GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
David Purcey, White Sox
The Twins put tying run on third with one out in the sixth, but Purcey preserved Chicago's lead by striking out Joe Mauer and getting Justin Morneau on a one-hopper.
BY THE NUMBERS
.115 The Twins' batting average (6-for-52) with runners in scoring position during first six games of this road trip.
18 Twins runs scored on home runs, of the 23 they have scored on this trip.
3 Consecutive starts in which Mike Pelfrey has failed to pitch more than five innings.
ON DECK
The Twins will try to clinch a second consecutive 4-3 road trip when they send Kevin Correia to the mound.
PHIL MILLER