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Health is Crucial for Twins in the Season’s Second Half
July 11, 2011
Michael Cuddyer
Michael Cuddyer
July 11, 2011
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Rays Hammer Twins 12-5
July 7, 2011 The Twins lost 12-5 to Tampa Bay at home in their hopes of a sweep against the Rays at Target Field. Tampa Bay scored 4 8th inning runs and added 3 more runs in the 9th inning to secure the win. Alex Burnett and Phil Dumatrait were each roughed up by the Rays. Burnett allowed 4 hits and 4 earned runs in 1 1/3 innings to take the loss and drop to 2-5. Francisco Liriano started the game for the Twins and allowed 6 hits and 5 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
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Giants, Lincecum Beat Twins 2-1
June 24, 2011 The Twins lost for the 2nd straight day 2-1 at San Francisco Thursday night. Michael Cuddyer extended his hitting streak to 12 games and were 3-4 with 1 RBI for the Twins. Minnesota had just 4 hits on the day. Tim Lincecum threw 7 shutout innings with 3 hits allowed and 12 strikeouts to get the win.
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Twins Get Blanked By Blue Jays 3-0
March 21, 2011 The Twins lost 3-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays in exhibition play in Florida Sunday afternoon. Scott Baker allowed 3 hits and 1 earned run in 4 innings to take the loss and drop to 1-3 this spring. Jesse Litsch got the win for the Blue Jays. Minnesota managed just 4 hits with 1 apiece from Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Delmon Young.