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Twins Trade Span to Nationals

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:27:05 +0000

The Twins have traded centerfielder Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for minor league righthanded pitcher Alex Meyer. Meyer is a 22-year old who was drafted 23rd overall in the 2011 draft.

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Blue Jays Beat Twins 4-3

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:16:03 +0000

The Twins lost their 2nd to last game of the season 4-3 in Toronto to the Blue Jays Tuesday night. Toronto went out to a 4-0 lead in the 5th inning. Denard Span hit a 2-run homerun in the 6th inning and Alexi Casilla added a RBI single for the Twins in the 7th inning. Ben Revere had 3 hits for Minnesota. Anthony Swarzak started the game for the Twins and allowed 4 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss and drop to 3-6.

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Twins, Mauer Edge Yankees 5-4

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:14:19 +0000

The Twins defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 Tuesday night. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 7th inning highlighted by Denard Span's 2-run double. Joe Mauer was 3-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI. Mauer is batting .326 and is just 3 points behind Miguel Cabrera for the American League lead. Ryan Doumit was 2-4 with a run scored for Minnesota.

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Twins Edge Royals 4-3 In 10 Innings

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:49:20 +0000

The Twins won 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday night to salvage the final game of the 3-game series against Kansas City. Denard Span had the walk-off RBI double for the Twins to win it. Trevor Plouffe forced extra innings with a solo homerun in the 9th inning. Plouffe was 2-4. Josh Willingham hit a solo homerun, his 34th and drove in 2 runs on the night.

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White Sox, Pierzynski Edge Twins 4-3

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:25:05 +0000

The Twins lost 4-3 at home to the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night. A.J. Pierzynski hit a 2-run homerun off Jeff Gray in the 9th inning to break a 2-all tie. Denard Span went 4-5 with a RBI single in the 9th inning for the Twins. Danny Valencia was 1-4 with 1 RBI. Nick Blackburn allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings for the Twins.

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Twins Need To Trade Liriano and Span

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:15:12 +0000

The non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball is July 31 and the Twins have 2 key players that are on the market for trade, starting pitcher Francisco Liriano and centerfielder Denard Span. Liriano went from having little no value in May to having tremendous value now.

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Twins Rout Orioles 19-7

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:02:34 +0000

The Twins pounded the Baltimore Orioles 19-7 Monday night. Minnesota had 20 hits in the game. Denard Span led the Twins going 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 5 RBIs, Justin Morneau had 4 hits and 3 RBIs, Ben Revere had 4 hits with 3 RBIs and Joe Mauer hit a solo homerun, his 6th. Scott Diamond threw the first 6 innings with 9 hits and 5 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 8-3.

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Pirates Down Twins 7-2

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:02:03 +0000

The Twins lost 7-2 at Pittsburgh Tuesday night to suffer their 5th loss in their last 6 games. Denard Span hit a 2-run homerun accounting for the lone Twins' runs. Trevor Plouffe was 2-3 for Minnesota. Scott Diamond allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to take the loss for the Twins. Kevin Correia threw 5 shutout innings with 4 hits allowed to get the win for the Pirates.

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Twins Beat Brewers In 15 Innings

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:32:43 +0000

The Twins downed Milwaukee 5-4 in 15 innings Sunday. Denard Span had the game-winning RBI single in the 15th inning to win in. Span was 4-8 with a run and 1 RBI on the day. Joe Mauer was 3-4 with 2 RBIs but left the game early with a bruised right quadriceps. Jame Carroll was 4-7 with 2 runs and 1 RBI for the Twins. Nick Blackburn started the game and allowed 9 hits and 4 earned runs in 6 innings and didn't figure in the final decision. Anthony Swarzak threw a scoreless 15th inning to get the win.

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Twins Better Think Twice Before Trading Span!

Ty James — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:36:56 +0000

Denard Span is not your conventional lead-off hitter.

You could certainly make the argument that he is a better #2 hitter in the line up.

He doesn't steal nearly as many bases as we would like, and when he does run - it sure seems like he gets thrown out a lot!

His career on base percentage is OK - but for his career he has more strikeouts, than walks

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Tigers Beat Twins, Pavano 6-3

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:24:16 +0000

The Twins have lost 4 games in a row after falling 6-3 at Target Field to the Detroit Tigers Saturday afternoon. Carl Pavano was touched up for 10 hits and 6 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss and drop to 2-4 this season. Pavano gave up 6 straight hits in the 4-run Detroit 4th inning. Justin Morneau and Denard Span each hit solo homeruns and Span added a double. Ben Revere had 3 hits for the Twins.

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Twins Rout Brewers For 3rd Straight Win

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:41:36 +0000

The Twins pounded the Brewers 11-3 in Milwaukee to win their 3rd straight game Friday night. Denard Span led the Twins going 4-5 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs, Joe Mauer was 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs and Justin Morneau was 2-4 with 3 RBIs for Minnesota. Scott Diamond threw 5 1/3 innings with 8 hits and 3 earned runs scored to get the win and improve to 3-0.

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Twins Beat Blue Jays 7-6

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:02:13 +0000

The Twins outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Friday night in a game that didn't start until almost 9pm. The two teams endoured a 1 hour and 51 minute rain delay. Darin Mastroianni had 2 hits and 3 RBIs playing in just his 2nd game as a Twin. Ryan Doumit had a 2-run single and Denard Span had 2 hits and 2 runs scored for Minnesota. Nick Blackburn allowed 5 earned runs in 5 innings to get the win and improve to 1-4. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save, his 6th.

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Mariners Blank Twins 7-0; Twins to Call Up Dozier

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:26:49 +0000

Seattle ended their 7-game losing streak with a 7-0 win over the Twins Saturday night. Felix Hernandez allowed just 1-hit in 8 innings with 9 strikeouts to get the win for the Mariners. Jason Marquis allowed 4 hits, 6 walks and 2 earned runs in 6 innings to take the loss for the Twins. He's 2-1. Denard Span had the only hit for the Twins.

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Twins Lose to Royals Friday; Rained Out Saturday

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:35:35 +0000

The Twins lost 7-6 to Kansas City Friday night to extend their losing streak to 6 games and drop their record to an American League worst 5-15 record. Kansas City scored 2 runs in the 8th inning to break a 5-all tie and Minnesota managed just 1 run in the 8th inning and came up short. Alexi Casilla had 2 hits and 2 RBIs and both Denard Span and Joe Mauer added two hits. Brian Duensing took the loss in relief for the Twins.

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Crowd Comes To Twins Winter Caravan [GALLERY]

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:57:35 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan stopped in St. Cloud Wednesday night at Rivers Edge Convention Center. Current Twins players Denard Span, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni were here along with former Twin Tony Oliva, broadcaster Dick Bremer and mascot T.C. Bear. The group signed autographs and held a program emceed by Bremer.

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Twins Winter Caravan Coming To St. Cloud Tonight

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:07:34 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be stopping in St. Cloud at Rivers Edge Convention Center tonight. The program begins at 6:30 with doors opening at 5pm. A ballpark style meal will be served beginning at 5:15. Current Twins players Denard Span, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni will be here along with former Twin Tony Oliva, broadcaster Dick Bremer and mascot TC Bear.

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Revere, Span Coming To St. Cloud For Caravan

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:06:07 +0000

The Twins announced their plans for the Twins Winter Caravan in January. The Caravan will stop in St. Cloud on Wednesday January 25 at the Rivers Edge Convention Center (St. Cloud Civic Center). The group coming to St. Cloud includes current outfielders Denard Span, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni, former Twin Tony Oliva, broadcaster Dick Bremer and mascot TC Bear.

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Rebuilding the Twins: Center Field

Seth B. Toupal — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:59:23 +0000

Who should play Center Field next season for the Minnesota Twins?

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Twins Should Have Traded Span

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:06:35 +0000

The Twins were talking with the Washington Nationals about trading outfielder Denard Span at the trade deadline but they couldn't come to an agreement with the Nationals. The report had Span going to Washington for 23-year old closer Drew Storen and minor league 2nd baseman Stephen Lombardozzi.

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