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ARLINGTON, Texas Johan Santana won his seventh straight decision and Minnesota stretched its lead in the AL Central by outscoring Texas 7-to-4.
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The Minnesota Twins once again couldn't score for Johan Santana. In the ninth inning, they more than made up for it. Mike Redmond's RBI single capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning against Atlanta closer Bob Wickman, ruining Tim Hudson's strong start and lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.
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Michael Cuddyer homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Silva threw seven smooth innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Monday to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central.
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Justin Morneau picked a perfect time to end a long drought for the Minnesota Twins. Mike Sweeney also had good timing for the Kansas City Royals.
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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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Corey Koskie hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins overcame a two-run deficit to beat Cleveland 4-2 Sunday and prevent the Indians from pulling within a percentage point of the AL Central lead.
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Jake Westbrook got his fourth win of August, rookie Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run and the Cleveland Indians kept a tight grip on the AL Central lead with a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
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The Minnesota Twins left Cleveland clinging to first place in the AL Central &#151; and already looking ahead to their next showdown with the surprising Indians.
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One day after Minnesota lost rookie sensation Francisco Liriano for the season, Torii Hunter and Rondell White homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning last night to help the surging Twins pull within one game of first place with a 9-4 win over the Indians in Cleveland.
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Johan Santana's troubles with the long ball continue. Josh Fields hit two homers and Jim Thome added the 503rd of his career to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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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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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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Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians last night.
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Johan Santana pitches eight strong innings to earn his 19th win and lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2ÃÂ win over Kansas City.
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NEW YORK - Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series...
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Terry Tiffee, Torii Hunter and Cristian Guzman homered Sunday to lead the Minnesota Twins to their fifth straight win, 8-5 over the Detroit Tigers.
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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.