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| Twins cool off Tigers |
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07/02/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Craig Monroe hit a three-run homer and Mike Redmond finished with two RBI, as the Minnesota Twins downed the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, in the second installment on a three-game series between the AL Central rivals at the Metrodome. Scott Baker (5-2) earned the win after he allowed three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts for the surging Twins, who rebounded from Monday's 5-4 loss in the series opener and have won 12 of their last 14 games. In the process, Minnesota also halt |
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| Streaking Tigers try for seventh straight win, battle Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Twins had been baseball's hottest team for a good portion of June. It appears as if they've relinquished that distinction to their fellow American League Central inhabitants, the Detroit Tigers. The resurgent Tigers shoot for a seventh consecutive victory when these divisional foes play the middle contest of a three-game set tonight at the Metrodome. Detroit kept its win streak intact with a come-from-behind win over the Twins in Monday's series opener. The Tigers scored twice |
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| Tigers' 1B Cabrera departs |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera departed Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins in the top of the third inning due to a tight left hip flexor. Clete Thomas pinch hit for Cabrera and remained in the game at left field. Marcus Thames switched from left to first base. Cabrera entered play batting .281 with 11 home runs and 48 RBI. |
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| Desperate D'Backs return home to battle Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| ames of a 5-4 loss. Davis, a left-hander, is 0-1 with a 5.79 earned run average through three career starts against Milwaukee, a team he pitched for from 2003-06. Milwaukee has lost three of its last four games, including Sunday's 5-0 setback to the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a three-game series at the Metrodome. Brewers starter Ben Sheets took the loss, giving up five runs on nine hits while striking out seven in seven innings. It was Sheets' first loss since the middle of May and he is now 6-1 in 11 ro |
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| Make or break time for Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| vision. It's been 15 years since Cleveland has been in last place this late in the season. Meanwhile, the top three teams in the division are all gaining steam. The Chicago White Sox (46-35) have won four straight and hold a 1 1/2 game lead over the Minnesota Twins, who just ripped off nine wins in their last 10 games. And the Detroit Tigers have won eight of 10 to climb above .500 (41-40) for the first time all season. Even the Kansas City Royals went on a tear prior to losing two straight to the St. Louis Ca |
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| Lohse leads Cards in opener vs. Mets |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| ree games with Cincinnati in 2006 and was a mediocre 9-12 with both the Reds and Philadelphia Phillies last season, has won six straight decisions to improve his 2008 mark to 9-2. The 29-year-old California native won a career-high 14 games with the Minnesota Twins in 2003 and has reached double-digits just one other time when he went 13-8 with the Twins in his first full big-league season in 2002. St. Louis signed him as a comparatively low-priced free agent in the offseason and saw him begin the year with th |
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| Twins host Tigers at Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two American League Central teams enjoying a early-summer resurgence begin a key three-game series tonight at the Metrodome, where the red-hot Minnesota Twins entertain the streaking Detroit Tigers. Both clubs have been playing exceptional baseball over the past few weeks. Minnesota has closed within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the Central standings by ripping off 11 victories in its last 12 games. Detroit has also put itself back into contention by going 15-3 over i |
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| Interleague Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
06/29/2008 |
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| dsma (2-2) took the loss, charged with the winning run in just one-third of an inning. Final Score: Minnesota 5, Milwaukee 0 Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Kevin Slowey pitched his first career shutout and Delmon Young hit a two-run homer as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-0, in the rubber match of a three-game series at the Metrodome. Slowey (5-6) surrendered only three hits and struck out eight without allowing a walk. The 24-year-old righty, has won five of his last eight starts. A |
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| Rodriguez moves past Jeter in AL All-Star voting |
MLB Baseball |
06/29/2008 |
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| voting for three other positions as Kevin Youkilis leads all first basemen with 1,915,376 votes, Dustin Pedroia is tops among second basemen with 1,669,216 votes and Manny Ramirez is first amongst outfielders with 2,409,388 tallies. Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins continues to lead at the catcher postilion with 1,632,338 votes while Josh Hamilton of Texas and Ichiro Suzuki from Seattle are the other top vote-getters in the outfield. All-Star squads for both leagues will be announced on Sunday, July 6. The 79t |
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| Brewers activate P Gagne from DL |
MLB Baseball |
06/29/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - The Milwaukee Brewers activated reliever Eric Gagne from the 15-day disabled list following Sunday's 5-0 setback to the Minnesota Twins. Gagne was placed on the DL with right rotator cuff tendinitis after leaving in the ninth inning of a May 20, 7-2 win over the Pirates. The right-hander will return to the club in a set-up role to new closer Salomon Torres. The 32-year-old Gagne is 1-2 with a 6.98 earned run average and 10 saves in 20 games for the Brewers this season. In a |
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