After failing to score a run on Thursday afternoon, the Twins bats came alive on a cold Friday evening in Chicago. Neither starter was great. R.A. Dickey and Jose Contreras lasted just five innings, but Dickey was just a little bit less hittable and was credited with the win. The Twins' record improved to 3-2, enough for first place in the division.

The Twins scattered single runs through 4 of the first 5 innings as Chicago tried to keep pace. Things got out of hand for the Sox in the seventh inning when the Twins posted 7 runs, more than they had scored in any of the previous 4 games. Justin Morneau led off the inning with his second home run of the season. Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer and Joe Crede were all then walked. Singles by Jose Morales, Nick Punto, Denard Span and Alexi Casilla helped provide the scoring, and then Justin Morneau added his second RBI of the inning with a sac fly.

Game Notes

• Brian Duensing got his first action of the season. He pitched 3 innings and allowed just 2 hits, however 1 of those hits happened to be a 2-run home run by Carlos Quentin.

• Jose Morales clearly likes U.S. Cellular Field. Last season he went 3-3 in his only 3 career at-bats. After coming into Friday night's game hitless, he put together a 2-3 night with 2 walks.

• Joe Crede got a warm welcome from his former fans when he came to bat in the second. He followed that up with his first home run of the season, assuring that there will be no more applause from White Sox fans.

Scott Baker Update

Scott Baker pitched 7 strong innings in Fort Myers and says he's ready to return to the team. If no issues arise in the next couple days, we should expect to see him back in the rotation later next week. There's still no clear indication of who would go down to clear room for him. No one has managed to pitch themselves out of a job in the first week.

Day Game on Saturday

Saturday's 3:05 CT game will be televised on FOX Saturday baseball. The Twins will face their #1 starter, Francisco Liriano, against Chicago's #5, Bartolo Colon.