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| Despite sore ankle, Young in lineup |
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05/13/2008 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Minnesota Twins left fielder Delmon Young was back in the lineup against Toronto on Tuesday night after twisting his left ankle the previous night against Boston. Young started his 203rd straight game and has made it clear early in his tenure with Minnesota that he wants to play every day. But manager Ron Gardenhire said that the Twins don't have another Cal Ripken Jr. on their hands. Ripken, of course, is baseball's model for durability, playing in a record 2,632 straight games for th |
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| Dodgers place Furcal on 15-day DL |
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05/13/2008 |
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| d infielder Tony Abreu from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Maza, a career minor leaguer, was hitting .402 (51-for-127) with seven doubles, three triples, and 26 runs scored for Las Vegas. Maza, from Venezuela, came up in the Minnesota Twins' organization and was signed by the Dodgers last year. Furcal, a switch-hitter, is the National League's third-leading hitter with a .366 average. He's eligible to come off the disabled list May 21.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All r |
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| Red Sox' recent road plagued with pitching problems |
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05/13/2008 |
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| thy 36 runs over the course of their last six games, but they've lost four of those tests because the opposition has scored the same amount of times during that stretch. Those mound struggles were most evident during Boston's series with the surging Minnesota Twins, who handed the Sox three losses in four games and scored seven runs or more in all three of the victories. The problems haven't come from the top of the rotation, where both Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka have performed like the well-paid, fron |
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| Twins host Jays for three games at Metrodome |
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05/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Twins will try to continue their solid play at home tonight, as they begin a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at the Metrodome. The Twins have won 10 of their last 11 as the host and are 14-7 in Minnesota this year. The club is hitting .271 at home in 2008, the fifth-best average in the American League, and is third in the league with a 3.41 team earned run average as the host. Minnesota won Monday's finale of a four-game set with Boston by a 7-3 margin, giving it |
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| BoSox activate Casey; designate Tavarez for assignment |
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05/12/2008 |
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| ames in a rehab assignment for Triple-A Pawtucket and went 3-for-6 with a double. In 17 games prior to the setback, Casey was batting .346 with eight runs batted in. He finished with a single in four at-bats during a 7-3 series- ending defeat to the Minnesota Twins. Tavarez appeared in nine games for Boston this season, posting a record of 0-1 with a 6.39 earned run average. He's allowed 12 runs -- nine earned -- on 18 hits with nine walks and six strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings. The journeyman right-hander, who |
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| Hernandez tries to continue hot start in finale with Red Sox |
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05/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - With the opportunity to achieve a series win over the defending world champions, the Minnesota Twins will send out their newfound ace in tonight's finale of a four-game set with the visiting Boston Red Sox. Livan Hernandez has helped the Twins survive the offseason departure of two- time American League Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana with his early-season performance. The well-traveled veteran has won five of his first six decisions and amassed a solid 3.83 earned run average, while to |
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| Twins hold on against Red Sox 9-8 |
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05/12/2008 |
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Joe Nathan sweated out his latest save, making just enough big pitches and one sparkling defensive play to hold on against the Boston Red Sox. ``Tonight was probably seven appearances in one,'' the Minnesota Twins closer said after a 9-8 victory Sunday night. Nathan took the mound with a 9-6 lead, but gave up an RBI double to J.D. Drew. With runners on second and third and one out, Coco Crisp lined a pitch off Nathan's glove, and the former shortstop had to chase it down as it rolled toward third base. |
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| Manny Ramirez has sore leg |
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05/11/2008 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Manny Ramirez did not start Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Twins because of a sore right hamstring. Ramirez spent the first eight innings on the bench, but pinch-hit for Kevin Cash in the ninth against Twins closer Joe Nathan. He grounded out to shortstop to end the game, won 9-8 by the Twins. Manager Terry Francona said he saw Ramirez come up a little gimpy while running out a grounder in Saturday night's 5-2 victory over the Twins. Ramirez called Francona on Sunday morning |
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| Ibanez homers as Mariners snap skid |
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05/11/2008 |
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| ter Gavin Floyd (3-2) left after 3 2/3 innings, having given up five runs on a season-high nine hits and two walks. This came following a contest where Floyd was at the top of his game, as the 25-year-old took a no- hitter into the ninth against the Minnesota Twins in a 7-1 victory. "I came into this start feeling pretty good and just gave up some runs," Floyd said. "We got the early lead and tried to keep them there but I just wasn't able to do it today." Orlando Cabrera tied a career-high with four hits and |
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| Manny Ramirez out with sore leg |
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05/11/2008 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Manny Ramirez's pursuit of his 500th home run will have to wait for at least another day. Ramirez, who has 497 career homers, was given Sunday night off against the Minnesota Twins because of a sore right hamstring. Manager Terry Francona said he saw Ramirez come up a little gimpy while running out a grounder in Saturday night's 5-2 victory over the Twins. Ramirez called Francona on Sunday morning and told him the leg was a little sore. ``When he reached for first last night, I thoug |
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