Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 23, 2009 3:00PM

Twins Rough Up Sox
The White Sox fell once more to the rival Minnesota Twins, this time by a score of 8-6, and fell even further behind as any slim playoff hopes are now fading fast, eight games back of Detroit with only 11 to play. John Danks had a rough outing, responsible for seven of Minnesota's runs over six innings pitched. The Sox did their best to keep pace with the Twins, including homers from Alex Rios, Gordon Beckham, and Paul Konerko, but even six runs wasn't enough to stop Minnesota, who have won 8 of their last 10. Meanwhile, the Sox are 3-7 over their last 10, not the way they wanted to finish the '09 season. The Sox see the last of the Twins for '09 tonight at 7:11 p.m. (CSN+).

Cubs Bounce Brewers
Derek Lee and the Cubs continued to beat up on the Brewers on their way to a 7-2 victory Wednesday night. Too bad it's all for naught. Lee went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs which included his 35th homer of the season. Aramis Ramirez also added two RBIs as the Cubs found offense they've been consistently lacking all year. Meanwhile, rookie Randy Wells threw and outstanding game, striking out five and allowing only one run over seven innings, good enough to secure his 11th win of the year. Recent call-up Tyler Colvin continued to impress making a big play in the ninth to rob Ryan Braun of a three-run homer. Milton who? The teams play one more time, tonight at 7:05 p.m. (CSN).