AL Wrap: Ford, Radke Help Twins Sweep Tigers
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Lew Ford homered and drove in a pair  of runs and Brad Radke pitched seven strong innings to lead the  streaking Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 road win over the Detroit  Tigers in American League action on Monday.
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Jason Bartlett hit a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth Friday night and the Minnesota Twins took over the AL wild card lead by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-4.
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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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Justin Morneau drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning before leaving when he was hit in the hand by a pitch, and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 7-3 victory Sunday.
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Playing the Minnesota Twins can be a painful process. On Saturday night, however, it literally was for the Tigers. Not only did they lose the game, 3-2, but two star players as well.
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Oakland advances to its first ALCS since 1992, notching an 8-3 victory over Minneosta to complee a three-game sweep of the Twins on Friday.
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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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The surging Cleveland Indians completed another sweep of Minnesota and left the Twins barely clinging to their playoff hopes. Victor Martinez had two hits and two RBIs to back a quality start from Fausto Carmona, and Cleveland beat Minnesota 6-2 on Wednesday for its second sweep of the Twins in the last 10 games.
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Rondell White and Michael Cuddyer each had four RBIs and Justin Morneau scored four times to help the Minnesota Twins extend their latest winning streak to eight games with a 14-6 victory over the struggling Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
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Alex Rodriguez's ground-rule double tied the game and Hideki Matsui's line-drive sacrifice fly scored the winning run in a rollicking, 7-6, 12-inning victory over the Twins.
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Sean Casey hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Friday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central.
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Kansas City hits three home runs in the top of the 11th inning to down the Tigers, 9-7. Detroit remains tied atop the AL Central as the Twins also lose.
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Timo Perez drove in three runs, Nate Robertson won for the first time in six starts and the Detroit Tigers started a crucial road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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Brandon Inge drove in a pair of runs and Kenny Rogers made another strong start after shoulder surgery, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4 on Wednesday night to snap their six-game winning streak.
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Cristian Guzman and Shannon Stewart homered to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Saturday night. The Tigers lost their two all-stars to knee injuries.
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Jason Kubel homered for the third straight game, Carlos Silva pitched six-plus shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
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Barry Zito, Frank Thomas and the Oakland Athletics proved it was possible to beat Johan Santana &#151; even at the Metrodome. Zito kept Minnesota off balance with his big curveball, Thomas hit two huge home runs and the Athletics defeated the Twins and their ace 3-2 Tuesday in the opener of their first-round AL playoff series.