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Twins kick White Sox when they’re down

With the Tigers and Twins pulling away in the AL Central race, the White Sox began cleaning house late Monday night, after their 4-1 loss to the Twins at the Metrodome.

About 90 minutes after the game, word came that the White Sox had traded Jim Thome to the Dodgers for minor league infielder Justin Fuller and Jose Contreras to the Rockies for minor league pitcher Brandon Hynick.

The Thome rumors had been swirling through the Twins clubhouse, as players celebrated their 10th victory in 13 games.

Nick Blackburn, who hadn’t won since the All-Star break, pitched seven strong innings, and the Twins used third-inning home runs from Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel to help pull within 3 1/2 games of the first-place Tigers. Meanwhile, Chicago remained six games back after falling to 1-7 on its 11-game road trip against the Red Sox, Yankees, Twins and Cubs.

Click here to read the full article – By JOE CHRISTENSEN of StarTribune.com

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September 1, 2009 - Posted by GameSetMatch | MLB, Minnesota Twins, Twins News | Baseball, Minnesota, Minnesota Twins, MLB, Twins, Twins Baseball | No Comments Yet