For one reason or another, the Twins always seem to get the better of the White Sox in Minnesota. Last night, that reason was Jim Thome.
The slugger belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning off reliever Matt Thornton to give the Twins a 7-6 win. More importantly, Thome’s walk-off gave the Twins a four-game lead in the division race over his former team.
Here’s a look at the 10 of the most important walk-off homers of the 2010 Major League Baseball season: