Twins Edge Athletics, Take 4-Game Series
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Joe Mauer drives home the winning run in the ninth inning to give Minnesota a 4-3 win Sunday and a four-game sweep of slumping Oakland.
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The Cleveland Indians pulled within one game of the AL Central lead, scoring four runs in the first inning and beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 Saturday night behind home runs by Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez.
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CHICAGO -- Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. Threatened with contraction three years ago, they ran away with the AL Central title.
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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie hit two-run homers to help the Minnesota Twins clinch their third straight AL Central title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
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A strikeout leads to three runs for the Minnesota Twins, who notch an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
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If the Minnesota Twins couldn't win the AL Central title at home, Chicago was the next-best place for a party. Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the Twins clinched their third straight division crown on their main rivals' home turf, beating the Chicago White Sox 8-2 Monday night.
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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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Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Johan Santana won his fourth straight decision to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Wednesday night.
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Johan Santana threw seven shutout innings and Jacque Jones homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over New York in the opener of a best-of-five American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium.
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Oakland advances to its first ALCS since 1992, notching an 8-3 victory over Minneosta to complee a three-game sweep of the Twins on Friday.
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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.
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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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The New York Yankees took a 3-1 lead over the Minnesota Twins in the second inning of Game 3 of their AL division playoff series on Friday.
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Kyle Lohse pitches seven sharp innings as the Twins beat the White Sox, 10-1, Thursday for their ninth straight victory.
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Justin Morneau homered three times in the second game of a doubleheader and the Minnesota Twins capped a huge day on offense by routing the Chicago White Sox 12-0 on Friday night.
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At this rate, it won't be long before the Minnesota Twins take over the AL Central lead.
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(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins will try to lock up their third consecutive AL Central title tonight, when they begin a three-game set against the second-place Chicago White Sox at US Cellular Field.