The Twins Are In First Place

Twins Beat White Sox 6-1
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W: Liriano (11-7)
L: Floyd

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Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins took 2 out of 3 games to pull ahead by 1 game in the American League Central.

Liriano pitched well again Thursday night, going 5 2/3rds innings, giving up only 1 run.  He got into a bit of a scare in the . . . → Read More: The Twins Are In First Place

Mahay Almost Blows It, But The Roof Came Through

Twins Beat Rays 8-6
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W: Capps (4-3)
L: Benoit

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Holy cow, what a game.

The Minnesota Twins were able to split the series with the Tampa Bay Rays at 2 games a piece despite looking vastly over-matched after the first two games, but today’s win did not come easily.

Starting pitcher Kevin Slowey had a really good game, . . . → Read More: Mahay Almost Blows It, But The Roof Came Through

Duensing Looks Comfortable in His Role, Rauch Finally Gets A Save

Twins Beat Royals 6-4
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W: Duensing (4-1)
L: Bannister
S: Rauch (21)

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SWEEP!  Wednesday afternoon the Twins completed the sweep of the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City.
Brian Duensing looks to be settling into his role as a starter again this year.  He gave the Twins a quality start on Wednesday afternoon, going 6 innings giving up . . . → Read More: Duensing Looks Comfortable in His Role, Rauch Finally Gets A Save

Twins take 2 of 3 in Oakland

Twins win 2 out of 3 against A’s
Game 1 Score: Twins 5 – Athletics 4
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W: Guerrier (1-1)
L: Bailey
S: Rauch (14)

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The Twins came out swinging Friday night, but it took extra innings to put the Athletics away.  Scott Baker started the game for the Twins, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk . . . → Read More: Twins take 2 of 3 in Oakland

Twins are Pathetic Today Against Jays

Blue Jays Beat Twins 11-2
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W: Marcum
L: Pavano (4-4)

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Think about how good the Twins played last night against the Blue Jays.

Now imagine the opposite of that.

That’s how bad the Twins played this afternoon.

Carl Pavano was the starter for Minnesota this afternoon.  He pitched 4 innings, giving up 6 runs on 10 hits.  The relievers weren’t . . . → Read More: Twins are Pathetic Today Against Jays

Twins Drop First To Chicago By the Score of 5-2 (5-11-10)

Slowey has One Bad Inning, Twins Lose
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Kevin Slowey looked good through the first four innings.

But then he took the mound in the 5th.

In the top of the 5th inning Slowey gave up 5 runs to the White Sox to put the Twins behind 5-1.  Minnesota’s relievers were able to hold the Sox scoreless for . . . → Read More: Twins Drop First To Chicago By the Score of 5-2 (5-11-10)

Young and Ramos Have Big Days as Twins Beat Indians (05-02-10)

Twins Beat Indians 8-3
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W: Liriano (4-0)
L: Huff

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Joe Mauer is nursing a bruised heel, so the Twins brought up one of their hottest minor league prospects to take over the catcher position, and it wasn’t a disappointment.

Wilson Ramos had big shoes to fill, covering for the best player in baseball  Sunday afternoon.  In Mauer’s place, . . . → Read More: Young and Ramos Have Big Days as Twins Beat Indians (05-02-10)

Twins Fall Apart Last Night, Lose To Tigers

Twins Lose 11-6
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W: Thomas
L: Mahay (0-1)

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The Twins started the game well, leading 6-1 after 3 1/2 innings, but things went downhill from there.  6 runs in the 4th and 6 runs in the 6th propelled Detroit to an 11-6 victory in the second game of the series.

Starting pitcher Scott Baker was credited with giving . . . → Read More: Twins Fall Apart Last Night, Lose To Tigers

Jon Rauch Blows First Save but Picks Up Win in Extra Innings

Twins Win 9-7 in 12 Innings
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W: Rauch (1-0)
L: Tejeda

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Jon Rauch blew his first save as the closer for the Minnesota Twins, but came back to win the game.  Blackburn started the game, but struggled early, giving up 5 earned runs (and an unearned one) in 4 and a third innings.  He gave up . . . → Read More: Jon Rauch Blows First Save but Picks Up Win in Extra Innings

Twins Crush Indians, Become First MLB Team to 11 Wins

Twins off to best start ever
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W: Liriano (2-0)
L: Huff

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With a win over the Cleveland Indians tonight, the Twins have officially won their first 5 series’ of the season, which is the best start in franchise history.  They also became the first team in the majors this year to 11 wins (although Tampa will get . . . → Read More: Twins Crush Indians, Become First MLB Team to 11 Wins

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