Twins squeeze past Royals in 10 innings
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Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
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It's games like this that make a team feel almost invincible. The New York Yankees had struck out 10 times and scored only once in seven innings Monday night, Then they scored 10 runs in the eighth inning and rolled over the Kansas City Royals 12-5.
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Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2 road win over the Cleveland Indians.
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Zack Greinke struck out a career-high 10 and allowed two hits in eight innings, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox 3-0 Thursday.
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Ross Gload homered and drove in three runs yesterday for the Kansas City Royals, who gave Minnesota starter Matt Garza another rough game at home and beat the host Twins, 9-4, in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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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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After losing a perfect game by walking the first batter he faces in the ninth inning Friday, Minnesota's Scott Baker has his no-hit bid end on a one-out single by Mike Sweeney in the Twins' 5-0 win over the Royals.
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Johan Santana pitched seven strong innings to win his fifth straight start and Shannon Stewart homered, had three hits and two RBI to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 home win over the New York Yankees.
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The Minnesota Twins once again couldn't score for Johan Santana. In the ninth inning, they more than made up for it. Mike Redmond's RBI single capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning against Atlanta closer Bob Wickman, ruining Tim Hudson's strong start and lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.
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Corey Koskie hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins overcame a two-run deficit to beat Cleveland 4-2 Sunday and prevent the Indians from pulling within a percentage point of the AL Central lead.
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The Chicago White Sox blew a ninth-inning lead, bounced right back and gained a game in the AL Central race. Thanks to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins had a much easier night.
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Ross Gload homered and drove in three runs for the Kansas City Royals, who gave Minnesota starter Matt Garza another rough game at home and beat the Twins 9-4 on Friday to start a day-night doubleheader.
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Michael Cuddyer drove in a career-high five runs and Joe Mauer had four RBIs to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 16-10 Saturday night.
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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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Zack Greinke strikes out a career-high 10 and allowed two hits in eight innings, leading the Royals over the White Sox, 3-0, Thursday.
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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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With slugger Justin Morneau sidelined for the first time in 192 games, the rest of the Minnesota Twins' lineup picked up the slack &#151; and then some. Joe Mauer and Jason Bartlett drove in three runs apiece, and the Twins totaled 17 hits to beat the Florida Marlins 11-1 Saturday night.