cf200001.211

Robinson cf200000.143

Arcia ph-lf200000.214

Totals34272210

ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Eaton cf500001.080

Cabrera lf412000.208

Abreu 1b402000.238

LaRoche dh422202.190

Garcia rf412001.368

Ramirez ss412200.200

Gillaspie 3b300001.333

Beckham 3b111200.375

Flowers c401001.250

Johnson 2b400001.188

Totals37612607

Twins001 000 010—272

Chicago201 000 03x—6120

E—Nunez (1), Escobar (1). LOB—Twins 7, Chicago 7. 2B—Santana (1), Nunez (1), Ramirez (1). HR—LaRoche (2), off Hughes; Beckham (1), off Boyer. RBI—Santana (2), Hunter (1), LaRoche 2 (3), Ramirez 2 (4), Beckham 2 (3). SB—Garcia (1). GIDP—Arcia. DP—Chicago 1.

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Hughes L, 0-2683304985.25

Thompson1 1/300002151.93

Boyer0433001218.00

Duensing2/30000160.00

CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA

Sale W, 1-0651118981.50

Guerra H, 11/300010130.00

Jennings H, 12/30000028.10

Duke H, 1121101303.00

Robertson100001110.00

Inherited runners-scored—Duensing 1-0, Da.Jennings 1-0. Umpires—Home, Sam Holbrook; First, Bill Welke; Second, James Hoye; Third, John Hirschbeck. T—2:56. A—23,057 (40,615).