Carlos Santana hits a solo home run to right field to extend the Twins' lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the 8th inning

Justifiably, much of the early criticism of the Minnesota Twins has stemmed from the bottom half of their lineup on a nightly basis. A group of veteran

Willi Castro hit a 3-run home run on his 27th birthday and Joe Ryan pitched six innings for his first win of the year as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Wednesday.

Carlos Santana and Jose Miranda hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the 8th to extend the Twins' lead to 6-2

Edouard Julien and Ryan Jeffers hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to tie the game, then Julien hit another in the seventh to give the Twins some breathing room in a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox Thursday afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis.