White Sox at the All-Star Break – And What is With the Twins Curse?

Not surprisingly, the Minnesota Twins took two of three games from the Chicago White Sox at The Cell this past weekend.  While the Saturday game had a thrilling ending, the Sox eked out the win.  The telling statistic?  The Twins are 31-8 against the Sox since May 2009. The Sox are now five games out of first at the All-Star break (and four games from .500).  Jake Peavy lasted a meager four innings while giving up 10 hits, raising his ERA to 5.27.  Pierce and Pierzynski both continued their hitting with a run apiece. Sox Pitching Discussion With John Danks still on the DL, help is needed (but not just with pitching).  Ramon Castro’s fractured hand resulted in the return of Tyler Flowers, who is having a good year at Charlotte, averaging .261.  Adam Dunn has “done” as usual, averaging .160 (fire sale at the end of the season?).  Thankfully Paul Konerko has continued his hot streak with a .319 average to go along with his Final Vote All-Star selection (shaking my head why he wasn’t se...