The last time I saw a team play as poorly as the Cubs did on Sunday was in late May when I walked past a little league game. The Cubs made 3 official errors in the game, but also made a number of mistakes that weren't scored as errors. Balls found their way into holes as Cubs players simply looked at eachother in hopes that the other guy would make the play. The Cubs out-hit the Twins 11-10, but the lopsided 8-1 score showed just how awful the Cubs were. The positive is that the Twins took advantage of the mistakes—something all good teams do.

Brad Radke worked out of rough first 3 innings without any damage thanks to the help of a double play, a timely strikeout and a baserunner caught stealing. Radke gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in the first three innings and then settled down to give up just 1 hit in the remaining 4 innings. It looked as if the Twins were going to shutout the Cubs for the second straight day until Willie Eyre gave up 3 hits and allowed a run in the ninth inning.

The 8 Twins runs were spread across five different innings. Justin Morneau drew a walk off lefty Sean Marshall to start off the second inning rally. Torii Hunter singled and Ruben Sierra, in a rare start, singled to score Morneau and Hunter. The Twins put together 4 singles in the 3rd to score 3 runs. Justin Morneau hit grounder to the right side which should've been a sure out. Neither Todd Walker nor Phil Nevin wanted to take charge and the ball skipped into the outfielder within a couple feet of each player.

The Twins also scored a run in each of the 6th, 7th and 8th innings. Torii Hunter hit a solo homer in the 7th and Luis Rodriguez hit one in the 8th after being inserted at third in the top of the inning. For the first time since April the Twins have now scored more runs on the season than they've given up (352-348). They've also improved to a season best 4 games over .500. Detroit completed the sweep of St. Louis, but Houston was able to fend off the White Sox and finally win the game in 13. The White Sox had been down 9-1 as late as the top of the 7th, but Tadahito Iguchi hit a 3-run homer in the 8th and a grand slam in the 9th to tie it up.

Game Notes

• Jason Bartlett's 11-game hit streak came to an end with an 0-4 day.
• Joe Mauer got the day off. Redmond provided one hit and a run scored on the day.
• Is Torii heating up? He was 2-4 with a big 3rd inning single and a homerun in the 7th when the game was already out of reach for the Cubs.
• Ruben Sierra picked up 2 hits and 2 RBI in a start at DH.

White Injured?

Over the weekend it was reported that Rondell White is experiencing some lingering effects from last season's shoulder surgery. It's odd that there was no mention of this until now. White isn't expected to go on the DL, but it seems a decision will have to be made as soon as this coming weekend when Shannon Stewart is expected back from the DL.

Dodgers coming to town

The Dodgers will have their work cut out for them this week at the Metrodome. They'll send righthanded rookie Chad Billingsley out against Carlos Silva on Monday and then have to face Santana and Liriano the next two games. Silva has been more effective in his last two outings, although he's left the past two games early with a tight hamstring and tiredness from running the bases.