"Ron Gardenhire said he was looking for a "situation" for Matt Capps so the Twins' closer could recover from three nightmarish outings and start to regain his form.

He found it pretty quickly, in the ninth inning of Minnesota's 6-2 victory Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Capps came in with a four-run lead in the ninth and pitched a 1-2-3 inning to clinch the Twins' eighth straight victory over the White Sox.

After Capps gave up five earned runs on nine hits in 1-2/3 innings, it was a relief for all involved.

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

Capps had failed to convert save opportunities in his previous three appearances. He blew a three-run lead in an 8-7 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday, then was pulled by Gardenhire in the ninth in two save situations, against the Brewers on Sunday and against Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Glen Perkins earned his first two major league saves by following Capps to the mound.

But on Thursday, Capps got two groundouts and a pop up that catcher Drew Butera caught a couple of rows into the stands to finish the game. Capps gave Butera credit for setting up his glove in the right spot. "