Twins rookie upstages Clemens' return
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Roger Clemens was upstaged by a rookie almost half his age. Francisco Liriano, Minnesota&#039;s 22-year-old phenom, pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Twins to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in Clemens&#039; much-anticipated debut.
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As the Yankees falter through the first half of the season, the 2006 Twins can be a reminder that improbable comebacks do happen.
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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 American League Central.
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Edmonton rookie Sam Gagner, who seems to enjoy playing on the road, made the most of his first visit to Atlanta.
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Roger Clemens pitches six shutout innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday in what is likely his final minor league start before joining the Yankees.
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Because their delayed flight home from Detroit didn&#39;t land until 4 am CT on Tuesday, the bleary-eyed Twins were admittedly dragging entering their series opener with the White Sox.
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obby Madritsch, a rookie pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, was full of confidence Thursday night - even against the streaking Boston Red Sox.
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Roger Clemens was facing the Red Sox for the first time since they rocked him in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series in â03.
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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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Roger Clemens was rejuvenated during the season while pitching his way to an unprecedented seventh Cy Young Award.
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After Chicago's A.J. Pierzynski appears to spike Minnesota's Justin Morneau, the Twins rally for a 10-4 win.
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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.
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Barry Zito, Frank Thomas and the Oakland Athletics proved it was possible to beat Johan Santana &#151; even at the Metrodome. Zito kept Minnesota off balance with his big curveball, Thomas hit two huge home runs and the Athletics defeated the Twins and their ace 3-2 Tuesday in the opener of their first-round AL playoff series.
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With his blue shirt soaked to the skin and champagne and beer dripping off his goggles, Torii Hunter led a toast in a circle of his teammates. Colored bottles raised, the Twins cheered their spot in the playoffs but made clear they're still pushing for the division title.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Morneau returned to the Minnesota Twins starting lineup Thursday, six days after bruising his right lung in a home plate collision.
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The Minnesota Twins insisted they were a far better team than the one steamrolled out of last year's division series by the New York Yankees. And they might have been.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Roger Clemens resumed his workouts at the New York Yankees' minor league complex, still aiming to make his 2007 debut Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.