Fri, 08/06/2010 - 01:45 by Prince damin
St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer knocked in runs in the ninth inning Thursday, lifting the Minnesota Twins to an 8-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Minnesota starter Kevin Slowey took a two-hitter and 6-0 lead into the eighth, but Tampa Bay, powered by a grand slam from Jason Bartlett and a home run by B.J. Upton, put up six runs in the inning.
Jason Repko led off the Minnesota ninth with a double and scored four batters later when Kubel singled. Cuddyer followed with a run-scoring hit that handed the loss to Joaquin Benoit (0-1).
Matt Capps (4-3) got the final four outs, ending the Rays' rally in the eighth and allowing just a walk in the ninth for the win.
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Mon, 05/31/2010 - 09:41 by Pankaj Damin
Minneapolis -- Jason Kubel had two hits and two RBI Sunday to help the Minnesota Twins beat Texas 6-3 and polish off a three-game sweep.
Nick Punto and Denard Span each had two hits, a walk and an RBI, and Joe Mauer and Delmon Young each drove in a run for the Twins, who won their fourth straight overall.
Scott Baker (5-4) went six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks to get the win. Jon Rauch picked up his 12th save.
Elvis Andrus had two hits and one RBI for the Rangers, who got one hit and one RBI from Vladimir Guerrero in their fourth straight loss -- and their sixth loss in seven games.
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Fri, 05/28/2010 - 09:42 by Pankaj Damin
Minneapolis -- Jason Kubel hit two homers and drove in five runs Thursday, powering the Minnesota Twins to an 8-2 win over the New York Yankees.
The Twins avoided a three-game sweep, with Nick Blackburn limiting the Yankees to two runs despite giving up nine hits over seven innings.
Kubel had an RBI double in the second, hit a solo homer in the sixth to give Minnesota a 5-2 lead and then broke things open with a three-run shot in the seventh.
Blackburn (6-1) did not walk a batter in winning his fifth straight start. Two of those victories have come against New York.
The Twins defeated the Yankees for just the second time in 15 meetings, including a New York sweep in last year's divisional round of the playoffs.
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Mon, 10/05/2009 - 04:48 by Salinder Kumar
Minneapolis -- Minnesota, powered by Jason Kubel's six RBI, ripped Kansas City 13-4 Sunday, setting up a playoff with Detroit for the American League Central Division title.
Kubel hit two three-run home runs, Michael Cuddyer clubbed a two-run homer and Delmon Young smacked two solo shots for the Twins, who will take on the Tigers in the Metrodome in Minneapolis at 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The winner will advance to the playoffs against the New York Yankees.
The Twins had trailed Detroit by as many as seven games in September. The playoff will be in Minneapolis because the Twins won their season series with the Tigers, beating them 11 times in 18 games.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:03 by shalini.bahadur
Detroit, Sept. 29: Magglio Ordonez and Brandon Inge each had two RBI Tuesday when the Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota 6-5 to split a doubleheader.
Minnesota won the first game 3-2 to close to within one game of Detroit in the American League Central race. Detroit's win in the nightcap pushed its lead in the division back to two games.
Miguel Cabrera hit a solo home run, walked and scored twice and Curtis Granderson homered in the bottom of the eighth for the Tigers.
Justin Verlander (18-9) gave up four runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts and no walks in eight innings for the win.
Jason Kubel's two-run double in the eighth cut the Tigers' lead to 5-4.
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Sat, 09/26/2009 - 13:00 by shalini.bahadur
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 26: Joe Mauer drew the first of three straight bases-loaded walks in a four-run fifth inning Friday and Minnesota went on to down Kansas City 9-4.
Minnesota won its fourth in a row and moved within two games of division-leading Detroit in the American League Central, adding further drama to a four-game series between the Twins and Tigers next week. Detroit will host the series beginning Monday.
Minnesota held a 2-1 lead going into the fourth before loading the bases against Robinson Tejeda (2-4).
Orlando Cabrera then drove in a run with a single, after which Mauer, Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer worked consecutive walks. Tejada walked seven batters overall in 4 1/3 innings.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:41 by shalini.bahadur
Chicago, Sept. 22: Orlando Cabrera, Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel and Matt Tolbert homered Tuesday to give Minnesota an 8-6 win over the Chicago White Sox.
The Twins remained 2 1/2 games behind Detroit in the divisional race. The Tigers beat Cleveland earlier Tuesday.
Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham and Alex Rios homered for the White Sox, who have lost six of their last seven games. John Danks (12-10) suffered the loss after he surrendered seven runs on eight hits over six innings.
Jesse Crain (7-4), who pitched 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings, earned the win while Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 43rd save of the season.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:22 by preet_20
Toronto, Sept. 8: John McDonald hit a three-run homer in a six-run sixth inning outburst Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win over Minnesota.
Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run single and Randy Ruiz drove in the other run for the Blue Jays.
Winning pitcher Ricky Romero (12-7) gave up three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings.
Jason Kubel drove in two runs and scored once and Orlando Cabrera and Denard Span each had two hits and a run scored for the Twins, who have lost four of their last six games.
Twins starter Brian Duensing allowed three runs on six hits in five-plus innings. Jon Rauch (4-3) was charged with the loss.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:55 by preet_20
Minneapolis, Aug. 29: Minnesota scored all its runs in the first inning Friday, and Joe Nathan survived a shaky ninth to preserve a 3-2 win for the Twins over Texas.
The Twins moved past the Chicago White Sox into second place in the American League Central, 4 1/2 games behind division-leading Detroit.
Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer had run-scoring hits in the first inning, and Minnesota starting pitcher Brian Duensing easily protected the lead.
Duensing (2-1), making only his second start since being called up from Class AAA Rochester, allowed a run on three hits and struck out eight over seven innings.
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Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:54 by preet_20
Minneapolis, Aug. 24: Scott Baker limited Baltimore to four hits in seven innings Monday and Joe Nathan escaped a ninth-inning jam, giving Minnesota a 2-1 win over the Orioles.
The Twins won for the sixth time in seven games, having started the evening's action 4 ½ games behind division leading Detroit in the American League Central.
Baker (12-7) struck out five and walked just one to remain unbeaten in nine starts since the All-Star break. He gave up Baltimore's only run in the third on a single by Michael Aubrey and a two-out double by Brian Roberts.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:09 by preet_20
Cleveland, Aug. 4: Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer and Scott Baker pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday in the Minnesota Twins' 10-1 win over Cleveland.
The Twins had 16 hits. Gomez was 3-for-4 effort and four RBI.
Baker (9-7) allowed just three hits and a walk to win for the seventh time in his last eight decisions.
Jason Kubel homered and six Twins players had multi-hit games.
Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner each went 2-for-4 for the Indians, who have lost two of three.
David Huff (5-6) lasted just 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs on 11 hits.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 07/18/2009 - 10:36 by surajdogra
Arlington, Texas July 17: Jason Kubel put Minnesota in front with a three-run homer in the second Friday and the Twins went on to down Texas 5-3.
Glen Perkins (5-5) survived five innings to get the win and Texas could not produce a run against four Minnesota relievers. Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his 24th save.
Josh Hamilton gave Texas the lead with a two-run homer in the first, but Carlos Gomez tied it with a two-run triple in the second.
Joe Mauer delivered a one-out single in the third off Vicente Padilla (7-5) and Justin Morneau doubled Mauer to third. Kubel then hit the decisive blow of the game, a homer to right on a 1-2 pitch.
Kubel's 15th home run of the year gave the Twins their second straight win.
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