It's straight A's as Oakland sweeps Twins
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Barry Zito did his best to avoid the party, fearing a flying bottle might accidentally cost him a start on his biggest stage yet: the AL Championship Series.
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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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Carlos Silva tossed a one-hitter before leaving the game with a bruised ankle as the Minnesota Twins won their eighth straight game, downing the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Wednesday.
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Barry Zito struck out 11 in his sixth straight win, Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Friday night for their season-high eighth straight win.
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Scott Baker pitches six strong innings and the Twins beat the Indians, 6-1, onÃÂ Sunday to move within one game of the Tigers in the AL Central.
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The Twins are in. As for Oakland &#151; not yet.
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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 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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Nick Swisher and Bobby Crosby hit home runs to help the Oakland Athletics win for the fourth time in six games, a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
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Mark Kotsay slammed an inside the park two-run homer, sparking the Oakland Athletics to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the American League divisional playoffs on Wednesday.
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Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter   belted home runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 9-4 win over   the Oakland Athletics in Minneapolis on Monday, keeping the   heat on the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central.
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The Twins took home another AL Central championship yesterday and Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win an American League batting title by getting two hits in Minnesota's 5-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
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Joe Mauer drives home the winning run in the ninth inning to give Minnesota a 4-3 win Sunday and a four-game sweep of slumping Oakland.
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Barry Zito outpitched Curt Schilling on a day the Boston ace became the 14th pitcher with 3,000 career strikeouts, Mark Ellis and Bobby Kielty each hit solo home runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Red Sox 7-2 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
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After four consecutive failures in division series from 2000-3, the Oakland A's finally had a chance to celebrate when they beat the Twins 8-3 to complete a three-game sweep.
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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie belted  two-run homers in the first inning to help the Minnesota Twins  clinch their third straight American League (AL) Central  Division title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox  Monday.
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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.