Twins win 9th straight
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Kyle Lohse pitched seven sharp innings, Michael Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with a homer, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox, 10-1, at Minneapolis for their ninth straight victory.
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Johan Santana became the first 17-game winner in the major leagues Tuesday night, allowing two hits over eight scoreless innings as Minnesota beat Tampa Bay 8-0 &#151; the Twins' 14th win in a row over the Devil Rays.
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BOSTON -- David Ortiz hit his 50th homer Wednesday night to match a Red Sox record, but Torii Hunter's three-run shot in the eighth inning sent the Minnesota Twins to an 8-2 victory over Boston that allowed the New York Yankees to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title.
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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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MINNEAPOLIS - Brad Radke pitched seven solid innings, Corey Koskie drove in three runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in the regular season for the first time since 2001 with an 8-2 victory Tuesday night.    Koskie and Justin Morneau each homered for Minnesota, which won for only fourth time in its last 12 games and handed the Yankees their second straight loss...
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Johan Santana allowed one run in eight innings to win his seventh straight decision, and the Minnesota Twins padded their lead in the AL Central with a 7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
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Joe Mauer singled home the winning run in the ninth inning after Justin Morneau hit a tying homer in the eighth, and the Twins completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Oakland Athletics with a 4-3 victory yesterday in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis, MN -- Terry Tiffee led off the bottom of the ninth inning with his first major league homer to lift the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals, 4-3.
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(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins don&#39;t beat their opponents with great offensive performances, particularly with power. They win division titles with excellent fundamentals of pitching and defense, and
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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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MINNEAPOLIS Johan (YOH&#39;-hahn) Santana took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and won his ninth straight start pitching the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 2-to-0.
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com. Not only did the Twins clinch their third straight American League Central title Monday night, but also did it at a bitter rival&#39;s ballpark.
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After losing a perfect game by walking the first batter he faces in the ninth inning Friday, Minnesota's Scott Baker has his no-hit bid end on a one-out single by Mike Sweeney in the Twins' 5-0 win over the Royals.
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The Minnesota Twins put on an offensive display unlike any seen in a doubleheader in nearly 70 years, and Justin Morneau was a big part of it. Morneau went deep three times in the second game of a day-night doubleheader and the Twins capped a huge day on offense by routing the Chicago White Sox 12-0 Friday night.
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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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Dmitri Young continues his tear with three hits and three RBIs, and the Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-5, 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.