| |
| Twins to place Casilla on DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/29/2008 |
| |
| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins will place infielder Alexi Casilla on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday due to a torn tendon in his right thumb. The Twins will reinstate infielder Adam Everett from the 15-day DL to take Casilla's spot. Casilla is batting .313 with four home runs and 39 runs batted in for Minnesota in 62 games. In 25 games, Everett is batting .189 with a homer and seven RBI. |
|
| |
| Twins, White Sox continue battle for AL Central |
MLB Baseball |
07/29/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins have an opportunity to gain further ground on the Chicago White Sox when the two American League Central inhabitants resume an important four-game series tonight at the Metrodome. Minnesota trimmed Chicago's advantage atop the division to 1 1/2 games with a 7-0 victory in Monday's opener. Kevin Slowey threw his second career shutout with an outstanding showing on the mound, while both Justin Morneau and Denard Span slugged two-run homers during a four-run third inning fo |
|
| |
| AL Central crown won't be handed to White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
07/28/2008 |
| |
| gap between the two teams would have been slashed from 5 1/2 games to 2 1/2 games. But the White Sox had something to say about that, as they bumped their lead over Detroit to 6 1/2 games, while maintaining a 2 1/2-game cushion over the second-place Minnesota Twins. And they've done so with some late-inning dramatics over the past week. It all started on Wednesday against the hot-hitting Texas Rangers, with the White Sox trailing 8-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning. That's when Carlos Quentin got the Sox st |
|
| |
| White Sox, Twins start key series at Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
07/28/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The top two teams in the American League Central tangle tonight at the Metrodome, where the Minnesota Twins hope to close the gap on the first-place Chicago White in the opener of a key four-game series. Chicago comes in with a 2 1/2-game advantage on the Twins for the top spot but will be facing a Twins squad that has been dominant at home as of late. Minnesota has won 15 of its last 18 games at the Metrodome and is an outstanding 34-19 as the host this season. Ron Gardenhire's club has no |
|
| |
| Twins close out series against Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
07/27/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins will try to keep pace in the AL Central when they take on the Cleveland Indians today in the finale of a three-game set at Progressive Field. Nick Blackburn will try to return to the win column when he heads to the hill for the Twins this afternoon. Blackburn has dropped his last two outings, and is winless in four of his last five starts. The last time Blackburn toed the rubber he did not last through the second inning, as the Yankees pounded the right-hander for six ru |
|
| |
| Indians activate Carmona |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
| |
| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians activated pitcher Fausto Carmona from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday. He struggled in his return, allowing nine runs on seven hits with three walks in just 2 1/3 innings, as the Minnesota Twins battered the Indians, 11-4. Carmona was on the DL since May 24 after leaving his start the night before against Texas with a left hip strain. In 10 starts before going on the DL, his first visit to the DL in his career in the majors, he went 4-2 with a 3.10 E |
|
| |
| Buscher's blast, shaky start by Carmona lift Twins over Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
| |
| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set. Buscher finished 3-for-5 and knocked in a career-high five runs for the Twins, who snapped a five-game skid. Delmon Young had three hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs, while Jason Kubel was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Scott Baker (7-3) gave up three runs on five hits in five-plus inning |
|
| |
| Duchscherer leads A's versus Texas |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
| |
| injury which landed the young hurler on the DL. Harrison's previous three starts were very rocky to say the least, as the southpaw collected a 1-1 mark with an atrocious 9.20 ERA. The last time the 22-year-old was on the hill, he was hammered by the Minnesota Twins, 14-2. In the setback Harrison surrendered eight runs on nine hits in five innings of duty. He also allowed two home runs, and posted three walks. Last night, Josh Hamilton, David Murphy and Chris Davis each recorded two-run home runs as the Rangers |
|
| |
| Indians try to top Twins again at Progressive Field |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins will try to bring their recent skid to a halt when they take on the Cleveland Indians tonight in the second game of a three-game set at Progressive Field. The Twins are coming off a beating from the New York Yankees in which they were outscored 25-7 in a three-game set. Hopefully for the Twins Scott Baker can bring the team back in the win column. Baker has been extremely consistent for Minnesota this year, and is currently holding a 6-3 ledger with a 3.26 ERA. The last |
|
| |
| Twins' Gomez leaves game with injury |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
| |
| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins center fielder Carlos Gomez left Friday's 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians with a lower back injury suffered when running into the wall in center field. Gomez, who was taken to Lutheran Hospital for further examination, caught the ball, landed and slammed into the wall while holding on for the first out. He then got the ball to left fielder Delmon Young, who could not get the throw in before Grady Sizemore tagged up to home all the way from second base. Jason |
|
| |
