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| Twins' Liriano aims for first win at Detroit |
MLB Baseball |
05/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Francisco Liriano targets his first win of the season this evening when the Minnesota Twins open a brief two-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Liriano is winless through five starts this season, going 0-4 with a 6.04 earned run average. He did not get a decision in his last start on Tuesday against Tampa Bay, but pitched pretty well, surrendering two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings of his team's 4-3 win. The 25-year-old left-hander, who has pitched to a 6.04 earned |
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| Twins to close out homestand with rubber match with Royals |
MLB Baseball |
05/03/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Despite dealing with some back trouble during the week, Gil Meche will still take the hill this afternoon for the Kansas City Royals, who close out a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. Meche is coming off his worst outing of the season, as the right-hander lasted just 3 2/3 innings Tuesday against Toronto, allowing five runs on seven hits and five walks en route to the setback. It was the second straight loss for Meche, who is now just 1-2 with a 3.77 earned run av |
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| Royals' Bannister tries to slow down rolling Twins |
MLB Baseball |
05/02/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Twins will try to remain in the win column when they host the Kansas City Royals tonight in the second matchup of a three-game series at the Metrodome. Last night, Joe Mauer went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run and scored three times in his first game of the year as the Twins edged the Royals, 7-5. Mauer returned Friday after missing the Twins' first 22 games due to lower back inflammation. Justin Morneau also went 2-for-3 with a homer and drove in three runs for the Tw |
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| Twins activate Mauer from DL |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Twins activated All-Star catcher Joe Mauer from the 15-day disabled list Friday. He went 2-for-3 with a homer and scored three times in Friday's 7-5 victory over Kansas City. Mauer had been sidelined with inflammation of the right sacroiliac joint, located at the base of each side of the spine where it meets the top of the pelvis. His was in the right side of his lower back. The two-time AL batting champ had been experiencing back pain for over two months follo |
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| Tigers send out new ace Galarraga in opener with Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
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| - and was saddled with the loss. Hoping to get the Indians back into the win column this evening will be right- hander Carl Pavano, who is 0-3 with a 9.50 ERA and will be facing the Tigers for the first time in his career. Pavano was hammered by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, as he allowed five runs and 11 hits in five innings. In his three losses this season, Pavano has yielded 18 runs and 25 hits in 12 innings. Cleveland won 11 of its 18 matchups with the Tigers last season and is 12-7 in its 19 most recen |
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| Twins hope to have Mauer back in opener vs. KC |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Twins are expected to have Joe Mauer back in the lineup tonight, when they begin a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome. Mauer is slated to return this evening after missing the Twins' first 22 games due to lower back inflammation, with Minnesota splitting those games without Mauer while batting .262 as a team. The catcher hit .328 last year to win his second American League batting title and also won his first Gold Glove. Mauer batted .400 (6-for-1 |
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| American League Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
04/30/2009 |
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| n thus far, giving up only two runs on five hits and four walks in 6 2/3 innings. Final Score: Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 3 Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Justin Morneau and Brendan Harris both had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run, as the Minnesota Twins took the finale of a three-game set, 8-3, from the Rays at the Metrodome. Jason Kubel also drove in a run for the Twins, who won their second straight and fourth in six tries. Delmon Young and Michael Cuddyer knocked in a run each in the win. Nick B |
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| Morneau and Harris lead Twins in rout of Rays |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Justin Morneau and Brendan Harris both had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run, as the Minnesota Twins took the finale of a three-game set, 8-3, from the Rays at the Metrodome. Jason Kubel also drove in a run for the Twins, who won their second straight and fourth in six tries. Delmon Young and Michael Cuddyer knocked in a run each in the win. Nick Blackburn (2-1) got the win after throwing seven innings and giving up two runs on eight hits while walking one and stri |
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| Rays try to finish road trip on a positive note at Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Tampa Bay Rays hope to end a lengthy road trip on a positive note tonight at the Metrodome, where the reigning American League champions play the rubber match of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins. The Rays had lost four of their first six tests of this nine-game swing, which began with stops in Seattle and Oakland, before rebounding with a 7-1 win over the Twins in Monday's opener of this set. Tampa Bay couldn't sustain the momentum, however, as Minnesota came through with a |
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| Pena triples, homers to lead Rays over Twins |
MLB Baseball |
04/27/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Carlos Pena had a triple, a home run and finished with three RBI as the Tampa Bay Rays crushed the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, in the opener of a three-game set from the Metrodome. Evan Longoria went 2-for-3, scored twice and drove in a run for the Rays, who still only have three wins over their last nine tilts. Jason Bartlett went 2- for-4 with a homer and drove in a pair, while Pat Burrell also knocked in a run. Jeff Niemann (2-2) lasted 5 2/3 innings and was touched for a run o |
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