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MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Corey Koskie drove in three runs and scored three times and Brad Radke allowed three runs in 8 1/3 innings as the Minnesota Twins posted an 8-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The Twins, who were in contention for a postseason berth before a late-season slide, finished with an 85-77 record, their best mark since a 90-72 mark in 1992. Koskie had a two-run double in the third and an RBI single in the sixth and became the third player in franchise history to record 25 home runs, 100 RBI and 100 runs scored and the first since Harmon Killebrew in 1969. "It's easier to drive them in from second and third with no outs than with two outs," Koskie said. "Today I got that opportunity. It was definitely nice to end on a positive note." Radke (15-11) allowed four hits, walked two, struck out four and won for the third time in five starts. "It was a big step from last to second (place) and we're going to go into the offseason looking for the next step," Radke said. Chicago starter Kip Wells (10-11) allowed six runs -- four earned -- and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked four, struck out three and lost for the second time in his last three starts. After Jose Valentin's 28th homer gave the White Sox the lead with one out in the first, the Twins tied the game in the bottom half on an RBI double by Matt LeCroy, scoring Koskie. Minnesota added to its lead in the third on Koskie's two-run double, plating Jacque Jones and Luis Rivas, before LeCroy followed with a double scoring Koskie. After scoring a pair of runs in the fifth, the Twins added another pair in the next inning. Kosie singled home a run and scored on a sacrifice fly by David Ortiz. "It was fun to have a chance to manage," Minnesota manager Tom Kelly said of the successful season. "It has been a few years since I had that opportunity. Our greatest accomplishment this year is we got the fans in Minnesota interested in baseball again." Chicago scored four times in the ninth, beginning with Paul Konerko's 32nd homer. Herbert Perry, Royce Clayton and Josh Paul also drove in runs. After winning the American League Central last seasion, the White Sox settled for third place, two games behind the Twins, and an 83-79 record. "I'm going to go home and not think about baseball," Chicago's Chris Singleton said. "This has been a tough year fortunately we finished strong after all the injuries and troubles we had this year."
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