Twins beat ChiSox, take wild-card lead
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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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Johan Santana pitched eight strong innings in his final start before the playoffs, earning his 19th win and leading the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
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Johan Santana pitches eight strong innings to earn his 19th win and lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2ÃÂ win over Kansas City.
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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 surging Cleveland Indians complete another sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory Wednesday.
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Frank Thomas belted a pair of home runs and Barry Zito delivered eight sparkling innings as the Oakland Athletics edged the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Tuesday to draw first blood in their American League division series.
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Minnesota turned a season-high five double plays and Scott Baker pitched six strong innings as the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 Sunday, keeping pressure on Detroit and Chicago in the race for postseason play. The Twins came in two games behind the Tigers in the AL Central and three games ahead of Chicago in the wild-card chase.
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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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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 Cleveland Indians pulled within one game of the AL Central lead, scoring four runs in the first inning and beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 Saturday night behind home runs by Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez.
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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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CHICAGO -- Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. Threatened with contraction three years ago, they ran away with the AL Central title.
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Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Johan Santana won his fourth straight decision to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Wednesday night.
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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie hit two-run homers to help the Minnesota Twins clinch their third straight AL Central title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
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The surging Cleveland Indians completed another sweep of Minnesota and left the Twins barely clinging to their playoff hopes. Victor Martinez had two hits and two RBIs to back a quality start from Fausto Carmona, and Cleveland beat Minnesota 6-2 on Wednesday for its second sweep of the Twins in the last 10 games.
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Kip Wells made a successful first start for Texas, Mark Teixeira homered twice and the Rangers beat Minnesota 10-2 on Wednesday to give the Twins their first losing homestand this season.
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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.