| SEASON | CAREER |
| W4 | 43 |
| L5 | 51 |
| G14 | 140 |
| IP70.0 | 790.0 |
| BB22 | 198 |
| SO32 | 378 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W7 | 116 |
| L7 | 88 |
| G19 | 270 |
| IP134.0 | 1715.0 |
| BB27 | 526 |
| SO120 | 1674 |
Getting back home has helped the Chicago White Sox put their recent struggles behind them.
Facing the AL-worst Minnesota Twins surely hasn't hurt, either.
Seeking a 10th victory in 11 home games, the White Sox - winners of 14 of 18 in this series - try for a three-game sweep of the Twins on Wednesday.
Chicago (52-45) lost the final five games on its recently completed road trip, but has picked up the pace since returning to the South Side. After taking Monday's series opener 7-4, the White Sox broke out in a big way Tuesday with an 11-4 win.
Adam Dunn hit a game-tying two-run homer - his major league-leading 30th - and Dayan Viciedo singled home two more runs to cap a four-run seventh-inning rally. Paul Konerko 's four hits included his 16th long ball for the White Sox, who went on to score five more runs in the eighth.
"He's a monster right now," Konerko said of Dunn, who has nearly tripled his home run total from a disastrous 2011 campaign. "I think he's an even better hitter and better everything than he was even when he was having those great years before. I think his best is ahead of him."
Tuesday's result, along with Detroit's 3-2 loss at Cleveland, moved Chicago into a first-place tie with the Tigers in the AL Central. The White Sox are batting .318 while outscoring opponents 68-34 during their 9-1 stretch at home.
They now turn to Jake Peavy (7-7, 3.22 ERA), who has lost both his starts since the All-Star break. After allowing six runs and a career-high 12 hits over seven-plus innings during a 6-3 loss at Kansas City on July 14, Peavy was outdueled by Justin Verlander in Friday's 4-2 defeat at Detroit.
The right-hander allowed four runs and eight hits over seven innings, dropping to 1-6 in his last seven outings.
Peavy has experienced mixed results against the Twins (40-57) since the start of last season, going 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA over five outings. While he didn't allow a run in either of those wins, he compiled an 8.22 ERA in the three losses - two at home.
Peavy has held Josh Willingham hitless in 10 career at-bats, but he'll still want to be wary of the slugging left fielder. Willingham provided all of Minnesota's offense Tuesday with his 24th and 25th homers of the season.
Minnesota has lost 10 of 14 and will try to regroup behind Nick Blackburn (4-5, 7.46), who was superb his last time out following a brief stint in the minors. The right-hander was sent down July 4 after yielding four runs or more in 10 of his first 13 starts, but he allowed one run, seven hits and no walks over a season-high 6 2-3 innings Friday in a 2-1, 11-inning win at Kansas City.
"That was a great performance," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It was desperately needed by him, for him. He made it look effortless.
"It's something he's been working on. He said he was going to stay light on his front side and let the ball come out of his hand. He did it with all of his pitches - good changeup, good sinker and a good slider."
Blackburn was anything but sharp during a 12-5 loss to Chicago on June 27, yielding six runs and nine hits over five innings.
While Blackburn has gone 4-1 with a 2.97 ERA during his last five starts at U.S. Cellular Field, he's allowed five runs in two of his three most recent visits.
No player has more hits against Blackburn than A.J. Pierzynski, who's gone 16 for 45 (.356) in their matchups. Pierzynski, however, will miss his second straight game Wednesday with a mild right oblique strain.
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HRRUNSSBSOBBOBPSLGOPS
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Jamey Carroll | 11 | .273 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .606 | .273 |
| Alexi Casilla | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .833 | .500 |
| Ryan Doumit | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jason Marquis | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Mauer | 15 | .267 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .667 | .400 |
| Justin Morneau | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.167 | .500 |
| Chris Parmelee | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.334 | .667 |
| Carl Pavano | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .000 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 9 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .889 | .556 |
| Ben Revere | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Denard Span | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Danny Valencia | 8 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Josh Willingham | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .000 |
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Gordon Beckham | 24 | .333 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .833 | .500 |
| Alejandro De Aza | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Adam Dunn | 8 | .125 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .417 | .917 | .500 |
| Paul Konerko | 44 | .250 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .340 | .681 | .341 |
| Brent Morel | 9 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 42 | .381 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .386 | .838 | .452 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 36 | .333 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .415 | .776 | .361 |
| Alex Rios | 21 | .286 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .810 | .524 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| July 17, 2012 | Matt Capps | 15-Day DL | Right rotator cuff irritation |
| June 24, 2012 | Matt Capps | 15-Day DL | Right shoulder inflammation |
| June 24, 2012 | Matt Capps | 15-Day DL | Right shoulder inflammation |
| June 17, 2012 | Joe Mauer | Day-to-Day | Left game - bruised right quadricep |
| June 16, 2012 | Joe Mauer | Day-to-Day | Sore left hamstring |
| June 15, 2012 | Justin Morneau | Day-to-Day | Left forearm injury |
 Chicago White Sox |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| July 24, 2012 | A.J. Pierzynski | Day-to-Day | Strained right oblique |
| July 08, 2012 | Gavin Floyd | 15-Day DL | Right elbow tendinitis |
| July 08, 2012 | Gavin Floyd | 15-Day DL | Right elbow tendinitis |
| June 29, 2012 | Kevin Youkilis | Day-to-Day | Left game - upset stomach |
| June 25, 2012 | Brian Bruney | 15-Day DL | Left hip inflammation |
| June 24, 2012 | Jesse Crain | 15-Day DL | Right shoulder inflammation |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Dayan Viciedo showed his resiliency, and so did the Chicago White Sox.
