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8:10 pm EDT Thu Aug 19, 2010

The Minnesota Twins have plenty to do before the AL Central crown is theirs, but they can certainly deal a big blow to the Chicago White Sox’s hopes Thursday night. The Twins look to make it seven straight wins by finishing a sweep of the White Sox, who could find themselves six games out of first place with just three left against their division rivals. Minnesota was tied for second in the Central with Detroit on July 21, 3 1/2 games behind Chicago. A lot has changed in a month. As the Tigers have plummeted out of the race, Minnesota is threatening to distance itself from the White Sox. The Twins went a season-high five games up in the Central with a 7-6 win over manager Ozzie Guillen’s club Wednesday.

The Twins have taken seven of nine from the White Sox since the All-Star break, and Mauer has been the catalyst. The reigning AL MVP is hitting .450 with two homers, six doubles and 10 RBIs in that span. Mauer hasn’t always enjoyed facing Mark Buehrle, who will try to help Chicago avoid its first road sweep since April 16-18. Minnesota’s catcher is hitting .256 against the right-hander. Buehrle knows the Twins’ lineup as well as anyone. He is 24-17 with a 4.08 ERA against Ron Gardenhire’s club, can pass Roger Clemens for the second-most victories versus Minnesota on Thursday. Hall of Famer Whitey Ford has the most with 29. While Mauer hasn’t had much success against Buehrle, Denard Span and Delmon Young have. Buehrle has gone 8-3 with a 2.92 ERA in his last 12 outings. He gave up three runs over 6 1-3 innings of an 8-4 win over Detroit on Friday.