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Minnesota Twins stories: 58 news summaries

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 Hernandez Pitches
 Twins Past Royals 

Ex-National Leaguer improves to 3-0 for first time since 2002

Apr 12, 08 1:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Livan Hernandez scattered seven hits over seven innings to win his third straight start, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Friday. He struck out three and walked one, lowered his earned run average to 2.57, and is 3-0 for the first time since 2002,... More »

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MLB • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins • Justin Morneau • baseball • Carlos Gomez • Livan Hernandez • Gil Meche • Denard Span • Brendan Harris

Kubel Hits Slam,
Twins Pummel White Sox

Minnesota downs Chicago 12-5

Apr 10, 08 12:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jason Kubel hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, and the Minnesota Twins broke out on offense in pounding Chicago 12-5 and snapping the White Sox's five-game win streak on Wednesday night. The 12 runs doubled their previous season high and were their most since they beat the... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Minnesota Twins • baseball • Jason Kubel

Crede's Slam Powers ChiSox to 7-4 Win

White Sox make it six of last seven home openers

Apr 8, 08 12:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Crede hit a tiebreaking grand slam to cap a five-run seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox won its home opener 7-4 on Monday over the Minnesota Twins. Coming off a weekend sweep at Detroit, Chicago has won five straight for the first time since Aug. 10-14, 2006. More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Jermaine Dye • Minnesota Twins • baseball • Joe Crede • A.J. Pierzynski • Pat Neshek

Tomko Leads Royals
Over Twins 3-1 

Dodgers castoff a winner in first start of the season

Apr 6, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brett Tomko pitched five shutout innings, Alex Gordon hit a two-run single that put Kansas City ahead in the second inning, and the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-1. Kansas City finished its opening trip to Detroit and Minnesota 4-2, its best start since 2004. Making his first start this... More »

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MLB • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins • Justin Morneau • Alex Gordon • Brett Tomko • baseball • Joakim Soria

Morneau Blasts
Twins Past Royals

Hernandez pitches strong again with seven solid innings

Apr 5, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Justin Morneau hit his first home run of the season and drove in four runs, and Livan Hernandez won his second straight start for the Minnesota Twins, a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals today. Hernandez (2-0) pitched seven solid innings as the Twins won their second consecutive game... More »

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MLB • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins • Justin Morneau • baseball • Livan Hernandez • Joe Nathan

Twins Hand Royals First Loss of '08

Gomez offense, Baker pitching ends KC's winning streak at three

Apr 5, 08 12:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carlos Gomez went 3-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases and Scott Baker recovered from a sluggish first two innings in Minnesota's 4-3 victory over Kansas City on Friday night, the Royals' first loss of the season. Baker gave up three runs on seven hits in 6 2-3 innings... More »

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MLB • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins • Michael Cuddyer • Alex Gordon • baseball • Carlos Gomez • Scott Baker • Joe Nathan

Hunter Homers as Angels
Top Twins 5-4

Former Minnesota star hurts old team

Apr 3, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Torii Hunter gave Twins fans something to remember him by. In the final game of an emotional return to the Metrodome, Hunter homered leading off the seventh inning to back a strong start from Ervin Santana and help the Los Angeles Angels beat Minnesota 5-4 on Thursday. Prior to his... More »

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MLB • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Minnesota Twins • American League • Torii Hunter

opening day

Twins Win in Hunter's Return to Minnesota

Elsewhere, Rays get win at Baltimore while Mariners top Rangers

Apr 1, 08 12:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Twins centerfielder Carlos Gomez proved up to the challenge of replacing Torii Hunter on this day, getting two hits, stealing two bases, and scoring twice to spark Minnesota to a 3-2 win over Los Angeles. Livan Hernandez mixed his pitches well, scattering seven hits and two runs over seven... More »

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MLB • Texas Rangers • Seattle Mariners • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Baltimore Orioles • Minnesota Twins • Tampa Bay Devil Rays • Torii Hunter • baseball • Carlos Gomez • Livan Hernandez • James Shields • Jose Lopez

Done Deal: Santana Joins Mets

Surpasses Zito deal to earn largest financial windfall ever for a pitcher

Feb 2, 08 12:43 AM CST
(Newser) - After a tense three days of negotiation, including a 2-hour extension to cap off the talks, the Mets and Johan Santana officially reached an agreement around 6:30 last night, the New York Times reports. The two parties settled on a $137.5 million, six-year contract extension, marking the largest... More »

