Third baseman Trevor Plouffe gave the Twins a pair of leads aginst the White Sox on Friday. Plouffe went 3 for 5 with three RBI, two runs scored and two home runs, as the Twins beat the White Sox 6-2.
Plouffe blasted a solo shot in the fourth inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Then, with the score tied 2-2, he launched another solo homer in the eighth inning to put the Twins back on top for good.
Plouffe's first multi-home run game of the season gives him a total of 20 big flies on the season.