Minneapolis,  MN  (SportsNetwork.com) - Hector  Noesi pitched into the eighth, 
and  Adam  Eaton knocked  in  a  pair of  runs  as  Chicago topped  Minnesota, 
5-2, in the opener of a four-game series. 

Alexei Ramirez and Tyler Flowers added an RBI each for the White Sox, who were 
coming off a series loss at home against the Royals. 

Noesi  (5-7)  worked 7  2/3 innings, giving  up only a  two-run homer to Danny 
Santana  and two  other hits while striking out three. Jake Petricka pitched a 
quiet ninth to earn his fifth save. 

"Like  I said before when you have command with your fastball, every pitch you 
can mix in," said Noesi. "Everything was working today." 

Phil  Hughes  (10-7) left the  game one batter into  the fourth after taking a 
ball  off  the right  ankle.  He  allowed two  runs  on  four hits  with  four 
strikeouts  in defeat  for the  Twins, who  had taken  two of  three from  the 
Indians. 

"It  hit me square on the bone," said Hughes. "It wasn't one of those glancing 
blows.  It just shot  right back. I knew it hurt so bad that something was up, 
but I'm really thankful it's not broken." 

Chicago  picked  up a  run in  the third, as  Eaton doubled  with two away and 
scored when Ramirez followed with a base hit. 

It  was 4-0  for the White Sox  in the fourth. Hughes exited after Adam Dunn's 
sharp  grounder  hit his leg,  then Samuel Deduno gave  up a one-out single to 
Conor  Gillaspie and a  two-out hit to Alejandro De Aza which loaded the bases 
ahead  of a Flowers  walk, which forced in a run. Eaton followed with a single 
up the middle, which brought in two more. 

Noesi  set aside the  first 11 batters he faced, then allowed a two-out hit to 
Trevor  Plouffe before  fanning Josh Willingham looking in the fourth. He then 
walked  Chris Parmelee with  two away in the fifth and set down the next eight 
Twins. 

Santana's deep belt to right after Parmelee singled put Minnesota on the board 
at  5-2 and signaled  Noesi's exit. Daniel Webb picked up the final out of the 
frame by inducing a groundout from Sam Fuld. 

Petricka, a Twin Cities-area native, fanned two in a 1-2-3 ninth. 

                                   Game Notes 

Hughes  was later diagnosed  with a right shin contusion and is listed as day- 
to-day ... Hours before the contest, the Twins acquired relief pitcher Stephen 
Pryor from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for first baseman Kendrys Morales, 
and recalled infielder Jorge Polanco from Triple-A Rochester ... The White Sox 
placed  pitcher  Zach Putnam on the  15-day disabled list and recalled pitcher 
Andre Rienzo from Triple-A Charlotte.