CHICAGO -- As openers go, this one was promising for the Chicago White Sox. Schuhe Herren Nike Air force 1 Low Himmel blau/weiß . Now, all they have to do is build on it. Alejandro De Aza hit two homers, and Jose Abreu had two hits in his major league debut to back Chris Sale and lead the White Sox to a 5-3 season-opening victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday. "Its a big deal because of what last year was," manager Robin Ventura said. Last year was a 99-loss nightmare, a collapse after they finished second in the AL Central in 2012. This year, they insist, will be better. They are off to a good start, even if they beat a team that is trying to stop a losing cycle. Sale got the win, pitching five-hit ball into the eighth. Paul Konerko got a loud ovation before what was likely his final opener, although he didnt play. The White Sox got clutch hits, hustled on the bases, and played error-free ball to start the season on a winning note. Abreu doubled on the first pitch he saw leading off the second inning against Ricky Nolasco and scored on De Azas two-run homer to give Chicago a 2-0 lead. He also drove in the go-ahead run with a single during a two-run third after Minnesotas Kurt Suzuki tied it with a two-run single in the top half. It was a good start for Abreu, who insisted he didnt feel any real first-game jitters. That line drive double to right, on a ball that Oswaldo Arcia appeared to misjudge, didnt hurt. "You wanted to get that first one out of the way," Abreu, who signed a six-year, $68 million deal in the off-season, said through an interpreter. "Once you get it, its a very happy moment. The first thing I thought of was my mother." Abreus family is expected to join him at some point this season. He wouldnt say where his mom is, other than "somewhere close, but we cant really comment on that." De Aza made it 5-2 with a solo shot just over the right-field wall in the sixth inning for his first career multihomer game. It was also the first for Chicago on opening day since Jim Thome at Cleveland in 2008, and the first by a White Sox player in a season opener at home since 1960, when Minnie Minoso hit two against the Kansas City Athletics. That was enough for Sale, who allowed three runs and struck out eight and walked one. The two-time All-Star came out with a 5-2 lead with one out and a runner on second in the eighth. Ronald Belisario allowed a two-out RBI single to Suzuki before Donnie Veal retired Joe Mauer on a grounder. Matt Lindstrom came on in the ninth after being announced as the closer by Ventura before the game. The right-hander gave up a one-out double to Chris Colabello before striking out Trevor Plouffe and retiring Arcia on a grounder to the mound for his first save since April 2011 when he was with Colorado. Nolasco took the loss in a shaky debut with Minnesota. One of the top free agent pitchers last winter, he gave up five runs and 10 hits in six innings. "I thought we played good, we battled all game," Nolasco said. "Put up some runs, gave a good fight to Chris Sale and made it interesting late. Come back tomorrow or the next day and try and build off that." The Twins are trying to pick themselves up after back-to-back 96-loss seasons and dropping a staggering 291 games the past three years. There was a glitch before the game with the Twins replay system as two blown fuses disabled a pair of monitors in the Minnesota clubhouse. That was fixed in time for the first pitch, but things didnt get much better for the Twins. That is because the White Sox got the big hits from Abreu and De Aza to back Sale. Notes: Konerko had started the previous 15 openers for the White Sox and 16 straight overall. He is in a reduced role after re-signing for one year. ... Minnesota LHP Brian Duensing was placed on the paternity list before Mondays game. RHP Michael Tonkin was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to replace Duensing, whose wife Lisa gave birth to a boy named Boston Matthew Duensing. . Twins general manager Terry Ryan didnt travel with the team to Chicago. Ryan was undergoing radiation to treat cancer. 20:29ET 31-03-14 Nike Air Force 1 Low Damen . - The Baltimore Ravens and left tackle Eugene Monroe reached agreement on a five-year contract Friday. Nike Free Flyknit 3.0 Herren . Rubio failed to make weight Friday, which ultimately cost him his interim WBC belt and a shot at Golovkins WBA middleweight belt, but the 34-year-old was no match for his opponent from Kazakhstan.TAMPA, Fla. -- Albert Haynesworth didnt stay unemployed long. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed the 350-pound defensive lineman off waivers Wednesday, one day after the two-time Pro Bowl selection was released by the New England Patriots. General manager Mark Dominik made the announcement, saying the Bucs more than likely would not have been interested in giving Haynesworth an opportunity to revive his career if Tampa Bay (4-4) had not lost second-year pro Gerald McCoy for the season this week because of a torn right biceps. "I would say candidly that if Gerald wasnt hurt right now, I probably wouldnt do this move. But because of the situation were in, I felt Albert Haynesworth has the best ability of any defensive tackle out there. For us and for me, it made sense as an organization to bring him on board," Dominik said. Haynesworth, who has 30 1/2 career sacks, emerged as one of the top tackles in the NFL during seven seasons with the Tennessee Titans. But hes been a huge disappointment since signing a US$100 million, seven-year free-agent contract with Washington in 2009, clashing repeatedly with coach Mike Shanahan during two rocky seasons with the Redskins and continuing to struggle after joining New England in a trade. In six games with the Patriots, he had three tackles and no sacks. His last play was early in the third quarter of Sundays 24-20 loss to the Giants when Brandon Jacobs scored on a 10-yard run. Dominiks interest in Haynesworth is not new. The Bucs also were in discussions with him the night Haynesworth signed his big deal with the Redskins. Despite the tackles struggles since then, the GM thinks the 10th-year pro can be an effective player again because Tampa Bay runs a 4-3 defence instead of the 3-4 alignments Haynesworth was asked to play in Washington and New England. "I think the thing Im going to bank on a little bit here is our defence and what we ask (his position) to do," Dominik said. &qquot;Over the last couple of seasons, hes been in more of a 3-4 defence and two-gapping. Nike Free 3.0 Herren Günstig. I think hes always felt like hes a one-gap penetrator. The timing was what it was, and it made sense to us to put the claim in." McCoy, the third overall pick in the 2010 draft, was injured during last Sundays loss to New Orleans. He was placed on injured reserve Monday, and the player the Bucs initially signed to replace him -- John McCargo -- was released Wednesday to free up a roster spot for Haynesworth. Pressed about his expectations for Haynesworth, Dominik conceded that the tackle would be evaluated "week to week" and could find himself without a team again if he does not perform. "I have had a chance to talk to him already," the general manager said. "As you would hope, hes excited and fired up. He asked, how soon can we get him a flight? He said he wants to get in tonight, so he can go to practice tomorrow. Those were his words. Thats very encouraging." Dominik said he did not speak with anyone from the Patriots before putting in a claim for Haynesworth. However, the GM did watch film of the 134 snaps the tackle has played this season. Although Haynesworth left New England with unimpressive numbers, Dominik said he found more production than showed up on the stat sheet. By the GMs count, Haynesworth had seven quarterback pressures, was disruptive on about 15 plays and was involved in eight tackles. "I watched every game twice. I watched how he played, his effort, his motor, what they asked him to do, what he actually did do," Dominik said, adding that what he saw on tape was a player that can be "strong, powerful, dominating, disruptive and can overpower an opponent." "When I see him hit a gap or shoot a gap, he still can play football," Dominik said. 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