Twins try to halt skid against White Sox

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09/07/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins try to put the brakes on a four-game losing streak this evening when they open a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Twins enter this series on the heels of getting swept by the Cleveland Indians, including a 6-2 setback in Wednesday's finale, which all but ended their already slim hopes of capturing a fourth AL Central title in five years.

Torii Hunter and Luis Rodriguez each drove in a run in Wednesday's defeat, while Scott Baker (8-7) got the loss as he gave up three runs on 11 hits in five innings of work for Minnesota, which has dropped eight of its last 10 and is 12 games behind the first-place Indians.

Hoping to get the Twins back in the win column tonight will be righty Carlos Silva, who is 11-13 with a 4.34 ERA. Silva won for the second time in three decisions on Saturday against Kansas City, as he allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings.

Silva has lost three times already to the White Sox this season and is 4-9 lifetime against them with a 5.63 ERA in 17 games, 15 of which have been starts.

Chicago, meanwhile, also enters this series on a sour note after dropping the rubber match of their three-game series with the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, on Thursday at Comerica Park. A.J. Pierzynski was the only player with two hits for the White Sox, who have lost two straight and seven of nine.

Trailing 2-1, Detroit rallied for two runs in the ninth off reliever Bobby Jenks (3-5), as he scattered a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Timo Perez, who reached second on an error by second baseman Danny Richar as his throw sailed into the visitor's dugout.

With two strikes, Mike Rabelo bunted Perez to third and from there pinch- hitter Sean Casey singled home pinch-runner Cameron Maybin for the tying run. Casey also got replaced on the basepaths by Omar Infante, who reached second on Brandon Inge's groundout. Curtis Granderson then got hit by a pitch, and Placido Polanco grounded the game-winning RBI single into the gap in left field.

Getting the ball for the White Sox this evening will be right-hander Javier Vazquez, who has lost his last two starts. Vazquez was defeated by the Indians on Saturday, as he allowed four runs (three earned) and eight hits in six innings to fall to 11-8 on the year, while raising his ERA to 3.91.

Vazquez has beaten Silva and the Twins twice this season and has faced them 11 times in his career, going 3-5 against them with a 4.94 ERA.

Minnesota has won seven of its 12 matchups with the White Sox this season and is 17-14 in the series since the start of last season. These two teams have split six meetings this season in the windy city.

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