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| Lester leads Red Sox in middle test vs. Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jon Lester tries to follow up a brilliant performance his last time out when the Boston Red Sox play the middle contest of their three- game series with the Minnesota Twins tonight at Fenway Park. Lester won his fourth straight decision on Thursday against the New York Yankees, as he tossed a five-hit shutout to run his record to 7-3 on the season, while lowering his earned run average to 3.12. The 24-year-old right-hander, who is 4-1 in his nine home starts this season, has now surrendered |
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| White Sox hit the road to Kansas City |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| -high nine strikeouts in a two-run, 6 1/3-inning performance. Joe Crede scored and recorded an RBI on the day he was named to his first All- Star team. Carlos Quentin also joins Crede on the American League All-Star roster, as the White Sox lead the Minnesota Twins by 1 1/2 games for first place in the AL Central. Chicago, though, may be without closer Bobby Jenks for this set, and possibly longer, as the right-hander is battling a sore left shoulder and back ailment. He hasn't pitched since June 29 and has 18 |
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| Ramirez's RBI hit squeezes Red Sox past Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Manny Ramirez's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the game-winner as the Boston Red Sox escaped with a 1-0 win over the scorching Minnesota Twins in a well-pitched opener of a three-game series. Daisuke Matsuzaka did not factor in the decision despite keeping the Twins off the board through a season-high 7 1/3 innings. He scattered six hits and three walks to go with five strikeouts, and has surrendered just one run in his last three starts. Hideki Okajim |
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| Twins hit the road to Boston's Fenway Park |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins take aim at their sixth straight victory this evening when they open a seven-game road trip with the first of three games against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Minnesota completed its nine-game homestand in winning fashion on Sunday, as Carlos Gomez knocked in the go-ahead run as part of a three-run seventh inning, helping the Twins sweep their way past the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, at the Metrodome. Nick Punto had an RBI single and Brendan Harris added a single and s |
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| Twins rally to top Indians, complete sweep |
MLB Baseball |
07/06/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Carlos Gomez knocked in the go-ahead run as part of a three-run seventh inning as the Minnesota Twins came back to edge the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, sweeping the three-game set at the Metrodome. Nick Punto had an RBI single and Brendan Harris added a single and scored the winning run for the Twins, who have won five straight and 16 of their last 18 games. Glen Perkins (5-2) picked up the win, tossing seven solid innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits, while striking out |
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| Lee leads Tribe in finale at Minnesota |
MLB Baseball |
07/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians have lost seven consecutive games, and they will attempt to avoid a weekend sweep at the hands of the red-hot Minnesota Twins today at the Metrodome. At this point, it would be surprising if Cliff Lee was not named the AL starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. The Cleveland hurler, who is expected to pitch today, is 11-1 this season with a 2.26 ERA. He has 93 strikeouts and only 17 walks in 111.2 innings of work and was dominant once against the White Sox on Tuesday. L |
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| Twins' bats send reeling Indians to seventh straight loss |
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07/05/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Brendan Harris, Craig Monroe and Alexi Casilla each knocked in two runs, as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-6, in the middle contest of a three-game set from the Metrodome. Joe Mauer added a solo home run for the Twins, who have won four in a row and are 8-2 in their last 10 games. Kevin Slowey (6-6) was dealt the win as he was touched for five runs on five hits in six innings. Joe Nathan earned his 24th save of the year with a scoreless ninth. G |
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| Red-hot Twins hope to keep rolling versus Indians |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins hope to keep their recent hot streak going this evening, as the resurgent club continues a three-game home series against a Cleveland Indians squad desperate to end a six-game slide. The Twins will send Kevin Slowey to the hill tonight. The righty is 5-6 this season with a 3.47 ERA, and has been particularly impressive recently. Last time out, Slowey tossed a three-hit shutout against the Brewers. He now has a 0.43 ERA in his last three outings with 19 strikeouts and onl |
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| Surging Mariners face test from Tigers' Verlander |
MLB Baseball |
07/03/2008 |
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| his team's 7-6 win. Verlander lost to the Mariners earlier this season, but is 5-1 lifetime against them with a 2.90 ERA in six starts. Detroit enters this series on a sour note after dropping the final two games of their three-game series with the Minnesota Twins, including a 7-0 setback in Wednesday's finale at the Metrodome. Placido Polanco had two hits for the Tigers, who had won six straight before their two-game slide. Eddie Bonine (2-1) took the loss, his first major-league setback, and was charged wit |
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| Twins try to keep home success going versus Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
07/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins have not lost a series at home in nearly a month. The American League Central contenders hope to keep that streak intact in this afternoon's rubber match of a three-game set with the division-rival Detroit Tigers from the Metrodome. Since dropping two of three games at home to the Baltimore Orioles from June 3-5, the Twins have won nine times in 11 tries at the Metrodome and posted series victories over Washington, Arizona and Milwaukee. Minnesota is also 14-3 over its l |
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