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| Twins beat White Sox; Crede homers against former team |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Justin Morneau went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and four RBI, and Joe Crede added a solo homer in his return to Chicago against his former team, as the Minnesota Twins used a seven-run seventh inning to down the White Sox, 12-5, in the opener of a three-game set. Alexi Casilla went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, Denard Span had three hits and two RBI, and for the Twins, who have won three of their last four since starting the season with a loss to the Mariners. R.A. Dickey (1-0) |
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| AL Central foes square off in the Windy City |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Last season's top two teams in the American League Central renew acquaintances tonight at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, where the defending division champion White Sox begin a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins. The stakes were high the last time these two rivals squared off in Chicago back on September 30 of last season. In a one-game playoff to determine the winner of the AL Central, the White Sox edged the Twins by a 1-0 count to advance to the postseason. Young pitcher John Dan |
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| Washburn hurls gem as Mariners blank Minnesota |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Jarrod Washburn pitched eight shutout innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a four-game series at the Metrodome. Washburn (1-0) scattered five hits, struck out four batters and issued one walk for the Mariners, who earned a split of the four-game season-opening set. Closer Brandon Morrow then hurled a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season. "I always seem to throw well here," Washburn said. "I like pitching |
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| Garza, Dice-K square off in Boston |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay right-hander Matt Garza faces the team against whom he became a postseason star last fall when the Rays visit Fenway Park in the finale of a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox. A first-round selection of the Minnesota Twins in the 2005 draft, Garza pitched in 26 games over two seasons before coming to the Rays with shortstop Jason Bartlett in a deal that saw Delmon Young, Brendan Harris and Jason Pridie head north. He was 11-9 with a 3.70 earned run average in 30 starts for |
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| Slimmed-down Silva tries to pitch Mariners past Twins |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Carlos Silva hopes for a fresh start as he begins his second season with the Seattle Mariners, who continue their season-opening four-game series with the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome tonight. Silva, who is in the second year of a four-year, $48 million deal, had a forgettable first season with the Mariners, going a putrid 4-15 while pitching to a 6.46 earned run average. He was even worse as the season went on, going just 1-15 over his final 23 starts. The 29-year-old right-hander, tho |
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| Bedard seeking turnaround in Mariners' tilt with Twins |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Erik Bedard hopes to put an injury-plagued 2008 behind him this evening when the Seattle Mariners continue their three-game season- opening set with the Minnesota Twins tonight at the Metrodome. Bedard, acquired from Baltimore for five players before the start of last season, had a forgetful first year in Seattle, as he went 6-4 with a 3.67 ERA in just 15 starts before shutting it down for good in July. The 30-year-old lefty then underwent shoulder surgery in September and struggled this sp |
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| Majestic return: Griffey homers as M's top Twins |
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04/07/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Jose Lopez drove in three runs and Ken Griffey Jr. added a solo homer in his return to the Mariners, as Seattle roughed up the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, in the season-opener for both clubs. Griffey, who started in right field Monday in place of All-Star Ichiro Suzuki, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an ulcer, is back for his second stint in Seattle, a franchise he opened his Hall of Fame career with back in 1989. Griffey was taken No. 1 overall in the 1987 draft |
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| Wakamatsu era to get underway for Mariners in Minnesota |
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04/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - There will be a familiar face in the Seattle outfield when the Mariners begin the 2009 season with this evening's opener of a four-game series against the host Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. Ken Griffey Jr. is back for his second stint in Seattle, a franchise he opened his Hall of Fame career with back in 1989. Griffey was taken No. 1 overall in the 1987 draft by the Mariners and spent the first 11 years of his 20-year career in Seattle. He finished in the top 10 in the American League M |
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| Twins select Dickey's contract |
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04/05/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins selected the contract of pitcher R.A. Dickey on Sunday, setting the club's roster at 25 players in time for Monday's season-opener against Seattle. The 34-year-old knuckleballer went 5-8 with a 5.21 earned run average in 32 games (14 starts) for Seattle in 2008. Over six seasons with the Rangers and Mariners, the Nashville native is 21-27 with a 5.57 ERA in 109 games (47 starts). Dickey was 2-2 in 11 appearances in spring training for Minnesota. |
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| 2009 MLB Outlook |
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04/02/2009 |
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| nly Big Apple team playing in new digs this season. The New York Mets will open Citi Field, replacing what many people felt was the worst ballpark in America, Shea Stadium. PREDICTIONS I WOULDN'T BET MY LIFE ON: AL EAST: NEW YORK YANKEES AL CENTRAL: MINNESOTA TWINS AL WEST: OAKLAND ATHLETICS AL WILD CARD: TAMPA BAY RAYS NL EAST: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NL CENTRAL: CHICAGO CUBS NL WEST: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NL WILD CARD: FLORIDA MARLINS WORLD SERIES: YANKEES OVER DIAMONDBACKS AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera AL CY YOUNG: C |
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