Twins &#39;strong&#39; after separation delay
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US doctors hope to resume surgery to separate German conjoined twins within days after the procedure was halted because of complications with one of the girls.
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The Minnesota Twins beat the New York   Yankees 6-1 in a rain-shortened game at Yankee Stadium on   Saturday, keeping them in the hunt for a wild card spot.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins hesitated not a whit in sending Johan Santana to the mound yesterday on three days' rest. The Yankees refused to do the same with Mike Mussina and, as a result, it will be a well-rested Moose for Game 1 against the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
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Michael Cuddyer homers and drives in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics, 9-4, to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central.
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Surgery to separate German twins connected at the head resumed in Maryland Wednesday after complications affecting one of the girls halted an earlier operation, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Nearing a third straight division title, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins aren&#39;t short on motivation. Their rivals, the fading Chicago White Sox, gave them a little more.
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Brad Radke, Torii Hunter and the rest of the Minnesota Twins were on the brink of contraction three years ago. Now they&#39;re poised for a third straight division title.
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com. Not only did the Twins clinch their third straight American League Central title Monday night, but also did it at a bitter rival&#39;s ballpark.
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The Red Sox' 6-0 victory may have been little more than a footnote for the home team, but it was still a matter of some urgency for the Minnesota Twins, who took the field knowing the Detroit Tigers had lost that afternoon, giving them a chance, with a victory last night, to vault ahead of the Tigers into first place ...
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Detroit, MI -- Jacque Jones&#39; single in the seventh scored Pat Borders with the go-ahead run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
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The Minnesota Twins finished off a three-game sweep of the visiting Cleveland Indians, then hoped the victory wouldn&#39;t prove to be too costly.
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Boof Bonser brought the Minnesota Twins a little bit closer in the tightening three-team race in the American League Central.
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Timo Perez drove in three runs, Nate Robertson won for the first time in six starts and the Detroit Tigers started a crucial road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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By FREDERIC J. FROMMER WASHINGTON - Surgeons successfully separated 4-month-old conjoined twin boys Wednesday night, the lead surgeon declaring, &quot;They are two separate individuals.&quot;&quot;Both are doing well,&quot; said the surgeon, Robert Keating.
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The Twins took home another AL Central championship yesterday and Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win an American League batting title by getting two hits in Minnesota's 5-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
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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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The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers both had a chance to grab the lead in the AL Central with two games left. Neither team could take advantage of the opportunity.