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| Twins continue epic road swing in Toronto |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins start the final leg of their lengthy 14-game road trip this evening with the first of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Minnesota, which is tied with the Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the AL Central, is 5-6 thus far on the trek - the team's longest since they played 15 straight away from home in August of 1969. The Twins managed a split in their four-game set with the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, as Justin Morneau hit a three-run home ru |
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| Braves call up C Miller among September roster moves |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| arlins as MLB rosters expand in September. The Braves will purchase the contracts of catcher Corky Miller and right- handed pitcher James Parr from Triple-A Richmond. Miller is a career .179 hitter in parts of eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta. The 32-year-old is hitting .093 with one homer and three RBI in 54 at-bats with the Braves this season. To make room on the 40-man roster for Miller and Parr, the Braves will transfer outfielder Matt Diaz and right-hand |
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| Twins try to halt critical skid in Oakland |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With the AL Central race heating up, the Minnesota Twins have picked a wrong time to start playing poorly. This afternoon they will try to get back on track in the finale of a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. Minnesota has lost two of three, six of eight and fell to 4-6 on a season-long 14-game road trip. In Saturday's 3-2 setback in the third test of this series in Oakland, Denard Span clubbed a two-run homer to highlight the Minnesota offense and starter |
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| Nathan throws game away as A's rally past Twins in ninth |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Sweeney's bunt attempt in the bottom of the ninth allowed both the tying and game-winning runs to score when Joe Nathan threw the ball away at third, as the Oakland Athletics stole a 3-2 win from the Minnesota Twins, in the third contest of a four-game series. Nathan (0-1) started the ninth with a 2-1 lead but Bobby Crosby singled and Emil Brown was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Sweeney then proceeded to lay down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners and Nathan fielded |
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| Twins announce September call-ups |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins announced their September 1 call-ups following Saturday's 3-2 setback to the Oakland Athletics. Six players will join the team Tuesday in Toronto following the completion of the minor league schedule. Right-handed pitchers Phillip Humber and Bobby Korecky, infielder Matt Macri and outfielder Jason Pridie will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester while catcher Ryan Jorgensen will have his contract selected from Rochester. Infielder Matt Tolbert will join the te |
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| Twins' Liriano set to square off versus A's again |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Of Francisco Liriano's eight starts this season, two have come against the Oakland Athletics. Tonight, Liriano will lead the playoff- hopeful Minnesota Twins against the A's in the third test of a four-game series from McAfee Coliseum. Liriano first squared off with the Athletics on April 24 by the bay and was reached for six runs and five hits in two-thirds of an inning. The Twins never recovered and were handed an 11-2 setback that day. Liriano rebounded on August 20 versus Oakland at the |
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| Without Beckett, Red Sox send Bowden to hill against White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| ay each had three RBI in the 8-0 pounding, while Dustin Pedroia went 4-for-4 with three runs scored. David Ortiz finished with three hits, an RBI and two runs scored in Boston's fourth win in five tries. The Red Sox remained 2 1/2 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins in the wild card standings and 4 1/2 back of Tampa Bay in the American League East division. Michael Bowden, meanwhile, will be called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to make his major league debut and posted an 0-3 record with a 3.38 earned run average |
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| Indians host Mariners hoping to extend win streak to 11 games |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| s 2-0 with a solid 1.80 earned run average in three career starts against the Mariners. He hurled six decent innings for a win over Seattle on July 19 this season. Seattle had a three-game winning streak come to an end in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a three-game series at Safeco Field. Jose Lopez belted a two-run homer and Raul Ibanez added a solo shot for the Mariners, who will kick off a six-game road trip tonight. In his third outing since being called up from the minors ear |
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| Angels attempt to further gap on Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| two-RBI day for the Rangers, whose three-game win streak came to an end. Heading to the hill for the Angels tonight will be right-hander Ervin Santana, who is 13-5 with a 3.41 ERA. Santana picked up his third straight no-decision Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, as he allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings of a 5-3 win. Santana defeated the Rangers the last time he faced them and is 6-4 lifetime against them with a 6.56 ERA in 12 starts. Texas will counter with righty Dustin Nippert, who is comi |
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| Twins resume series with A's by the bay |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins hope to avoid their fourth straight loss in Oakland this evening, as they play the second test of a four-game set with the Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. The Twins lost for the fifth time in their last six tries on Thursday when Kurt Suzuki's pinch-hit, game-winning double in the ninth lifted Oakland to a 3-2 win. With the contest knotted at 2-2, Ryan Sweeney opened the ninth with a single off Craig Breslow (0-2) and moved to second on Daric Barton's sacrifice bunt. Jesse |
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