Twins clinch AL Central with 5-1 win over White Sox
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The Minnesota Twins closed out the season with a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to capture the American League Central crown and avoid a first-round playoff meeting with the New York Yankees.
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A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning after Chicago closer Bobby Jenks blew a save by giving up four straight doubles in the top half, and the White Sox rallied past the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Friday night.
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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 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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MINNEAPOLIS -- Just like that, the White Sox&#39; little statement game went up in flames against the Minnesota Twins. The Twins ended Freddy Garcia&#39;s no-hitter in the sixth and then scored nine runs in the inning on their way to an eventual 10-2 victory.
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Torii Hunter walked with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, forcing in the winning run and lifting the Minnesota Twins over the struggling Chicago White Sox 7-6 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
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The Twins fall to the White Sox on Saturday, 6-3, damaging their hopes of winning the AL Central and avoiding a playoff trip to New York.
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Jason Kubel homered for the third straight game, Carlos Silva pitched six-plus shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
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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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Carlos Silva pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning last night before leaving with a bruised right ankle, and the Minnesota Twins won their eighth in a row with a 6-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox.
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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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Torii Hunter and Rondell White homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning to help the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4 Thursday night and pull within one game of first place.
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Johan Santana pitched seven crisp innings to win his fourth straight start and Jason Kubel hit a tiebreaking homer that helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Magglio Ordonez slammed a pair of home  runs against his former team as the Detroit Tigers pounded the  Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Monday to keep the Minnesota Twins at  bay in the AL Central.
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The Minnesota Twins fell flat on the first night of their three-game push for the AL Central title. A night after tying Detroit for first place, the Twins' bats went dormant Friday against Freddy Garcia in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
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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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New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera pitches in the 11th inning, on his way to winning the game as the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 in 11t innings to win the American League Division Series 3-1 Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in Minneapolis.