MINNEAPOLIS, May 17 (UPI) -- Joe Mays allowed one run and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings and Torii Hunter robbed Carlos Lee of a two-run homer Saturday night as the Monnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, for their 14th win in 18 games.
On Friday, Minnesota had 20 hits, including eight for extra baes, in an 18-3 drubbing of the White Sox. In this one, the Twins had to scratch for their runs as they were held down by Jon Garland (2-4), who allowed two runs - one earned - and six hits in six innings.
Cristian Guzman reached on a forceout in the first, stole second, took third on Corey Koskie's single and scored on an error by right fielder Armando Rios.
The Twins made it 2-0 in the fourth. Bobby Kielty, who drove in a career-high five runs Friday, walked, moved to third on Doug Mientkiewicz's single and scored on Dustan Muhr's groundout.
Mays (4-3), who walked none and struck out one, was helped in the seventh by Hunter, who made a spectacular catch, leaping high above the center field fence to take what would have been a game-tying home run away from Lee.
May eventually tired in the inning as the White Sox halved the deficit on consecutive singles by Paul Konerko, Joe Crede and Miguel Olivo.
The Twins also got excellent relief. J.C. Romero worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh by getting D'Angelo Jimenez to fly to center. After LaTroy Hawkins pitched a scoreless eighth, Koskie provided insurance with a sacrifice fly. Eddie Guardado tossed a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.
