Twins put up nine-spot in sixth
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For five innings Tuesday, it didn&#39;t feel like the Twins and White Sox were so far apart in the standings. Then the sixth inning became a microcosm of both club&#39;s seasons
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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.
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At this rate, it won't be long before the Minnesota Twins take over the AL Central lead.
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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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Johan Santana pitched seven strong  innings to win his fifth straight start and Shannon Stewart  homered, had three hits and two RBI to lead the Minnesota Twins  to a 7-2 home win over the New York Yankees.
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Justin Morneau's two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
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The Minnesota Twins pitcher picked up all 28 first-place votes. Curt Schilling of Boston wound up second in voting, twins closer Joe Nathan tied for fourth.
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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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When Johan Santana starts at home, the Minnesota Twins are just about a sure thing. His latest gem has them breathing down Detroit's neck in the American League Central.
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The Minnesota Twins once again made the most of their chances. Twice as much, really.
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Terry Tiffee, Torii Hunter and Cristian Guzman homered Sunday to lead the Minnesota Twins to their fifth straight win, 8-5 over the Detroit Tigers.
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Carlos Silva pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning last night before leaving with a bruised right ankle, and the Minnesota Twins won their eighth in a row with a 6-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox.
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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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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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Joe Blanton and Carlos Silva kept pounding the strike zone inning after inning. Finally in the sixth, Oakland got to Silva. Blanton pitched a career-best three-hitter, Shannon Stewart broke a scoreless tie with a double play groundout, and the Athletics snapped the Twins' season-best five-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Saturday night.
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With his blue shirt soaked to the skin and champagne and beer dripping off his goggles, Torii Hunter led a toast in a circle of teammates. Colored bottles raised, the Twins cheered their spot in the playoffs but made clear they're still pushing for the division title.
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The eminently resourceful Yankees played long ball and short ball last night, got six more-than-serviceable innings from Kevin Brown, and pushed the Twins to the