Jim Thome homered twice for Minnesota, moving past Mark McGwire for ninth place on baseball's all-time list and powering the Twins over the Texas Rangers 12-4 on Saturday.
NL batting leader Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 win Saturday over the reeling NL West-leading San Diego Padres, whose nine-game losing streak is their longest since 2003.
Gavin Floyd allowed five hits in six innings, Carlos Quentin hit a double and triple and the Chicago White Sox swept their day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox with their second 3-1 win on Saturday.
