Tigers trounce Twins
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The Detroit Tigers gave themselves   some breathing room in the American League Central with a 7-2   win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
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Brandon Inge and Curtis Granderson homered to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 on Friday night.
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Minnesota turned a season-high five double plays and Scott Baker pitched six strong innings as the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 Sunday, keeping pressure on Detroit and Chicago in the race for postseason play. The Twins came in two games behind the Tigers in the AL Central and three games ahead of Chicago in the wild-card chase.
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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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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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Michael Cuddyer and Lew Ford homered and drove in three runs apiece to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 Saturday.
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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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Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
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If they're not careful, the Detroit Tigers are going to get caught by their tails. Rookie Joe Inglett's two-run triple off Justin Verlander highlighted Cleveland's six-run fifth inning that sent the Indians to an 8-5 win Saturday night over the Tigers, who have lost four straight and maybe their stranglehold on the AL Central.
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DETROIT (Ticker) -- After reverting back to last season&#39;s hapless club in the first game of a doubleheader, the Detroit Tigers were picked up by their young ace in the second.
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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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Terry Mulholland pitched six strong  innings as Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter hit back-to-back  home runs to power the Minnesota Twins to an 8-1 home win over  the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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The Minnesota Twins once again couldn't score for Johan Santana. In the ninth inning, they more than made up for it. Mike Redmond's RBI single capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning against Atlanta closer Bob Wickman, ruining Tim Hudson's strong start and lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.
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Detroit, MI -- Brad Radke allowed just one run in seven strong innings, as the Minnesota Twins completed their first-ever, four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 5-3 win at Comerica Park.
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MINNEAPOLIS - More than 26 hours after the oddly suspended game began, the Twins gave themselves a chance to open the AL playoffs at home by finishing a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Michael Cuddyer's two-out double in the 12th inning Sunday.    The teams were tied at 5-all after 11 innings Saturday when play was halted at 2:33 p.m...
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Ian Kinsler misplayed Jason Bartlett's popup with two outs in the ninth inning, allowing Lew Ford to score the winning run as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Monday night.
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Torii Hunter drove in two runs and   scored twice as the Minnesota Twins eased past the Cleveland   Indians 6-1 to trim Detroit's lead atop the AL Central to a   single game on Sunday.