Morneau ends HR drought as Twins rally
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Justin Morneau ended a career-long home run drought and Jason Kubel homered and drove in three runs, sparking a late rally that carried Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins past the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 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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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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With his blue shirt soaked to the skin and champagne and beer dripping off his goggles, Torii Hunter led a toast in a circle of his teammates. Colored bottles raised, the Twins cheered their spot in the playoffs but made clear they're still pushing for the division title.
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An eighth-inning, two-run single by Corey Koskie lifted the Twins to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Indians on Friday, keeping alive Minnesota&#39;s hopes of home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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The Twins took home another AL Central championship on Sunday 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 Chicago White Sox.
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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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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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Back in June, Justin Morneau walked into manager Ron Gardenhire's office with a .236 batting average and was benched. Though he didn't realize it at the time, he walked out an MVP.
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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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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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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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Johan Santana outpitched Jose Contreras, and Jason Bartlett hit a three-run homer as the surging Minnesota Twins pulled within a game of the slumping Chicago White Sox with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night.
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Torii Hunter drove in two runs and   scored twice as the Minnesota Twins eased past the Cleveland   Indians 6-1 to trim Detroit's lead atop the AL Central to a   single game on Sunday.
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Minnesota turned a season-high five double plays and Scott Baker pitched six strong innings as the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 Sunday, keeping pressure on Detroit and Chicago in the race for postseason play. The Twins came in two games behind the Tigers in the AL Central and three games ahead of Chicago in the wild-card chase.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Morneau returned to the Minnesota Twins starting lineup Thursday, six days after bruising his right lung in a home plate collision.