Twins Clinch Third Straight Division Title
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If the Minnesota Twins couldn't win the AL Central title at home, Chicago was the next-best place for a party. Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the Twins clinched their third straight division crown on their main rivals' home turf, beating the Chicago White Sox 8-2 Monday night.
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The St. Louis CardinalsÃÂ claim a third straight NL Central title on Sunday despite a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The surging Cleveland Indians complete another sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory Wednesday.
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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie belted  two-run homers in the first inning to help the Minnesota Twins  clinch their third straight American League (AL) Central  Division title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox  Monday.
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BOSTON -- David Ortiz hit his 50th homer Wednesday night to match a Red Sox record, but Torii Hunter's three-run shot in the eighth inning sent the Minnesota Twins to an 8-2 victory over Boston that allowed the New York Yankees to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title.
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Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous pick for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.
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The Minnesota Twins have wrapped up their third straight AL Central crown by routing the Chicago White Sox 8-2. The Twins banged out four homers in the clincher and helped Carlos Silva pick up his 13th win.
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Jason Kubel homered for the third straight game, Carlos Silva pitched six-plus shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
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The Minnesota Twins closed out the  season with a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to  capture the American League Central crown and avoid a  first-round playoff meeting with the New York Yankees.
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Johan Santana won his eighth straight decision Saturday, Jacque Jones and Augie Ojeda homered, and the Minnesota Twins kept rolling toward a third straight AL Central title wit ha 7-1 victory that ended the Anaheim Angels' nine-game winning streak.
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Joe Mauer singled home the winning run in the ninth inning after Justin Morneau hit a tying homer in the eighth, and the Minnesota Twins completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Oakland Athletics with a 4-3 victory Sunday.
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Dmitri Young continues his tear with three hits and three RBIs, and the Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-5, Friday night.
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com. The Yankees finished off the Twins on Saturday with yet another dramatic comeback, taking a 6-5 decision in 11 innings at the Metrodome to win the American League Division Series, three games to one.
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Rondell White and Michael Cuddyer each had four RBIs and Justin Morneau scored four times to help the Minnesota Twins extend their latest winning streak to eight games with a 14-6 victory over the struggling Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
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Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.
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Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter   homered to help clinch the Minnesota Twins a playoff berth with   an 8-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
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CHICAGO -- Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. Threatened with contraction three years ago, they ran away with the AL Central title.