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MLB • New York Mets • Minnesota Twins • Johan Santana • Hot Stove • baseball

Twins Trade Santana to Mets

NY gives up four prospects for star pitcher

Jan 29, 08 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The New York Mets made a deal this afternoon for Johan Santana, the left-handed, two-time Cy Young winner from the Minnesota Twins, USA Today reports. The Mets are giving Minnesota four players for the star pitcher: outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra, and Kevin Mulvey. But the... More »

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New York Mets • Minnesota Twins • Johan Santana • Carlos Gomez • Omar Minaya • sports trade

Twins Sign Morneau, Cuddyer

Minnesota makes sure young stars stay with $104 million in deals

Jan 26, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Don't write off the Minnesota Twins just yet—stars Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer are coming back for a combined $104 million, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "I think we are committed to keeping this core together," General Manager Bill Smith said. Morneau signed a 6-year, $80-million deal,... More »

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Red Sox Clinch Best Record
 in Baseball

6-4 win over Twins secures Boston
 longer playoff series

Sep 30, 07 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - J.D. Drew's clutch home run last night secured Boston's 6-4 victory over the Twins, which in turn ensured that the Red Sox will go down as having the top regular-season record in 2007. This distinction allowed the Sox to choose the longer, 8-day schedule for their playoff series against... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Minnesota Twins • baseball

Sox Clinch 1st Title in 12 Years

Boston wins 5-2 over the Twins, then watches Yankees collapse

Sep 29, 07 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - After watching their once double-digit lead dwindle alarmingly in recent weeks, the Red Sox finally clinched the AL East title last night with a 5-2 win over the Twins and a loss by the second-place Yankees. Boston players and fans stayed at Fenway park to cheer for the Orioles as... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Daisuke Matsuzaka • David Ortiz • New York Yankees • Minnesota Twins • baseball

Ryan Ends 13-year Tenure as Twins' GM

Bill Smith will take the reins as Ryan shifts
to advisory role

Sep 14, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terry Ryan, the second most senior general manager in Major League Baseball, has announced that he will step down at the end of this season. The man who led the Minnesota Twins through tough times in the 1990s into playoff contention in recent years will cede responsibility to his longtime... More »

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MLB • Minnesota Twins • Terry Ryan • Bill Smith • baseball

Santana Strikes Out 17 to
Down Texas

Minnesota All-Star sets team record in
1-0 win over Rangers

Aug 20, 07 2:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twins ace Johan Santana struck out a franchise-record 17 batters to lead Minnesota past the Rangers 1-0 yesterday. Santana, who was perfect for the first half of his eight-inning outing, got all the offense he needed with a solo shot from teammate Michael Cuddyer. The game was otherwise momentous for... More »

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MLB • Ben Sheets • Texas Rangers • Roger Clemens • Minnesota Twins • Johan Santana • Michael Cuddyer • Kerry Woods • baseball

Beckett, Lackey Grab 15 Wins

Boston, Anaheim stars lead baseball

Aug 12, 07 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox righty Josh Beckett became the first pitcher with 15 wins last night against Baltimore, and led the major leagues until Angels ace John Lackey joined him a few hours later. Beckett nearly endured the entire contest at Camden Yards, replaced only for the final out after he gave... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Josh Beckett • Baltimore Orioles • Minnesota Twins • Anaheim Angels • John Lackey • baseball

Indians Snag Division Lead

Sabathia first ALer to
14 wins; Tribe beats Minnesota to ace out Detroit in Central

Aug 4, 07 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a showdown between two of the best lefties in baseball, Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia edged out Johan Santana of Minnesota for a 5-2 win, as the Indians took a half-game lead over the Tigers in the AL Central. Center fielder Grady Sizemore hit his 19th homer and drove in... More »

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MLB • Cleveland Indians • C.C. Sabathia • Detroit Tigers • Minnesota Twins • Grady Sizemore • Johan Santana • baseball

Rocket Records 350th Win

Clemens reaches milestone with 5-1 win over Minnesota

Jul 3, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roger Clemens became the eighth 350-game winner in Major League history last night, striking out 4 in a 5-1 win over Minnesota. The Rocket is the first to reach the milestone since 1963, when then-Braves backstop Joe Torre caught a 2-0 win from Hall of Famer Warren Spahn. More »

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New York Yankees • Joe Torre • Roger Clemens • Baltimore Orioles • Warren Spahn • Minnesota Twins • baseball

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