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| Back-to-back homers in ninth help Twins sink Pads |
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06/25/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Brendan Harris and Brian Buscher each slugged solo home runs on back-to-back pitches off Trevor Hoffman in the top of the ninth inning to propel the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game interleague set. The heroics in the ninth made a winner of Dennys Reyes (2-0), who recorded the final out of the eighth inning. Joe Nathan shut the door with a perfect ninth frame to seal Minnesota's season-high seventh straight victory. Justi |
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| Cards having last laugh with Lohse |
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06/24/2008 |
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| ain, time after time." Lohse is also approaching a personal milestone as he is expected to pick up double-digit wins in 2008 for the first time since going 14-11 with a 4.61 earned run average in 33 starts during the 2003 campaign as a member of the Minnesota Twins. Lohse, who constructed a 9-12 record and a 4.62 ERA while splitting last season between Cincinnati and Philadelphia, has made at least 30 starts in five of the last six seasons. He is slated to take the hill on Wednesday night in the second install |
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| Pale Hose try to brighten road record against Dodgers |
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06/24/2008 |
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| including two each by Orlando Cabrera and Dewayne Wise, but manufactured its only run on a seventh-inning single from Joe Crede. Chicago slipped to 17-23 on the road with Sunday's setback and has seen its once-comfortable lead over the hard-charging Minnesota Twins shrink to 1 1/2 games. The White Sox haven't recorded an away win since a 5-1 decision over Tampa Bay on May 29. The struggling club will be sending out a pitcher who's being going well lately in tonight's opener. Mark Buehrle has worked eight innin |
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| Twins try to resume NL dominance at San Diego |
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06/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins put a season-high six-game win streak on the line and attempt to continue their recent mastery over National League teams in tonight's opener of a three-game set with the homestanding San Diego Padres from Petco Park. Minnesota moved to 9-3 in interleague play this season after winning all three matchups with the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks heading into this series. The surge has closed the Twins within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Chicago White Sox, who were |
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| Diamondbacks aim to stifle Boston's bats again |
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06/24/2008 |
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| , while striking out five batters. Brandon Lyon closed the door with a perfect ninth to nail down his 16th save for Arizona, which snapped a three-game losing streak. The NL West-leading D'Backs were coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins. Chris Snyder had the other RBI in the win. Outfielder Eric Byrnes was activated from the disabled list Monday, but went 0-for-5 at the plate. The D'Backs, who are four games ahead of Los Angeles in the division and won for just seventh time in thei |
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| Twins top Webb, D'Backs to win sixth straight |
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06/22/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Livan Hernandez outdueled 10-game winner Brandon Webb, as the Minnesota Twins used a five-run fifth to sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, in the finale of a three-game interleague series. Hernandez (8-4) tossed a savvy seven frames, allowing three runs -- one earned -- on nine hits and a walk while fanning five. Webb (11-4) was victimized by costly fielding and baserunning mistakes but still allowed five runs - four earned - on eight hits through seven innings. Webb is now |
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| Twins INF Punto to come off DL Tuesday |
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06/22/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins announced Sunday that infielder Nick Punto will be activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to Tuesday's contest in San Diego. Punto was sidelined June 6 with a strained left hamstring for the second time this season. He was also placed on the DL May 10. Punto is hitting .288 with eight runs batted in and four steals in 24 games this season. Infielder Matt Macri, who was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to fill Punto's spot, will be headed back to Ro |
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| Webb hopes to lead D'Backs to victory against Twins |
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06/22/2008 |
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| n. The right-hander is tied with Anaheim's Joe Saunders in wins at 11-3, while sporting a 3.27 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 15 starts in 2008. This afternoon, Webb will lead the Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game interleague series against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. Webb lost his only start against the Twins on June 13, 2003, when he gave up three runs in six innings of a 3-1 loss on the road. Arizona has dropped the first two tests of this set and have lost five of its last seven games overal |
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| Nats send Lannan to hill against Rangers |
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06/22/2008 |
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| average of just 2.3 runs per game over his 14 starts. No other pitcher in the league has garnered less run support. Lannan, who has never faced the Rangers, yielded two earned runs and five hits in seven strong innings of a tough 2-1 setback to the Minnesota Twins in his last outing on Tuesday. Vicente Padilla will oppose Lannan and he is in search of his third straight victory. The veteran right-hander was last in action on Tuesday, when he limited the Atlanta Braves to two runs -- one earned -- and two hits |
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| Arizona's Reynolds twists ankle |
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06/21/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds left Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the seventh inning after twisting his ankle in the batter's box. Reynolds swung and it appeared as if the ball ricocheted off his left foot, but it actually went fair and rolled to third base. Writhing in pain, Reynolds didn't leave the batter's box and limped back to the dugout. Augie Ojeda replaced Reynolds in the field. |
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