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Sox Take Series From Twins Dayan Viciedo and Adam Dunn Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo each homered for the second straight game to lead the White Sox to a 9-4 win Wednesday that took the series from the Twins. Dunn actually had two homers, three hits overall and five RBIs. Alex Rios added three hits for the Sox, who had 14 hits overall. Dylan Axelrod got the win. Mike Pelfrey lasted only four innings for the Twins and gave up five runs on eight hits. Joe Mauer and Jamey Carroll had three hits each for Minnesota. Eduardo Escobar homered, For more on the game, go to the team web sites vi MDR links. Peavy, Homers Beat Twins Jake Peavy pitched seven strong innings as the White Sox beat the Twins, 4-2, Tuesday night. Peavy gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings. Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo hit back-to-back homers for the Sox. Addison Reed earned his 12th save. Kevin Correia took the loss. Justin Morneau had two hits for the Twins. For more on the game, go to the team web sites vi MDR links. The series concludes Wednesday. Morneau, Hicks Lead Twins Justin Morneau had three hits, and Aaron Hicks hit two home runs, as the Twins pounded the White Sox, 10-3, Monday night. Morneau drove in four runs with his hits. Both of Hicks' homers were solo shots. The Twins had 12 hits overall. Pedro Hernandez got the win. Hector Santiago took the loss for the Sox. Alejandro De Aza and Alexei Ramirez had three hits each. Go to the team web sites via MDR links for more on the game. Midweek Update Chris Sale Brewers RHP Marco Estrada gave up only three hits and one run in seven innings after having his start pushed back two days until Monday. SS Jean Segura and RF Norichika Aoki continued their hot hitting with three hits each on Monday. Segura homered Tuesday, and Aoki had three hits again. The Brewers used eight pitchers Tuesday, with Mike Fiers getting the loss after giving up a run in the 12th inning. Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo's seven-year, $41 million contract could keep him a Cub until age 32. Travis Wood became the first Cubs LHP to start a season with eight quality starts since Hippo Vaughn in 1919. Wood is 4-2 on the season. RHP Matt Garza will make his last rehab start Thursday and could be activated from the DL after it. Twins OF Aaron Hicks' two homers Monday almost overshadowed what might have been a game-saving catch on a drive by the White Sox's Adam Dunn. The Twins will wear retro uniforms of the 1948 Saint Paul Saints when they play the Brewers on May 30. 1B Justin Morneau extended his hitting streak to 10 games Tuesday. White Sox The day after pitching a one-hitter, LHP Chris Sale had a tooth extraction. He will make his next scheduled start. 2B Gordon Beckham is getting close to a rehab assignment for a left hand injury. RHP Jesse Crain has had 14 straight scoreless appearances. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo "Revive The Hall" Started A group, informally calling itself The Wisconsin Sports Legacy Group, is trying to revive the dormant Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame through a fund-raising effort and is seeking partners for a variety of projects intended to revive the Hall, elevate its profile and provide some revenue streams. Rick Schabowski and Gregg Hoffmann are shown above shooting a video, which will be part of tours of the Walk of Fame plaques this summer. A Revive the Hall Facebook page can be accessed by clicking here. Updates on the effort will be posted on that site. If you think you can help, the group wants as many volunteers as possible. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Featured Advertiser ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Welcome to Midwest Diamond Report I'm Gregg Hoffmann, publisher of this site. MDR is a web version of a print publication put out by the late sports artist and journalist Al Rainovic. MDR is devoted to covering Midwest baseball and its history. You won’t find game stories in MDR. For those, we have provided links directly to team and league web pages. What you will find are periodic features and columns by professional writers, baseball researchers and fans. Also, check out MDR Friends updates, and other information from Gregg Hoffmann, on Facebook by clicking here. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo MDR Archives and Blogs Special Feature Package Archive *MBHA Conley video* *MBHA 2013 Dinner photo gallery* *Channel 6 Beyond The Game feature* *2013 Spring Training video* *Uecker statue unveiling video* *2011 Spring Training* *video #2* *2011 Spring Training video #1* *Target Field video and photo gallery* *Celebration of Baseball photo gallery* *In Their Own Words: Bud Selig video* *Field of Dreams photo gallery* *Selig Statue Unveiling photo gallery , video1, video 2* ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Featured Advertiser ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo