Justin Morneau News

THE CONTENTS: The Red Sox continue their nine-game road trip with their only visit of the season to Minneapolis for three more with the Twins.

The Red Sox slugger remains a media favorite, his quotes frequently lighting up reporters' notebooks.

Through all of the controversy revolving around him, the Red Sox right-hander has amassed a sterling 6-0 record and 1.69 ERA through eight starts.

The Twins on Wednesday afternoon scored twice in the sixth inning to climb to within 5-4 of the White Sox, and it felt as if it would be only a matter of time before they would shove the worst team in the AL Central out of the way.

Entering the final year of his contract with the Minnesota Twins , Justin Morneau certainly has a lot to play for.

Not only does Twins manager Ron Gardenhire like the on-base machine in the No. 2 lineup slot, but he worries about putting added strain on his franchise catcher in the first inning of home games.

That all culminated with Monday's two-homer game and Hicks is now hitting .215/.333/.431 with three homers and a 15-to-12 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his last 22 games.

Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo left no doubt about the legitimacy of their home runs in the second inning Tuesday night.

After a mediocre April , Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau has started May on a hot streak, with a .375 batting average with 17 RBI in 12 games after going 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Billy Butler broke out of a severe slump with five hits and five RBIs, and Kansas City kept Joe Blanton winless in eight starts this season with a victory over Los Angeles.

Vidal Nuno tossed five scoreless innings in his first career start while Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay each drove in a pair of runs to lead visiting New York to a double-header split against Cleveland.

Rookie Aaron Hicks hit two home runs and made a leaping catch in center field to take a home run away from Adam Dunn in the Minnesota Twins' 10-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

Justin Morneau went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four RBI and Aaron Hicks added a pair of solo homers and scored three times as the Minnesota Twins cruised to a 10-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game set at Target Field.

Torii Hunter is changing as a hitter. His power is diminishing but his contact is producing in different ways to make him a quality contributor.

It's time for three with the Whities in Minneapolis, as the bottom two teams in the AL Central lock horns.

The Twins' bats have come alive this month, as the club ranks among the American League leaders in runs scored and doubles.

White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko talks about the team meeting called by manager Robin Ventura after the Sox committed three errors in the 3-2 loss to the Angels.

Since his difficult debut on April 13, Diamond has delivered four consecutive quality starts: 25.1 innings, six earned runs , 14 strikeouts, three walks.

The Minnesota Twins have to do some old-fashioned things, like operate within a budget, so spending more money than the competition is not an option.

Vance Worley once again didn't have his best stuff, but Justin Morneau and Ryan Doumit provided enough offense to get Worley his first victory as a Minnesota Twin.