CHICAGO – White Sox players told anyone who would listen that they weren’t panicking after a rough road trip dropped them to second in the AL Central.

Carrying plenty of confidence into their brief homestand, a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins, the Sox unleashed an offensive onslaught. They outscored Minnesota 26-10, including Wednesday’s 8-2 win, to sweep the Twins for the first time at U.S. Cellular Field since 2008.

Although pitcher Jake Peavy didn’t have his best stuff, he surrendered two runs – one earned – and struck out six batters in six innings in the humid, 96-degree weather.