Twins make move; Victory over White Sox moves Minnesota closer to second place.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

CHICAGO - Joe Mauer hit a three-run homer, and Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau also connected to lead the surging Minnesota Twins past the slumping Chicago White Sox 7-4 Monday night.

Brad Radke pitched six solid innings for the Twins, who pulled within two games of second-place Chicago in the AL Central with their 32nd win in 40 games. Jason Tyner and Jason Bartlett, the bottom two batters in Minnesota's lineup, had three hits apiece.

Paul Konerko homered in the fourth and Juan Uribe connected in the fifth to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead. But Chicago lost for the 10th time in 13 games and fell 7( games behind first-place …