GAME RECAP
Impact player
Joe Mauer, Twins
He had home run and a double in his first two at-bats, then set up Ryan Doumit's game-winner with an eighth-inning single.
BY THE NUMBERS
8 Victories by the Twins in their last at-bat
14 Home runs by Joe Mauer against the White Sox, more than he has hit against any other team
3 Consecutive games Mike Pelfrey has pitched into the seventh inning, something he failed to do in his first 11 starts
ON DECK
White Sox ace Chris Sale is on the mound for Chicago, to face the Twins' best starting pitcher this year, Kevin Correia.
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