Yanks come back, finish off Twins
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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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The Yankees had to venture into improbable territory Thursday night to avoid their first sweep by the Twins since 1991. But like they&#39;ve done so many times this season, the Yankees found the heroes to turn lemons into lemonade, winning 13-10.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Rodriguez scored the game winner on a Kyle Lohse wild pitch in the top of the 11th inning, sending the New York Yankees to their second consecutive American League Championship Series after edging out the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday.
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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 and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series.
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The Minnesota Twins got a little help from above to complete their first three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in 12 years.
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MINNEAPOLIS - The last time he faced the Yankees, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins were knocked out of the American League playoffs.    This time, Santana knocked down Derek Jeter and silenced New York's powerful lineup...
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NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez hit a tying double in the 12th inning, then Derek Jeter dashed home on Hideki Matsui's sacrifice fly and the Yankees bailed out Mariano Rivera with another improbable postseason comeback, beating Minnesota 7-6 Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece.   "Alex had a little trouble settling in here, but when you do this at Yankee Stadium in a postseason game, especially coming from behind, God only knows what it's going to do for him," New York manager Joe Torre said...
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Johan Santana pitched seven crisp innings to win his fourth straight start and Jason Kubel hit a tiebreaking homer that helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Alex Rodriguez belted a pair of home   runs and drove in five runs to help the New York Yankees thump   the Minnesota Twins 10-1 on Sunday.
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A resurgent Alex Rodriguez hit two   home runs and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees   thumped the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Friday.
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Bronx, NY (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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The Minnesota Twins were forced to take another frustrating step back, thanks to Magglio Ordonez's mastery of Johan Santana and the relentless Detroit Tigers.
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Javier Vazquez pitched the Yankees to their second consecutive shutout, and Derek Jeter homered and doubled twice in a victory over the Royals.
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Alex Rodriguez is not in a full-fledged hitting streak yet, but he may finally be on his way, with two home run Friday night to lead the Yankees rout of the Twins.
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com. The Yankees overcame a 12th-inning deficit against the Twins on Wednesday, scoring twice in the bottom of the inning to take a dramatic, 7-6 win in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.
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The New York Yankees wasted a six-run lead and were about to get swept by the Minnesota Twins until Gary Sheffield saved them - just as he has so often this season. Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 victory in Minnesota...