Baker Pitches Twins Closer to First Place
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Scott Baker pitches six strong innings and the Twins beat the Indians, 6-1, onÃÂ Sunday to move within one game of the Tigers in the AL Central.
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Jason Bartlett's three-run homer helped   Minnesota ease to a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on   Tuesday, a win that sliced the Detroit Tigers' American League   Central lead over the Twins to half a game.
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Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter hit consecutive homers, and Terry Mulholland pitched six strong innings to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians 8-1 Saturday.
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The Minnesota Twins might have moved two steps back toward a return to Yankee Stadium next week for the first round of the playoffs when they got swept by the New York Yankees in a rain
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A year ago, the Twins lamented the day off that followed their victory against the Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
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Right from the get-go, the Minnesota Twins will be on their toes. Because last year, they got off on the wrong foot in Game 1 of the playoffs at Yankee Stadium...
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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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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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Derrick Turnbow&#039;s bases loaded walk to Shannon Stewart in the eighth forced home the go-ahead run and helped the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to nine games with a 10-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
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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.
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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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Joe Nathan wasn&#039;t in a save situation. Didn&#039;t matter. The Minnesota Twins&#039; closer was pitching.
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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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Last year, in the American League Division Series, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, then lost Game 2. The series shifted
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A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI
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Undaunted by the loss of Francisco Liriano, the Minnesota Twins got a big game from longtime leader Torii Hunter and pulled within one game of first place. Hunter homered and drove in four runs Thursday night in a 9-4 victory at Cleveland that left the surging Twins right on the heels of AL Central-leading Detroit. The last time Minnesota was only one game out was the second day of the season, April 5.
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NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint