Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games.
Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire returned after missing five games following the death of his brother, but his first game back was an abbreviated one. He was ejected for the 37th time in his career and first time this season in the sixth inning by plate umpire Doug Eddings after a double steal by the White Sox.
Milwaukee's Craig Counsell received a warm ovation when he pinch hit in the sixth. Counsell scored the winning run for Florida in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.
The Cardinals' Kyle Lohse was coming off a sensational April in which he allowed just nine runs in 34 1/3 innings. So far in May, though, he's surrendered 15 runs and 17 hits in 10 innings.
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