Jim Thome delivered a crushing blow to his former teammates Tuesday with a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th for a 7-6 win over the White Sox and a four-game lead in the division. Recap >

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Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Thome hits walk-off homer in 10th

The Twins treated leads like a hot potato, but the designated hitter settled matters against his former team with a dramatic two-run blast.

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Nineteen reasons to smile

Behind Joe Mauer’s seven RBI, Danny Valencia’s grand slam and Francisco Liriano’s seven shutout innings, the Twins overwhelmed the Royals and Zack Greinke

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Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Repko, CF	5	2	2	0	0	2	3	.280
Casilla, A, 2B	4	3	2	3	1	0	2	.315
Mauer, C	5	3	5	7	0	0	0	.305
a-Butera, PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.176
Young, D, LF	6	2	4	1	0	1	2	.328
Thome, DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.259
1-Morales, J, PR-DH	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Cuddyer, 1B	5	1	1	1	1	2	3	.275
Kubel, RF	5	1	1	2	1	2	2	.263
Valencia, 3B	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	.376
Hardy, SS	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	.254
Totals	44	19	20	19	6	12	20	.280

a-Hit into a double play for Mauer in the 8th.
1-Ran for Thome in the 6th. BATTING
2B: Repko (2, Greinke), Young, D 2 (30, Greinke, Texeira, K), Valencia 2 (6, Greinke, Texeira, K), Mauer (30, Texeira, K), Cuddyer (23, Marte, V).
3B: Casilla, A (2, Greinke), Hardy (2, Hughes, D).
HR: Valencia (1, 1st inning off Greinke, 3 on, 2 out), Mauer (6, 7th inning off Marte, V, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Repko 3; Casilla, A 4; Mauer 9; Young, D 6; Cuddyer 2; Kubel; Valencia 9; Hardy 3.
RBI: Casilla, A 3 (6), Mauer 7 (50), Valencia 4 (9), Young, D (75), Cuddyer (46), Kubel 2 (57), Hardy (19).
2-out RBI: Valencia 4; Mauer 3; Casilla, A; Young, D; Cuddyer; Kubel 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, D; Hardy.
SF: Casilla, A.
GIDP: Morales, J.
Team RISP: 9-for-17.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
PB: Butera (2).

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liriano(W, 9-7)	7.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	3.35
Mahay	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.26
Slama	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	2	6	0	4.04