Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:41 by Rakhi
Fort Myers, Fla. -- Minnesota Twins star closer Joe Nathan said Sunday he is leaving the team's spring training camp to have his ailing elbow examined.
Nathan, 35, complained of tightness in his surgically repaired right elbow during an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox Saturday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was removed for precautionary reasons, and on Sunday Nathan told reporters he was heading home to Minneapolis for an MRI exam, MLB.com reported.
Nathan said team doctors believe the soreness is likely the breakup of scar tissue from the top reliever's Oct. 20 surgery to remove bone spurs and loose bodies, not a new injury.
But, he said, an MRI exam will be performed to confirm that tentative diagnosis.
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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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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 09:50 by preet_20
Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 22: Orlando Cabrera tripled home Alexi Casilla from first with two out in the 10th inning Friday, giving Minnesota a 5-4 victory over Kansas City.
The Twins survived both a blown save by Joe Nathan in the ninth and a scare in the bottom of the 10th to hand the Royals their second straight loss.
Casilla singled on an 0-2 pitch with one away in the 10th and, after Denard Span flew out, Cabrera tripled to right off Joakim Soria (3-1).
Nathan (2-1) gave up a two-out, score-tying home run to pinch-hitter Brayan Pena in the ninth. Nathan, however, got the win when the Twins scored in the 10th.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:04 by Jaspreet Virk
Arlington, Texas Aug. 19: Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a pair of home runs Tuesday in the Minnesota Twins' 9-6 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Mauer went 3-for-5 and raised his batting average to .383.
Delmon Young homered and had four RBI for the Twins, who ended a three-game losing streak.
Jesse Crain (4-4) got the win in relief of Carl Pavano. Joe Nathan picked up his 30th save.
Jason Jennings (2-4) took the loss in relief.
Ian Kinsler hit a three-run homer for the Rangers.
The Twins scored four runs in the top of the sixth to tie the score 5-5.
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 10:27 by surajdogra
Minneapolis, July 29: Alexi Casilla singled in the deciding run in the sixth Wednesday, allowing Minnesota to finish off a series sweep with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
The Twins moved a game in front of Chicago for second place in the American League Central, two games behind division-leading Detroit. Minnesota has won 14 of its last 16 home games.
Brian Duensing got the start for Minnesota after Francisco Liriano was a late scratch with swelling in his pitching forearm. Duensing allowed two runs on three hits over five innings, but the win went to Jesse Crain (3-4) after he threw two scoreless frames.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:49 by surajdogra
Minneapolis, July 27: Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning Monday to pace the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Glen Perkins (6-6) got the win after working seven innings and giving up three runs on six hits.
Joe Nathan pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 27th save.
Denard Span had a triple for the Twins.
John Danks (8-7) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in seven innings.
Paul Konerko had a two-run homer and Gordon Beckham had a solo shot for Chicago.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:57 by surajdogra
Anaheim, Calif. July 24: Mike Napoli doubled home Bobby Abreu with two out in the 10th inning Thursday, giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 6-5 win over Minnesota.
Los Angeles erased a two-run deficit in the ninth against closer Joe Nathan and then got to Jesse Crain in the 10th to win its sixth straight game.
Jason Kubel hit a two-run homer in the first for Minnesota and added an RBI single in the sixth, helping the Twins built a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth.
Nathan came on in a bid to earn his 27th save, but walked Abreu, hit Napoli with a pitch and gave up a run-scoring single to Gary Matthews. Howie Kendrick then reached on an infield single that deflected off Nathan, tying the game.
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Sun, 07/19/2009 - 11:15 by surajdogra
Arlington, Texas July 18: Scott Baker allowed one run in eight innings and Michael Cuddyer had a homer and two RBI Saturday to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-1 win over Texas.
Cuddyer also scored twice for the Twins, who have won 12 of their last 17 road games. Justin Morneau and Carlos Gomez each drove in a run for Minnesota.
Baker (8-7) improved to 4-0 in his last five road starts, allowing six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Joe Nathan earned his 25th save of the season.
Nelson Cruz homered for Texas' only run as the Rangers lost their fourth consecutive game. Cruz finished the game 3-for-4.
Scott Feldman (8-3) was the losing pitcher after allowing three runs on five hits in six innings.
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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Sun, 07/05/2009 - 11:42 by preet_20
Minneapolis, July 4: Nick Punto's second hit Saturday, a single with one out in the eighth inning, boosted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over Detroit.
The hit came off losing pitcher Brandon Lyon (3-4).
Justin Morneau had four hits including a fifth-inning solo homer and an RBI single that tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh. Michael Cuddyer hit a fourth-inning solo homer for the Twins, who have won three of four.
The winner was reliever Matt Guerrier (4-0).
Closer Joe Nathan earned his 22nd save with two strikeouts in the top of the ninth.
Minnesota starter Francisco Liriano yielded three runs and five hits in seven innings with two walks and eight strikeouts.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 13:14 by preet_20
Milwaukee, June 24: Joe Crede drove in three runs and Carlos Gomez added two more Tuesday in Minnesota's 7-3 inter-league win over the host Milwaukee Brewers.
The Twins outhit the Brewers 12-8 and scored all seven of their runs in the first three innings while roughing up losing pitcher Jeff Supan (5-5) to the tune of nine hits in five innings.
Crede's three-run double in the first inning staked the Twins to an early lead. Milwaukee answered in the bottom of the first with two of their own on Mike Cameron's two-run single with the bases loaded.
Both teams scored a run in the second. Brendan Harris singled in a run for Minnesota, and the Brewers made it 4-3 on an RBI double by Casey McGehee.
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Sat, 06/20/2009 - 13:26 by preet_20
Minneapolis, June 19: Kevin Slowey limited Houston to a run over six innings Friday and reached 10 wins for the season in boosting Minnesota to a 5-2 decision over the Astros.
Slowey (10-2) gave up only three hits and struck out six. Going into Friday's games, Toronto's Roy Halladay had been the only pitcher in the majors with 10 victories. Chad Billingsley of the Los Angeles Dodgers was going for his 10th win Friday.
Joe Nathan recorded the last four outs for his 16th save.
Delmon Young had two doubles and two RBI for the Twins. He also robbed Lance Berkman of a home run in the ninth with a leaping catch.
In addition, Young scored on a squeeze bunt by Nick Punto in the fifth.
Minnesota won for the fifth time in seven games.
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