Showalter edges Twins&#39; Gardenhire in AL
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Texas&#39; Buck Showalter and Atlanta&#39;s Bobby Cox were named managers of the year Wednesday in balloting by the Baseball Writers&#39; Association of America.
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Jason Bartlett hit a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth Friday night and the Minnesota Twins took over the AL wild card lead by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-4.
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Terry Mulholland pitched six strong innings as Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter hit back-to-back home runs to power the Minnesota Twins to an 8-1 home win over the Cleveland Indians Sunday.
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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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MINNEAPOLIS - Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 win over the Minnesota Twins.    Down 9-3 and minus Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter after he crashed into the fence, the Twins came back and almost swept the three-game series between AL division leaders...
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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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Kyle Lohse pitches seven sharp innings as the Twins beat the White Sox, 10-1, Thursday for their ninth straight victory.
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Jake Westbrook got his fourth win of August, rookie Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run and the Cleveland Indians kept a tight grip on the AL Central lead with a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
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The Minnesota Twins moved within a   game of the faltering Detroit Tigers in the American League   Central with a 9-4 win over Cleveland on Thursday.
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The New York Yankees took a 3-1 lead over the Minnesota Twins in the second inning of Game 3 of their AL division playoff series on Friday.
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Justin Morneau's two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
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Johan Santana's troubles with the long ball continue. Josh Fields hit two homers and Jim Thome added the 503rd of his career to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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The Twins finally catch the Tigers and take home another AL Central championship on SundayÃÂ with aÃÂ 5-1 victory over the 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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A division winner faced a division leader when the Twins played a doubleheader Wednesday in Yankee Stadium. However, it wasn&#39;t exactly a playoff preview.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - After guiding the Minnesota  Twins to three consecutive American League Central titles,  manager Ron Gardenhire was rewarded with a two-year contract  extension, through the 2007 season.
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The New York Yankees beat the Twins 6-to-5 Saturday to advance to the AL Championship. They will play the Boston Red Sox. Ruben Sierra hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning.