"With righthander Matt Capps struggling, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on Thursday wouldn't commit to him as his closer. He wouldn't commit to anyone, actually.

"Told you as the gate opens, then you will know who will close," Gardenhire said. "I'm not naming anybody. I'm gonna do what is best right now. I said I'm going to try to get Cappy in a situation, and if we have to go through everyone to get to Cappy and he ends up in the ninth, then he'll end up in the ninth.

"But we are going to work as best as we can and see how situations arise."

What Gardenhire is committed to is getting Capps straightened out, after he blew a three-run lead Saturday in a loss to the Brewers and was pulled from save situations for Glen Perkins on Sunday and Tuesday. Capps worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning in Thursday's 6-2 victory over the White Sox, the type of turn-the-page outing he needed.

"I've had bad days before," Capps said. "I know the sun is going to rise [again] and I'm going to get back out there. It wasn't that I lost confidence in myself. I've known all along what I can do but, yeah, it certainly feels a lot better right now after a game than it has the last couple of times after I've thrown."

Capps said he's watched video and has detected nothing more than overstriding while releasing the ball, which he worked on Wednesday with pitching coach Rick Anderson.

"Physically I feel fine," Capps said. "I think it's just a bad week. I haven't done a whole lot to help myself."

A year ago, Capps was preparing for the All-Star Game as a member of the Washington Nationals before being traded to the Twins in July. This season, he is 2-4 with a 4.66 ERA. Former closer Joe Nathan, meanwhile, has given up one earned run in five innings since coming off the disabled list June 24, with two hits, no walks and five strikeouts."