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The Twins have allowed 100 home runs this year, including 73 by their starters. Both totals are the most in the majors.
The Twins have played a lot better in June than they did the first two months of the season, but they haven't been able to climb out of last place or start any long winning streaks. This game felt more like one of their awful April performances.
Ryan Doumit wandered too far off second base during a pitch in the third inning that skipped away from catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who made the first of four throws to catch Doumit in a rundown. Denard Span hit his head on the center field wall trying to catch a triple by Pierzynski in the seventh. Then Morneau tried to move up on a pitch that sailed past Pierzynski in the seventh, but the ball bounced straight back and Pierzynski threw out his former teammate at second.
Damon Mastroianni hit his first career home run, a two-run shot against Will Ohman in the eighth inning, for the Twins.
NOTES: The Twins have lost eight of their last 10 games against the White Sox at home. ... The White Sox start a four-game series in New York on Thursday, with RHP Dylan Axelrod (0-1, 5.54 ERA) making his third start this season against Yankees RHP Ivan Nova (9-2, 4.25). ... The Twins are off on Thursday before four games in three days here against Kansas City. LHP Brian Duensing (1-3, 3.82) pitches on Friday, with RHP Luis Mendoza (2-4, 4.95) taking the mound for the Royals.
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