Twins pull within one game of 1st place
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Undaunted by the loss of Francisco Liriano, the Minnesota Twins got a big game from longtime leader Torii Hunter and pulled within one game of first place. Hunter homered and drove in four runs Thursday night in a 9-4 victory at Cleveland that left the surging Twins right on the heels of AL Central-leading Detroit. The last time Minnesota was only one game out was the second day of the season, April 5.
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Michael Cuddyer homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Silva threw seven smooth innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Monday to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central.
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There's a three-team race in the AL Central, and the Minnesota Twins are surging toward the lead with three weeks left in the regular season.
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A year ago, the Twins lamented the day off that followed their victory against the Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
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Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2 road win over the Cleveland Indians.
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Carlos Silva pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning Wednesday night before leaving with a bruised right ankle, and the Minnesota Twins won their eighth in a row with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
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Johan Santana took a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday night to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Yankees.
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Johan Santana is a unanimous pick for the AL Cy Young Award after a stellar second half that helped the Twins win the division title.
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The Minnesota Twins once again couldn't score for Johan Santana. In the ninth inning, they more than made up for it. Mike Redmond's RBI single capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning against Atlanta closer Bob Wickman, ruining Tim Hudson's strong start and lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.
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MINNEAPOLIS - More than 26 hours after the oddly suspended game began, the Twins gave themselves a chance to open the AL playoffs at home by finishing a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Michael Cuddyer's two-out double in the 12th inning Sunday.    The teams were tied at 5-all after 11 innings Saturday when play was halted at 2:33 p.m...
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The Twins took home another AL Central championship yesterday and Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win an American League batting title by getting two hits in Minnesota's 5-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
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Joe Mauer hit a three-run homer, and Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau also connected to lead the surging Minnesota Twins past the slumping Chicago White Sox 7-4 Monday night.
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With slugger Justin Morneau sidelined for the first time in 192 games, the rest of the Minnesota Twins' lineup picked up the slack &#151; and then some. Joe Mauer and Jason Bartlett drove in three runs apiece, and the Twins totaled 17 hits to beat the Florida Marlins 11-1 Saturday night.
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Nick Punto hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th and the Minnesota Twins increased their AL wild-card lead to 1 1/2 games by beating the Chicago White Sox 8-7 Saturday night.
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Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
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Dmitri Young and the Washington Nationals thought they had an early lead with an upper-deck home run. Then the umpires conferred, the ball was ruled foul, and the Minnesota Twins seized the momentum.
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The Twins took home another AL Central championship on Sunday and Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win an American League batting title by getting two hits in Minnesota's 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.