Alexei Ramirez homered and scored three runs in helping to lead the White Sox to a decisive victory over the Twins in Minnesota on Friday.

He finished the night 2-for-5, with his solo blast coming off opposing starter Kevin Correia in the third inning. The All-Star shortstop has been one of the finest offensive weapons at the shortstop position this season, slashing .283/.321/.401 with nine homers, 44 RBI and 17 stolen bases.

Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases in Tuesday's loss to the Royals.

Ramirez surprised everyone by stealing 30 bases last season, and his two thefts on Tuesday gives him 17 steals on the year. The All-Star's two hits helped to raise his season line to .281/.318/.395.

Alexei Ramirez returned to action on Friday July 18.

Alexei Ramirez (back) confirmed Sunday that he will be ready to go for Tuesday's All-Star Game.

Ramirez left Saturday's game due to stiffness in his back and sat out on Sunday, but he'll suit up and be ready for action in the Mid-Summer Classic. Fantasy owners can expect to have him back in their lineups on Friday.

Alexei Ramirez (back) thinks he'll be available to play in the All-Star game.

Ramirez exited Saturday's game with back stiffness and will surely sit out Sunday, but he doesn't think it's a big issue. "I don't think it's going to be a major thing,'' said Ramirez. The White Sox could still decide to play it safe and hold the shortstop out of the All-Star festivities.

Alexei Ramirez left Saturday's game with back stiffness.

Ramirez tweaked his back in the bottom of the third inning while attempting to make a play on a groundball. The shortstop will likely sit out Sunday but should return to the White Sox starting lineup after the All-Star break.

Alexei Ramirez left Saturday's game versus the Indians due to an apparent injury.

Ramirez left the game after covering second base when he stopped and tried to field a single to his right. He was 0-for-1 prior to leaving the game. Moises Sierra replaced him as a pinch runner.

Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.

Ramirez has cooled off considerably after an inferno-hot start to the season, entering Sunday's action with a .542 OPS in the month of June. Nevertheless, Ramirez is still slashing .298/.329/.426 with eight home runs, 39 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.

Alexei Ramirez is not in the White Sox starting lineup for Saturday's contest against the Blue Jays.

He has been scuffling a bit at the plate recently, hitting just .203/.213/.297 with one homer, two RBI and 11 strikeouts over his last 18 games, so it appears manager Robin Ventura may want him to have a mental health day. Leury Garcia is getting the start at shortstop and hitting ninth for the White Sox on Saturday.

Alexei Ramirez's struggles continued, going 0-for-4 in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Ramirez, who went 0-for-5 on Wednesday, struck out twice on the evening. His RBI-less streak continued as well, as he has not driven in a run since May 26. The shortstop is now 19-for-91 (.209) with only four extra-base hits (all doubles) in June. Overall, Ramirez still has a respectable .294/.326/.413 slash line with seven home runs, 36 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.

Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored Saturday against the Padres.

Ramirez slowed down a bit earlier this month, but he has five multi-hit games in his last eight. The 32-year-old is up to 11 stolen bases on the year, so he's currently on pace to come close to the 30 he had in 2013.

Alexei Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer Friday against the Yankees.

Ramirez now has seven home runs through 50 games this season. He had six all of last season. The 32-year-old has slowed down a bit this month, but he still has an impressive .325/.361/.497 batting line on the year.

Alexei Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base as the White Sox defeated the Yankees 3-2 on Thursday.

Ramirez swiped his ninth bag on the season and moved his average up a single point. The shortstop is slashing .316/.353/.476 with 32 RBI on the season, making him one of the top offensive players at his position over the first two months of the season.

Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and four RBI as the White Sox overcame the Royals' five-run first to win 7-6 on Monday.

This was a particularly ugly loss for Royals fans. Ramirez, hitting in the top half of the order for the first time all year, matched his 2013 total with his sixth homer. Manager Robin Ventura held off on moving him up for the longest time, but now it looks like Ramirez will bat third during Jose Abreu's absence, giving his fantasy value a boost.

Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-4 and hit his sixth career grand slam Friday in the White Sox's 9-3 drubbing of the Diamondbacks.

Six grand slams is pretty good for someone with 89 homers total, but four of those came in his rookie season of 2008 and the fifth was his first homer as a sophomore, making this his first slam since April 25, 2009. He's up to 25 RBI in 37 games for the season, putting him more than halfway to his 2012 total of 48.

Alexei Ramirez went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in Thursday's loss to the Cubs.

All four of Ramirez's hits were singles, pushing his batting average back into the mid-.300's. Ramirez had been cooling off after an incredibly hot start to the season, but is still slashing a very respectable .338/.367/.486. Don't wager too much on his ability to finish the season hitting over .300.

Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in the White Sox' win over the Rangers on Sunday.

Ramirez' 17-game hitting streak came to an end Saturday, but he bounced right back with a multi-hit effort Sunday. He also stole a base in the game, his fourth of the year. He continues to be among the league leaders in virtually every offensive category with his scorching start.

Alexei Ramirez hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to give the White Sox a 4-3 win over the Indians on Sunday.

Ramirez is absolutely on fire to start 2014, and Sunday was just another example. Facing Indians closer John Axford, Ramirez took a letter-high pitch over the left field fences. It was his third homer of the campaign, and the shortstop is batting a ridiculous .420/.463/.680 in the early going.

Alexei Ramirez continued his hot-hitting Friday night against the Indians, going 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored.

Ramirez has now hit safely in all 11 games this season. Seven of them are multi-hit games. He has a ridiculous .429/.469/.667 batting line at the moment. Not bad for a No. 8 hitter.

Batting eighth for the White Sox, Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI versus the Indians on Thursday.

It's kind of odd that the White Sox have shied away from hitting Ramirez high in the order, especially in light of his hot start. But Robin Ventura isn't one to try to fix what isn't broken, and the White Sox have been scoring plenty of runs in the early going. Ramirez deserves plenty of credit; he's batting .421 with two homers and nine RBI.