Justin Morneau

White Sox Blank Twins 6-0
The White Sox beat the Twins 6-0 Friday night behind the pitching of Chris Sale. Sale threw 6 shutout innings to get the win. Alex Rios went 2-3 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Kevin Youkilis hit a solo homerun for the White Sox. The Twins managed just 4 hits with Justin Morneau getting 2 of them. Esmerling Vazquez threw 5 2/3 innings with earned runs allowed to take the loss.
Twins, Morneau Walk-Off Against Cleveland
The Twins got a walk-off solo homerun from Justin Morneau in the 9th inning to lift the Twins to a 8-7 win over Cleveland at Target Field Sunday. Morneau was 2-4 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBIs, Joe Mauer was 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI and Ben Revere was 2-5 with 1 RBI. Brian Duensing allowed just 1 hit in 1 1/3 innings to get the win. Esmerling Vazquez allowed 4 earned runs in 3 innings and didn't figure in the final decision for Minnesota.
Twins Sweep Doubleheader In Kansas City
The Twins swept a doubleheader in Kansas City Saturday after having their game rained out on Friday night. Minnesota won game 1 3-1 before winning game 2 8-7. In game one Cole DeVries threw 6 2/3 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win and improve to 4-5. Justin Morneau was 1-2 with 2 RBIs, Jamey Carroll had 3 hits and Chris Parmelee chipped in 2 hits.
Rays Beat Twins 7-3 In 10 Innings
The Twins lost 7-3 in 10 innings at home to Tampa Bay and were sweep away in the 3-game series by the Rays. Tampa Bay scored 4 runs in the 10th inning. Alex Burnett allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and 3 earned runs in 2/3 of an inning to take the loss for the Twins. Jeff Keppinger drove in the go-ahead run with a groundout in the 10th inning. Scott Diamond started the game for the Twins and threw 7 innings with 8 hits and 3 earned runs allowed.
Twins, Morneau Rout Cleveland 14-3
Twins, Morneau Rout Cleveland 14-3
Twins, Morneau Rout Cleveland 14-3
The Twins downed Cleveland 14-3 Monday night to extend the Indians losing streak to 10 games. Minnesota scored 10 runs in the 2nd inning. Justin Morneau was 3-5 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBIs, Ryan Doumit went 2-4 with a homerun and 3 RBIs, Joe Mauer was 3-5 with 3 RBIs and Josh Willingham hit his 29th homerun of the year.
Twins, Deduno Blank Red Sox 5-0
The Twins blanked Boston 5-0 behind a solid performance by Sam Deduno. Deduno threw 6 shutout innings with 2 hits and 4 walks allowed to get the win and improve to 3-0. Glen Perkins threw 2 scoreless inning of relief to get the save, his 6th. Brian Dozier went 3-4 with a 2-run homerun and 2 runs scored and Justin Morneau went 2-4 with a run scored and Ryan Doumit went 1-3 with 1 RBI.
Twins, Duensing Complete Sweep of Indians
The Twins completed a 3-game sweep of Cleveland at Target Field 5-1 Sunday afternoon.  Brian Duensing replaced Francisco Liriano in the rotation and threw 6 innings with 5 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win.  Justin Morneau was 3-4 with a 2-run homerun, Ben Revere went 2-4 with 2 RBIs and Brian Dozier was 2-4...
Orioles Edge Twins 4-3
The Twins lost 4-3 to Baltimore Thursday afternoon. Minnesota led for much of the day before Baltimore scored 2 runs in the 8th inning. Mark Reynolds had a 2-run single in the 8th inning to give Baltimore the lead. Alex Burnett walked 2 and allowed 2 earned runs in 1/3 of an inning to take the loss. Justin Morneau went 2-4 with a run scored. Josh Willingham had a RBI single and Trevor Plouffe contributed a RBI double for the Twins.
Rangers Beat Twins in 10 Innings
Nelson Cruz had the walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning to lift Texas past Minnesota 4-3 Saturday night. Kyle Waldrop gave up 2 hits and 1 earned run in the 10th to take the loss. Sam Deduno started the game for the Twins and allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings but didn't get a decision.
Twins Beat Royals 4-2
The Twins downed Kansas City 4-2 Wednesday night to win the series 2 games to 1. Nick Blackburn came off the disabled list to threw 5 innings with 5 hits and 2 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 2-4 on the season. The Twins' bullpen threw 4 shutout innings with 2 hits allowed. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save for Minnesota. Justin Morneau was 2-4 with 2 RBIs and Ben Revere went 2-5 with 2 runs scored for the Twins.

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