Morneau's homer lifts Twins over Tigers
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Justin Morneau picked a perfect time to end a long drought for the Minnesota Twins. Mike Sweeney also had good timing for the Kansas City Royals.
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Former American League MVP Justin Morneau receives the most lucrative contract in Twins history, a six-year, $80 million deal announced Friday .
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Joe Mauer hit a three-run homer, and Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau also connected to lead the surging Minnesota Twins past the slumping Chicago White Sox 7-4 Monday night.
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Justin Morneau's teammates gathered around the television showing the final moments of Detroit's loss that moved Minnesota within a half-game of the AL Central lead. He was too busy discussing how he helped the Twins get there to pay much attention.
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Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau was taken to a hospital for X-rays on his left hand after being hit by a pitch from Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia in the sixth inning on Sunday.
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Justin Morneau led off the 10th inning with a home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-5 Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to eight games.
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The Minnesota Twins once again made the most of their chances. Twice as much, really.
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Brandon Inge and Curtis Granderson homered to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 on Friday night.
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Brad Radke pitched seven strong innings while Torii Hunter had three hits and three RBIs as the Twins knocked down the Indians again with a 7-3 victory Sunday.
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Minnesota's Johan Santana continues his home unbeaten streak in aÃÂ 12-1 win over DetroitÃÂ on Sunday, pulling the Twins within two games of the first-place Tigers
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The Minnesota Twins' latest win had a postseason feel and moved them a little closer to a better position for the playoffs. A dramatic 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night lifted the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with the Detroit Tigers.
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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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Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter   belted home runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 9-4 win over   the Oakland Athletics in Minneapolis on Monday, keeping the   heat on the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central.
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Alex Rodriguez's ground-rule double tied the game and Hideki Matsui's line-drive sacrifice fly scored the winning run in a rollicking, 7-6, 12-inning victory over the Twins.
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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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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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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.