Twins beat Yankees to keep wild card hopes alive
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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 New York Yankees beat the Twins 6-to-5 Saturday to advance to the AL Championship. They will play the Boston Red Sox. Ruben Sierra hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning.
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CHICAGO -- Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. Threatened with contraction three years ago, they ran away with the AL Central title.
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Torri Hunter hit a long home run off Tanyon Sturtze in the 12th inning as the Minnesota Twins took a 6-5 lead over the New York Yankees on Wednesday in their best-of-five series in the AL playoffs.
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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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Alex Rodriguez scored from third base on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse in the top of the 11th innings, giving the New York Yankees a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins in their American League Divisional Series in Minneapolis.
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A division winner faced a division leader when the Twins played a doubleheader Wednesday in Yankee Stadium. However, it wasn&#39;t exactly a playoff preview.
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The Minnesota Twins are baseball&#039;s hottest team, winners of eight straight and 18 of 20. Yet they&#039;re still struggling to make up ground in the American League Central.
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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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Alex Rodriguez scored from third base  on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse in the top of the 11th inning,  giving the New York Yankees a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins  in their American League Divisional Series in Minneapolis  Saturday.
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Johan Santana and Jacque Jones were a dynamic duo Tuesday night as they led the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees.
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NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera failed to hold a two-run lead in the eighth, and the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees were tied at 5 after 11 innings Wednesday night in Game 2 of their best-of-five series in the AL playoffs.    Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez homered to back Jon Lieber, but Minnesota rallied from a 5-3 deficit, ending Rivera's 12-for-12 mark in postseason save chances at Yankee Stadium...
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MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Rodriguez scored the game winner on a Kyle Lohse wild pitch in the top of the 11th inning, sending the New York Yankees to their second consecutive American League Championship Series after edging out the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured - playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant. Sierra's three-run homer in the eighth inning tied it, then Rodriguez doubled, alertly stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse to lift the Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday...
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With the wild card in its sights, MinnesotaÃÂ drivesÃÂ two home runs through heavy wind and steady rain in a 6-1 win over New York.
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The Rocket's 350th win was a gem. Roger Clemens reached a rare milestone, pitching eight innings of two-hit ball to lead the New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Monday night.
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Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 win over the Minnesota Twins.