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| Twins' Cuddyer out with injured finger |
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06/28/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins right fielder Michael Cuddyer missed Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers due to an inflamed tendon in his left index finger. Cuddyer is batting .252 with three home runs and 35 RBI in 62 games this season. Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla was also out of the lineup with a sprained left middle finger that he suffered sliding into first base on Friday. In 39 games, Casilla is hitting .308 with four homers and 29 RBI. Jason Kubel started in right field |
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| Twins try to stretch run to 11 games vs. Brewers |
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06/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins will try to continue their remarkable play when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the second installment of a three-game interleague series at the Metrodome. The Twins have collected 10 consecutive wins and now sit just a half-game back of the AL Central leading Chicago White Sox. During this impressive stretch Minnesota swept National League opponents Washington, Arizona and San Diego, and are tied with the Kansas City Royals for the best record in interleague play th |
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| Mauer's homer in eighth gives Twins their 10th straight win |
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06/28/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Joe Mauer's solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run, as the Minnesota Twins rallied to down the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, and stretch their winning streak to 10 games. Jason Kubel finished 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored for Minnesota, which is riding its longest winning streak since taking 11 straight from June 22-July 3, 2006. The run includes sweeps of National League opponents Washington, Arizona and San D |
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| Twins 2B Casilla leaves game |
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06/28/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla left Friday's 7-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth inning with a sprained left middle finger. He sustained the injury fielding a ground ball hit by Milwaukee's Prince Fielder. He is listed as day-to-day. Casilla was 2-for-2 with a solo home run before exiting. He was replaced by Nick Punto. Casilla is batting .308 with four homers and 29 RBI in 39 games this season. |
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| Brewers making it a three-team race in the NL Central |
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06/27/2008 |
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| Network) - Every player knows this is a long season, filled with peaks and valleys, ups and downs and highs and lows. So very rarely do players bask in the glory of their hot streaks in fear of that valley on the horizon. However, in the case of the Milwaukee Brewers, it is hard for this young bunch not to get caught up in their recent run. Since May 24th the Brewers have been one of the top teams in the majors, posting a sensational 21-9 ledger. Unfortunately, during this recent peak, Milwaukee's division rival |
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| Just like old times: Cox's Braves to face Gaston's Jays |
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06/27/2008 |
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| d both current managers in Toronto's Cito Gaston and Atlanta legend Bobby Cox. Gaston was just brought back to the helm following the firing of John Gibbons last Friday. The Jays are 3-3 so far under their new skipper. Atlanta avoided a sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers with Wednesday's 4-2 victory in the finale of a three-game series in Dixie. Jorge Campillo pitched seven innings of two-run ball and added two hits with a pair of runs scored at the plate to lead the way. Campillo allowed four hits with six strikeou |
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| Orioles, Nats resume Battle of the Beltway in Washington |
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06/27/2008 |
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| he Orioles posted a victory and the sixth win for Baltimore in its last nine games. Getting the call for the O's tonight will be inconsistent righty Daniel Cabrera, who is 5-3 with a 4.46 ERA. Cabrera was tagged with the loss on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, as he allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. Cabrera is 0-2 lifetime against the Nats with a 12.54 ERA in two starts. Washington will counter with left-hander Odalis Perez, who was activated from the disabled list on Thursday. Perez, who |
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| Twins try to stretch run to 10 games vs. Brewers |
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06/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins try to stretch their winning streak to 10 games tonight, when they begin a three-game interleague series with the Milwaukee Brewers at the Metrodome. The Twins have ripped off nine wins in a row, a run that includes sweeps of National League opponents Washington, Arizona and San Diego, and are an ML- best 12-3 in interleague play this season. That winning streak also has the Twins just a half-game back of the Chicago White Sox for first place in the AL Central. Minnesota i |
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| Twins just keep piling up the W's |
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06/27/2008 |
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| he third. Kevin Slowey ran into no such trouble in Tuesday's series opener, as he pitched six shutout innings and gave up just four hits. Minnesota went on to win that one, 3-1. The Twins wrap up interleague play with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend, then they get back to division play with another set against the Detroit Tigers beginning on Monday. YOUNG STARTERS CARRYING TWINS The strength of the team, not only during the current stretch but for most of the season, has been the s |
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| Campillo does it all as Braves avoid the Milwaukee broom |
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06/25/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Jorge Campillo pitched seven innings and added two hits with a pair of runs scored, as the Atlanta Braves notched a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers to avoid a three-game sweep. Campillo (3-2) allowed just two runs and four hits with six strikeouts while going 2-for-3 at the plate. Kelly Johnson was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in for Atlanta, which had managed only four runs in losing the first two games of the series. "I was just happy that when you're hitti |
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