This is why you can’t count the Twins out in the AL Central.

The White Sox are fighting all sorts of issues right now, and the Toronto Blue Jays, the team the Twins helped get hot last week, continue to leave a mark on this race.

Check out the latest from manager Ozzie Guillen following a sweep by Toronto on Tuesday. He’s not happy about what he’s seen lately. And I remember a recent Chicago Tribune online poll in which fans predicted that the the Twins would catch the Sox.

Tonight, it’s Roy Halladay vs Mark Buehrle in a baseball package special.

The one White Sox stat I keep harping on: They are 8-32 when they don’t homer in a game.

I know it’s easier said than done. But there’s no Carlos Quentin, no Twins-killer Joe Crede and a chance there will be no Paul Konerko when the White Sox head to the Dome on Sept. 23 - which is at the end of a 10-game road trip.  If you keep the ball in the park against the Sox, they can be had.

It’s going to be rocky ride to the finish line, so buckle up. And it may take just 90 wins to win the division.

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