Twins Clinch; Angels Gain Ground
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Torii Hunter and the Minnesota Twins are used to celebrating in September. The playoff party never gets old, though. The Twins clinched their third straight AL Central title Monday night with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox, then topped it off with a raucous celebration in the visitor's clubhouse.
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Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter   homered to help clinch the Minnesota Twins a playoff berth with   an 8-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
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The Chicago White Sox blew a ninth-inning lead, bounced right back and gained a game in the AL Central race. Thanks to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins had a much easier night.
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The Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-5 on Thursday to close in on their third American League West title in four years.
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Michael Cuddyer homers and drives in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics, 9-4, to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central.
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OAKLAND, California  - The Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Friday to sweep their three-game division series and book a place in the American League Championship Series.
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Justin Morneau drove in three runs and   Joe Mauer scored three times to help the Minnesota Twins thump   Detroit 9-5 and keep the heat on them in the AL central title   battle on Friday.
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Minneapolis, MN -- Johan Santana continued his push for the AL Cy Young Award, tossing eight shutout innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of a three-game set at the Metrodome.
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The Minnesota Twins have wrapped up their third straight AL Central crown by routing the Chicago White Sox 8-2. The Twins banged out four homers in the clincher and helped Carlos Silva pick up his 13th win.
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Carlos Silva pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning Wednesday night before leaving with a bruised right ankle, and the Minnesota Twins won their eighth in a row with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
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Johan Santana won his eighth straight decision, Jacque Jones and Augie Ojeda homered and the Minnesota Twins ended the Anaheim Angels' nine-game winning streak, 7-1 Saturday.
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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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NEW YORK (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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Justin Morneau's two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
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Forty-six years of Major League Baseball in sunny Southern California came down to one magical afternoon Saturday as the Dodgers and Angels clinched their respective
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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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The Los Angels clinched the American League West yesterday for the third time in four seasons, and the Cleveland Indians won the A.L. Central for the first time since 2001.