You could see the breath from the players' mouths, and you knoew that every hit was accompanied b y a pair of stinging hands. Yet that diddn't prevent the Minnesota Twins from banging out a series of singles and, for the first time this year, the team built up a lead in the early innings and gave their starting pitcher a relatively stress-free path to a winning game.
That didn't prevent the Chicago White Sox from putting a little worry into the equation, however, and after three solo homeruns, ithe memory of Monday's game must have brought a little worry to Twins fans as they watched their teams leadshrink bit by bit.
Not to worry. The Twins loaded the bases and with a swing of the bat Jason Kubel put the game on ice. It was the big hit the twins have been searching for in vain so far this season, only the team's fourth homerun of the year. But as Kubel rounded the bases with a drand slam and Twins fans watching on TV indulged in a "Sit down, Sox" moment, it couldn't help but make you feel that if the starting pitching holds up and the offense produces more nights like this, this season just might be a lot of fun.
it certainly never hurts to beat the White Sox in chicago, who may not be quite as obnoxious as they were when the Twins were regularly winning division titles, but who still present a lineup studded with power hitters. But I'll take a bunch of singles topped off with one home run against three solo shots any day. I bet the Twins will, too.
Player Of The game: Json Kubel, 2 for 4, 6 RBI's
Keywords: Chicago White Sox, Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins
