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Joe Mauer hit a two-run home run in the first inning to pace the Twins offense in a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. The Twins scored four first-inning runs and the bullpen held on for the win

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Torii Hunter hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning against his old team Sunday in a 5-2 Tigers win over the Twins. The blast, off starter PJ Walters, was Hunter's 300th career homer

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The Twins evened up a weekend series with the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 win Saturday night at Target Field. Every hitter in Minnesota's lineup charted at least one hit in the victory.

Trevor Plouffe had a big game for the Twins in his return from the disabled list, going 3-4 with three RBI

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The Twins were held to just three hits for a second straight game in a 4-0 loss to Detroit Friday at Target Field. The Twins fall to 29-35 on the season with the loss.

The Tigers scored all four of their runs in the sixth inning, with Prince Fielder breaking the ice on a two-RBI double

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The Twins fell 3-2 against the Phillies at Target Field Thursday night. Cliff Lee got the win for Philadelphia with seven strong innings.

The game was 1-0 in favor of Philly heading into the bottom of the seventh inning when Justin Morneau clubbed a two-run double that gave the Twins a 2-1 lead.

The Phils responde

The Twins topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 at Target Field Wednesday night. Clete Thomas drove in the game-tying run and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to secure the win.

Thomas finished the game 3-4, and Oswaldo Arcia was 4/4 with a double and three runs scored

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"Kid, you are digging your own (expletive) grave" - Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver to young batter digging in to the batter's box to face Bob Gibson.

Last night's Dodgers-Diamondbacks game at Chavez Ravine featured five beanballs, and two bench-clearing incidents. But it

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The Twins won a back and forth game with Philadelphia 3-2 at Target Field on Tuesday night. Justin Morneau's single with runners on the corners and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning got the Twins the win

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The Twins were shut out in game one and saw a three-run lead evaporate in a game two of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals Sunday.

The Twins lost game one 7-0 and were outhit in the game 14-3

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The Twins topped the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday at Nationals Park. Ryan Doumit stayed hot for Minnesota in the win by going 2-5 and hitting the winning single in the eleventh.

Joe Mauer had a solo home run for the Twins, Brian Dozier knocked a run-scoring single and Josh Willingham scored after a ball hit by Justin Morneau was flubbed by first baseman Adam Laroche to account for the Twins' runs

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