Twins cap season with division title
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Standing in a puddle of champagne and beer, his teammates partying wildly around him, Joe Mauer thought back to his days as a Twins fan in St. Paul.
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com. Not only did the Twins clinch their third straight American League Central title Monday night, but also did it at a bitter rival&#39;s ballpark.
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Nearing a third straight division title, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins aren&#39;t short on motivation. Their rivals, the fading Chicago White Sox, gave them a little more.
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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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Since clinching the AL Central, the Minnesota Twins have been trying to get healthy and secure homefield advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
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The Minnesota Twins had just ended Ãrik BÃ©dardâs nine-decision winning streak and completed a season sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles. While the hip-hop music resonated throughout the clubhouse, the Twins simultaneously celebrated their accomplishment and looked ahead to another challenge.
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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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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie belted  two-run homers in the first inning to help the Minnesota Twins  clinch their third straight American League Central Division  title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox Monday.
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Twins: Minnesota enters team-record third straight postseason with significantly different crew than one that kicked contraction in 2002 and advanced to ALCS.
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When Johan Santana starts at home, the Minnesota Twins are just about a sure thing. His latest gem has them breathing down Detroit's neck in the AL Central.
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A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI
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The Minnesota Twins left Cleveland clinging to first place in the AL Central &#151; and already looking ahead to their next showdown with the surprising Indians.
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Ron Gardenhire is given a two-year contract extension through 2007 by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, his reward for leading the team to three AL Central titles in three seasons as manager.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Johan Santana threw seven  shutout innings and Jacque Jones homered to lead the Minnesota  Twins to a 2-0 victory over New York in the opener of a  best-of-five American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium.
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Jason Bartlett's 10th inning single lifted Minnesota into a share of top spot in the American League Central after his bases loaded RBI gave the Twins a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
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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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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.