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CHICAGO -- Brian Dozier was struggling to keep his average above .200 for the first two months of the season.Then June arrived and Dozier turned into one of the hottest hitters in the majors.Dozier homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Gibson pitched seven innings of five-hit ball for his first victory of the season, and the Minnesota Twins blanked the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Tuesday night.Dozier homered in his third straight game and extended his hitting streak to 10 games as the last-place Twins beat the White Sox for first time in seven tries.Its contagious. I know thats a boring answer, but it really is, Dozier said. Guys heat up around you and you kind of feed off one another. I got a couple good pitches to hit.Gibson (1-5) struck out seven and walked one in his best performance since coming off the disabled list this month.Ryan Pressly and Brandon Kintzler each got three outs to finish the six-hitter for Minnesotas first shutout of the season.Thankfully, I was able to put up some zeros and keep some of the pressure off the offense, Gibson said.Dozier pulled both homers off Jose Quintana (5-8), a solo shot off a fastball in the second and a three-run drive off a curveball in the sixth for his third career multihomer game. Doziers 12th homer of the season drove in Eduardo Nunez, who had singled, and Joe Mauer, who walked.Dozier has gone from .202 on June 1 to .259. In his 10-game hitting streak, he is hitting .439 (18 for 41) with five homers, three doubles and two triples.I think hes just slowing himself down and getting a better look at the baseball, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. I think hes executing plans a little bit better and when he gets mistakes, hes taking advantage.It was the ninth straight game with an extra-base hit for Dozier, the longest streak for the franchise since it moved to Minnesota in 1961. Dozier added an infield single off Chris Beck in the eighth.Its all about driving the ball and staying behind the ball, Dozier said.The Twins won for the fifth time in eight games and slowed a White Sox team that thought it was on the upswing.Chicago had won two straight series after a 10-26 stretch, but it was shut down by Gibson in the right-handers best start since he threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the White Sox on Sept. 13.Todd Frazier went 0 for 4 and struck out twice, lowering his average to .198, and Melky Cabrera was 0 for 3 before leaving with a sore left wrist after six innings.Rookie Tim Anderson had two hits for the White Sox, who again provided little support for Quintana. The lefty allowed six hits and struck out eight in seven innings.After a 5-1 start, Quintana is 0-7 in his last nine outings despite a 3.18 season ERA.Its been going on for two or three years, Frazier said of Quintanas lack of support. Maybe we try a little harder. Im not saying pressing like `We got to, we got to. But maybe we go after it more rather than just see pitches.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: RHP Phil Hughes will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. He was already out with a broken bone above his left knee. ... 3B Miguel Sano (strained left hamstring) homered Monday for Triple-A Rochester, but Molitor said he still has a ways to go before hell be ready to end his rehab assignment.White Sox: Manager Robin Ventura said Cabrera has been sore since diving for a fly ball on June 18. When he swings and misses there seems to be some irritation, Ventura said.MORNEAU CLOSERRecent White Sox signing Justin Morneau (elbow surgery) said he feels more like a baseball player as he takes daily batting practice. The former AL MVP with the Twins could start a minor league rehab stint next week -- he said hell need at least 30 at-bats -- before a possible Chicago debut after the All-Star break.That would put Morneau in line to play at Minnesota as an opponent for the first time July 29-31.Itll be weird, he said.UP NEXTRHP James Shields (2-9, 6.22 ERA) makes his fifth start for Chicago and faces Minnesota RHP Ricky Nolasco (3-5, 4.95 ERA) on Wednesday night. China Jerseys Cheap . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. China Jerseys Stitched . 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Anderson, on the mend after a stress fracture of his right shoulder blade, told Sky Sports on day one of the drawn first Test that he is hopeful of returning to action in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.But with only two days of practice scheduled before the next Test - and with Englands spinners having acquitted themselves well in the series opener - Hussain says the tourists should not make changes for the sake of it. Mike Atherton says the drawn first Test will feel like a win for England England are going to need their three spinners in the second Test - they probably wont need Jimmy Anderson, the former England captain told Sky Sports.I can see the same side being played. I cant see any reason to change the side and then maybe Jimmy Anderson comes in for the game after in Mohali.From what we hear, Visakhapatnam, from ball one will spin; it wont be ridiculous spin like Dhaka or Chittagong but conditions will be completely different from here. Head coach Trevor Bayliss tells Ian Ward that spin coach Saqlain Mushtaq will stay on with England From what weve seen so far here, England should be well equipped to cope with that. The way that Adil Rashid bowled was absolutely magnificent.India said before the game that they werent going to take England lightly because England have won the last three series against them.But they must realise now that their recent series against New Zealand and South Africa are a little bit irreelevant.dddddddddddd They have areas of concern. We hear from captains Alastair Cook and Virat Kohli after the drawn first Test In contrast, Rashids upturn in form coupled with 113 runs on debut from opener Haseeb Hameed have helped to boost England in the wake of their 1-1 series draw with Bangladesh.Hussain told Sky Sports after day four that Hameed already looks like he belongs at Test level and, after the contest was over, said the 19-year-old will only benefit from batting with Alastair Cook.England have tried a string of opening combinations since Andrew Strauss retirement but it looks as though theyve found a partner for Cook in Hameed - but it is only one game.He answered his questions in the post-match interview as if hed been around for years. He is unflappable, he is very calm. England opener Haseeb Hameed reflects on his Test debut It did him some good not playing on the two pitches in Bangladesh because he might have been wrongly assessed.Instead hes been around the set-up for a while and the team has taken to him. Hameed knows what he wants in the nets and guys like that generally go on and have good careers.Hell learn from Cook - hes got the greatest master he could wish for at the other end - but hell do it his way.Watch the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am on Thursday. Also See: India hold on for draw Scorecard Five things: Rajkot Cricket videos ' ' '