Viciedo homered and drove in four runs to make up for some defensive miscues, and the White Sox beat Minnesota 8-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep of the last-place Twins.
Viciedo hit a two-run single in the second inning and added a two-run homer in the fourth, finishing with three hits. Alex Rios also homered for the White Sox, who have won 10 of their last 11 home games.
"You get that feeling back," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "It's one thing to go through a tough stretch and start winning games again, expecting that. Part of this three-game series, you get back, the guys swinging the bats pretty good and guys pitching fairly well."
Jake Peavy (8-7) allowed two runs - one earned - and six hits in six innings with six strikeouts and two walks.
Chicago and Detroit are tied for the AL Central lead. The Tigers swept the White Sox over the weekend.
"These three games we just played good team baseball," Peavy said. "It's nice to come back after the road trip we had. We had a short homestand, but we played well, got back on track."
Kevin Youkilis left the game in the fourth inning due to a sprained left ankle. He rolled it rounding first on an RBI single in the third and was lifted for a pinch hitter.
Youkilis called the move "precautionary" and said he will be ready to play Friday at Texas.
Nick Blackburn (4-6) gave up a season-high eight runs and 10 hits in 4 1-3 innings as the Twins fell a season-worst 18 games below .500. Minnesota went 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position, stranded nine runners and lost to the White Sox for the 15th time in their last 19 meetings.
"Just a terrible series by us," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "But a very good series by the other team. They whacked it, and they pounded us - scored a lot of runs, and we got dominated here."
Peavy got into a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the first, but allowed only one run. Josh Willingham grounded into a double play, and Justin Morneau grounded out.
Viciedo misplayed Joe Mauer 's fly ball to left leading off the fourth for an error, Willingham walked and Mauer scored on Morneau's double. But with runners on second and third, Peavy struck out Ryan Doumit , Brian Dozier and Alexi Casilla .
Viciedo's miscue snapped a 109-game errorless streak. It was his first error since moving to the outfield from third base in 2011.
"You work hard at (defense) and you figure at some point (an error) might happen," Viciedo said through a translator. "Unfortunately for me, today was that day. Just go out there and keep practicing so it doesn't happen again."
The 23-year-old Cuban responded with his 16th homer of the season in the bottom half, a 409-foot, two-run drive over the center-field wall for a 6-2 lead.
"What he's doing offensively as far as his approach, you can tell by the way he's hitting the ball, just the velocity coming off the bat that he feels pretty good at the plate," Ventura said.
Viciedo got into more trouble in the fifth when he failed to catch Denard Span 's one-out line drive - ruled a double. Viciedo tumbled forward, bending his left wrist as he fell to the ground.
Ventura and a White Sox trainer came out to check on Viciedo, who recovered to make a nice retreating catch on Mauer's fly ball and strand Span at second.
Rios' two-run homer in the fifth chased Blackburn, who allowed eight earned runs for the first time since Sept. 28, 2010, at Kansas City.
Span had two doubles for Minnesota. Morneau's double in the fourth was the 250th of his career.
NOTES: White Sox C A.J. Pierzynski (mild right oblique strain) sat out for the second consecutive game. Ventura expects Pierzynski to return Friday. "He could play, but we don't want him to re-injure it and be out for any longer than he has to be," Ventura said. ... Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right thumb) missed his fifth straight game. Gardenhire said a trip to the 15-day DL is possible if Plouffe doesn't improve by Friday's series opener against Cleveland. ... Scott Diamond (8-4, 3.16 ERA) will pitch the series opener for the Twins against the Indians' Josh Tomlin (5-7, 5.34). ... Chris Sale (11-3, 2.37) starts for Chicago against Yu Darvish (11-6, 3.88) at Texas on Friday.
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