The Twins were so bad Tuesday night, one wonders if anybody should still care, but here are the updated standings:

DET 59-53 –
CWS 58-56 — 2GB
MIN 54-58 — 5GB
CLE 49-63 — 10GB
KC 44-68 — 15GB

BOS 7, DET 5
When I heard Kevin Youkilis had charged Rick Porcello at Fenway Park, my first question was who won? As in, who got whom? I’d heard that Porcello clobbered Youkilis, which surprised me. Watching replays, however, with Porcello giving that “Why, what’s wrong?” hand motion, and seeing he’d simply executed a headlock-takedown, I’m not giving him the “win.”

Actually, for the Tigers, it was a BIG loss. With Porcello ejected, Chris Lambert couldn’t hold the 3-0 lead. The Tigers fell to 0-2 at Fenway with two games remaining in this series, and they are 0-3 at Yankee Stadium, and they still have a September trip awaiting to Tampa Bay. The Twins went 1-8 in those AL East ballparks, but at least they’re done going there.

Tonight: Armando Galarraga (6-10, 5.23 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (13-4, 3.12)

CWS 3, SEA 1
With Alex Rios expected to join the lineup tonight, the White Sox pulled out a huge win at Safeco Field. Trailing 1-0 in the ninth, the White Sox appeared to have wasted a terrific performance by Jon Danks. But Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run, ninth-inning homer off Mariners closer David Aardsma lifting Chicago to victory.

As the Chicago Tribune’s Mark Gonzales notes, the White Sox were 0-49 when trailing after eight innings.

Tonight: Mark Buehrle (11-6, 3.89 ERA) vs. Felix Hernandez (12-4, 2.84 ERA)

Note: The Twins will send Francisco Liriano (4-11, 5.63) to the mound, opposite KC’s Brian Bannister (7-8, 3.97 ERA). La Velle will have the lineups later this afternoon.

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