Minneapolis ? The Minnesota Twins don’t need any extra motivation when they play the Chicago White Sox.

But if someone like A.J. Pierzynski wants to provide a little extra push, they’ll take it.

The Twins rallied after manager Ron Gardenhire hollered at all four umpires when Pierzynski appeared to spike first baseman Justin Morneau, turning a one-run deficit into a 10-4 win on Monday.

“I guess (A.J.) woke up a sleeping dog, and you don’t want to do that,” Twins center fielder Torii Hunter said. “But, A.J., I don’t think he meant anything by it.”

Nick Punto, Hunter and Jason Tyner each had three hits, and Mike Redmond drove in three runs for Minnesota.

The game’s intensity level rose after Pierzynski, a former Twin, possibly spiked Morneau while running out a double play to end the White Sox half of the sixth inning.

Gardenhire stormed out of the dugout before the White Sox took the field and yelled at the umpires for about a minute. The manager said after the game that he was upset at first-base umpire John Gibson for telling the Twins’ dugout to stop talking to Pierzynski.

Gardenhire spoke with Pierzynski after the game and cleared up any misunderstanding.

“I met with A.J. and it’s over with,” he said. “He explained it to me and that’s good enough for me.”

Pierzynski was asked after the game if his reputation had anything to do with the incident.

“Doesn’t it always?” he said. “It’s part of it. I just don’t want it to turn into a big thing. I don’t want it to fester. That’s why I went to Gardy right away and tried to clear the air. I would never try to do anything like that. We don’t want to make these guys mad. Every time we do, they score 10 runs.”

After the game, Morneau downplayed the incident between him and Pierzynski.

Morneau came to the plate in the bottom of the sixth, and Larry Vanover stepped in front of Pierzynski to keep things cool.

Blue Jays 7, Yankees 2

Toronto – The Yankees started a season-high 10-game trip with one of their flattest performances.

Dustin McGowan won for the first time in more than a year, and Lyle Overbay homered for Toronto.

The Yankees are now 131â2 games behind AL East-leading Boston.

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Boston – Curt Schilling struck out 10, and Kevin Youkilis hit a stand-up, inside-the-park homer for Boston.

Youkilis, who also doubled in the fourth, has hit in 20 consecutive games, raising his average from .280 to .354 – fourth in the AL.

Devil Rays 6, Tigers 5

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Elijah Dukes drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning, and Tampa Bay rallied to beat Detroit.

The Devil Rays came from three runs down.

Mariners 12, Angels 4

Anaheim, Calif. – Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, and Richie Sexson and Jose Guillen also hit home runs to lead the Mariners.

Athletics 5, Rangers 3

Oakland, Calif. – Eric Chavez hit a three-run homer, and rookie Travis Buck added a solo shot for the A’s.

Chad Gaudin (5-1) won his third straight start and fourth consecutive decision with another fine outing, helping the defending AL West champion A’s pick up just their third victory in eight games. Gaudin didn’t allow an earned run and has the AL’s second-lowest ERA at 2.32 behind teammate Dan Haren.