Athletics sweep Twins to reach ALCS
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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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David Dellucci's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the American League at Arlington Thursday.
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The Twins finally catch the Tigers and take home another AL Central championship on SundayÃÂ with aÃÂ 5-1 victory over the White Sox.
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The Minnesota Twins beat the New York   Yankees 6-1 in a rain-shortened game at Yankee Stadium on   Saturday, keeping them in the hunt for a wild card spot.
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The Minnesota Twins insisted they were a far better team than the one steamrolled out of last year's division series by the New York Yankees. And they might have been.
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A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI
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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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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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Justin Verlander breezed past the Minnesota Twins, giving the struggling Detroit Tigers a bit more room in the three-team AL Central race.
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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, last night.
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The Minnesota Twins had just ended Ãrik BÃ©dardâs nine-decision winning streak and completed a season sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles. While the hip-hop music resonated throughout the clubhouse, the Twins simultaneously celebrated their accomplishment and looked ahead to another challenge.
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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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Johan Santana pitched seven shutout  innings to claim his 10th straight victory and lead the  Minnesota Twins to a 9-0 thumping of the Baltimore Orioles in  the American League (AL) Wednesday.
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With a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees moved to the verge of clinching their seventh straight AL East title.
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CHICAGO - 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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Johan Santana and Nick Punto led the   Minnesota Twins to a 12-1 win over the jittery Detroit Tigers   in American League action on Sunday.
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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.