Dunn, White Sox thrash Twins

3:13 PM, Jun 27, 2012   |    comments
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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Adam Dunn smoked a three-run home run and added an RBI single on Wednesday as the Chicago White Sox pounded out 21 hits en route to a 12-5 thrashing of the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of a three-game series at Target Field.

Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 and collected his first two RBI in a White Sox uniform, while Alex Rios crushed a solo homer and added an RBI base hit for Chicago, which has won four of their last five contests. Alejandro De Aza contributed three hits, including an RBI single in the victory.

Chris Sale (9-2) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk to go with five strikeouts over seven innings to earn the win. Will Ohman tossed the final two frames to close it out for the White Sox.

Darin Mastroianni ripped a two-run homer and Brian Dozier added a solo blast for the Twins, who dropped the final two games of this series.

Nick Blackburn (4-5) suffered the loss after giving up six runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and no walks in five full frames.

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