Scorecard: Twins 8, White Sox 6

FIRST INNING

Twins: With White Sox starter Scott Carroll pitching, Danny Santana walked. Brian Dozier singled to center, moving Santana to third. Trevor Plouffe doubled to left, scoring Santana and Dozier. Twins 2, White Sox 0

THIRD INNING

Twins: Santana singled to right. Dozier struck out. Santana moved to second on a wild pitch. Plouffe doubled to center, scoring Santana.

Chicago: With Twins starter Yohan Pino pitching, Alejandro De Aza walked. Adrian Nieto struck out. Adam Eaton doubled to left, moving De Aza to third. Gordon Beckham grounded out to second, scoring De Aza.

Twins 3, White Sox 1

FOURTH INNING

Chicago: Alexei Ramirez homered to left. Twins 4, White Sox 2

SEVENTH INNING

Chicago: Dayan Viciedo singled to center. De Aza reached on a bunt single, moving Viciedo to second. Nieto sacrificed to the pitcher, moving Viciedo to third and De Aza to second. Brian Duensing relieved Pino. Eaton singled to center, scoring Viciedo and De Aza, with Eaton advancing to second on the throw home. Jared Burton relieved Duensing. Beckham doubled to right, scoring Eaton. Jose Abreu was intentionally walked. Adam Dunn lined out to right, moving Beckham to third. Ramirez singled to right, scoring Beckham. White Sox 6, Twins 4

EIGHTH INNING

Twins: With White Sox reliever Ronald Belisario pitching, Plouffe singled to right. Josh Willingham was hit by a pitch, moving Plouffe to second. Eduardo Nunez ran for Willingham. Kurt Suzuki singled to right, scoring Plouffe and moving Nunez to second. Jake Petricka relieved Belisario. Vargas grounded out to third, moving Nunez to third and Suzuki to second. Arcia doubled to left, scoring Nunez and Suzuki. Twins 7, White Sox 6

Twins: With White Sox reliever Daniel Webb pitching, Santana homered to right.

Twins 8, White Sox 6

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Santana cf432110.309

Dozier 2b411011.239

Willingham lf200011.221

Nunez pr-lf110000.246

Suzuki c411100.308

Vargas dh412000.333

Arcia rf402200.222

Escobar ss400002.271

Totals36812635

ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Eaton cf514200.306

Beckham 2b512201.228

Dunn dh400002.227

Konerko ph101000.248

Ramirez ss512200.285

Gillaspie 3b400000.315

Viciedo rf411002.234

Nieto c200011.253

Sierra pr000000.244

Flowers c000000.247

Totals36612646

Twins201 100 031—8120

E—Ramirez (10). LOB—Twins 5, Chicago 8. 2B—Plouffe 2 (31), Arcia (9), Eaton 3 (19), Beckham (24), De Aza (13). HR—Santana (5), off Webb; Ramirez (11), off Pino. RBI—Santana (23), Plouffe 2 (47), Suzuki (46), Arcia 2 (22), Eaton 2 (32), Beckham 2 (35), Ramirez 2 (55). S—Nieto. DP—Twins 1; Chicago 4.

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Pino6⅓74425874.57

Duensing01110012.40

Burton⅓2111094.57

Fien110010163.04

Perkins S, 27110001112.72

CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA

Carroll774424994.36

Belisario L, 4-8⅓23300145.54

D.Webb121111213.60