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The Twins fell to the Indians 6-2 Wednesday as Cleveland salvaged the series finale and snapped an 11-game losing skid. Minnesota made several mistakes in the field and was outhit 11-to-4. Twins starter Brian Duensing …
09 Aug 12
The Minnesota Twins scored three times in the ninth inning to rally past the Indians 7-5 last (Tues) night at Progressive Field. Tsuyoshi Nishioka (see-YOH’-shee nee-shee-OH’-kuh) hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly off Cleveland closer Chris …
08 Aug 12
Justin Morneau homered twice and knocked in four runs as the Twins throttled the Indians 14-3. The home runs were numbers 199 and 200 in Morneau’s career. Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit also went deep …
07 Aug 12
Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI as the Red Sox pulled out a 6-4 win over the Twins yesterday at Fenway Park. Minnesota made things interesting in the ninth, …
06 Aug 12
Samuel Deduno and two relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Twins blanked the Red Sox, 5-0, in the opener of a four-game series. Deduno permitted both hits while walking four and striking out …
03 Aug 12
Chicago’s Jake Peavy tossed eight stellar innings to lift the White Sox in a 3-2 win over the Twins yesterday at Target Field. Peavy fanned eight and allowed two runs, just one earned, on five …
02 Aug 12
Two former Twins played major roles in the White Sox beating Minnesota 4-3 last night at Target Field. Chicago’s A.J. Pierzynski smacked a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to snap a …
01 Aug 12
Jamey Carroll’s sac-fly RBI in the bottom of the ninth gave the Twins a 7-6 win over the White Sox in the first of a three-game series. Ryan Doumit [[ DOE-mitt ]] and Danny Valencia …
31 Jul 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
