Buehrle tough as ever vs. Twins

There have been all kinds of reporting on the demise of White Sox starter Mark Buehrle this spring.

Even though the 30-year-old lefty has logged more innings and delivered more quality starts than any pitcher in baseball since 2001, Buehrle's health and lack of muscle tone somehow became an issue.

The Twins weren't buying it. They lost 21 games against Buehrle from 2001-08, and that total increased to 22 on Sunday after the workhorse allowed just 1 run on 2 hits over 61/3 innings.

"Buehrle is pretty tough; we know that," said Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire. "He works fast, the whole package. It was just one of those games where nothing was really working for us."

Even new Twins third baseman Joe Crede couldn't solve his old teammate, going 0-for-2.

"That's his game," said Crede, who also struck out looking against Bobby Jenks with the bases loaded and no outs in the ninth inning. "He works quick and gets groundballs. He was doing that today. He was getting ahead of a lot of hitters and they were able to capitalize on some of our mistakes.

"Their team is a veteran team and they know how to capitalize on mistakes. They were able to do it today."

Getz smarts: Chris Getz had to come out of the game in the seventh inning after being hit on the right elbow by a pitch from Twins reliever Craig Breslow. The second baseman was diagnosed with a triceps contusion, but the injury isn't serious.

"I'm all right," Getz said. "It just got me right in the elbow and it stiffened up a little."

Getz is looking forward to playing against his hometown Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

"I played there in high school, in an all-star game," Getz said. "There will be a lot of family and friends there that haven't seen me play in awhile, so it'll be good to go back."

Wise gets going: After starting the season 0-for-12 and quickly losing his leadoff job, DeWayne Wise had another productive day in the No. 9 hole. Wise was 2-for-3 and laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt.

"That's the Dewayne Wise we want," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Not because he got the hits; he had great at-bats and was aggressive at the plate. That's what we got him for. That's why he made the ballclub. Regardless of how many hits he got, that's what we need him for."