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Joe Crede schedules back surgery

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 09:11 by harsheeb

Minneapolis, Sept. 20 -- Minnesota Twins third baseman Joe Crede is done for the 2009 season and will undergo back surgery next week in Dallas, he said Sunday.

It will be Crede's third back surgery in as many years.

He missed three weeks while dealing with lower back pain, but struck out in all four at-bats Sept. 13 against the Oakland Athletics as he attempted to finish the season.

He had been given two epidural shots in an attempt to ease the pain but Manager Ron Gardenhire shut him down Sunday before the game against the Detroit Tigers.

"It's beyond frustrating," Crede said on the team's Web site. "At the same time, you have to keep a positive outlook and get through this. Bottom line, you just want to feel better."

MLB: Minnesota 5, Texas 4

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 10:34 by preet_20

Arlington, Texas Aug. 19: Doubles by Michael Cuddyer and Joe Crede to open the sixth touched off a four-run inning Wednesday and rallied the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over Texas.

The Twins came back from a five-run deficit to down the Rangers Tuesday climbed out of a four-run hole Wednesday.

The setback dropped the Rangers out of a share of the lead with Boston in the American League wild-card race and pushed them 6 ½ games behind the hot Los Angeles Angels for the top spot in the AL West.

Minnesota's rally spoiled the return to the Texas roster of catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who spent the first 12 seasons of his 19-year career with the Rangers. Rodriguez got the start Wednesday and had three hits.

MLB: Minnesota 7, Kansas City 1

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:32 by preet_20

Minneapolis, Aug. 12: Francisco Liriano allowed three hits in his longest outing of the season Wednesday, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 7-1 victory over Kansas City.

Liriano (5-11) went seven innings, giving up a run and striking out eight. It was his first win since June 28.

Joe Crede had three hits, one of them a three-run homer in the first that gave Minnesota a 5-1 lead. The Twins had lost eight of their previous 10 games.

Orlando Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 21 games with a fourth-inning double that drove in a run.

Brian Bannister (7-9) gave up seven runs on nine hits in six innings to take the loss. The Royals had just four hits overall.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Minnesota 3, Chi. White Sox 2

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.

MLB: Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 3

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.

MLB: Minnesota 8, Pittsburgh 2

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 10:28 by preet_20

Minneapolis, June 16: Joe Mauer was 4-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI Tuesday to help the Minnesota Twins post an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Glen Perkins (2-3), activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to the game, gave up two runs on seven hits in six innings for his first victory since April 19.

Joe Crede, Delmon Young, Carlos Gomez, Justin Morneau and Nick Punto each had an RBI for the Twins, who have won three of their last four games, all in inter-league play.

Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm (4-3) gave up eight runs on 14 hits in five-plus innings. Nyjer Morgan drove in the Pirates' two runs with his first homer of the season.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

MLB: Minnesota 6, Oakland 3

Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:47 by harsheeb

Oakland -- Joe Crede led off the ninth inning with a triple Wednesday, setting up the go-ahead run and helping push Minnesota to a 6-3 victory over Oakland.

After winning seven in a row, the Athletics dropped their second straight to the Twins, who had the second-worst road record in the American League at 8-19 going into the game

Oakland took a 3-2 lead into the eighth, but Jason Kubel tied it in that inning with his ninth homer of the season and the Twins produced a three-run ninth to put it away.

MLB: Minnesota 14, Detroit 10 (13 inn.)

Thu, 05/14/2009 - 13:03 by Salinder Kumar

Minneapolis -- Joe Crede hit a grand slam homer with two out in the 13th inning Wednesday, giving Minnesota a marathon 14-10 victory over Detroit.

The teams combined for 31 hits and six home runs, with Minnesota finally prevailing to move within a game of first place in the American League Central.

Detroit scored four times in the seventh to take a 9-7 lead, three of the runs coming on a homer by Miguel Cabrera. Jason Kubel, however, tied it with a two-run shot in the eighth and the game remained 9-9 until the 13th.

Detroit moved in front in the top half of the inning, when Curtis Granderson tripled with one out and scored on a balk by eventual winning pitcher Jesse Crain (2-1).

Twins sign infielder Joe Crede

Sun, 02/22/2009 - 20:16 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Minneapolis, Md. -- The Minnesota Twins have signed free-agent third baseman Joe Crede to a one-year contract.

The 30-year-old Crede, who was not offered a new deal in the off-season by his former team, the Chicago White Sox, spent time on the disabled list in both the past two years because of back injuries.

He played in only 97 games in 2008, batting .248 with 17 home runs and 55 RBI, and has not played in over 100 games since the 2006 season.

No monetary figure was disclosed by the team, but the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported his base salary is $2.5 million with the chance to reach $7 million with appearance bonuses.

In his career, Crede has batted .257 with 125 homers and 422 RBI, earning one all-star appearance.