Mauer Says He Wishes He Could Play, Turns To 2012
Joe Mauer says he's sure there's nothing wrong with him more than the pneumonia that prematurely ended his rough season.
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Joe Mauer says he's sure there's nothing wrong with him more than the pneumonia that prematurely ended his rough season.
Despite some less than stellar games, fans at Target Field still found themselves cheering for someone who wasn't on the baseball diamond.
Rene Tosoni led off the 10th inning with a home run and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-4, preventing the Indians from clinching second place in the AL Central on Sunday.
Shelley Duncan drove in three runs in each half of a day-night doubleheader, and the Cleveland Indians erased a six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Saturday night for the sweep.
Shelley Duncan drove in three runs to lead the Cleveland Indians over Minnesota 8-2 Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader and send the Twins to their 17th loss in 19 games.
Jim Thome gave Cleveland fans one more memory, and so did Carlos Santana, whose pinch-hit homer leading off the bottom of the ninth gave the Indians a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
The Minnesota Twins' injury-ravaged season took yet another bizarre twist when Danny Valencia and Denard Span were held out of the lineup Friday night after being involved in a minor traffic accident.
Rene Tosoni hit an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins snapped their 11-game losing streak, beating the Seattle Mariners 3-2 Thursday.
Ichiro Suzuki stopped Kevin Slowey's no-hitter with a two-out infield single in the sixth inning and added an RBI double in the seventh, spurring the Seattle Mariners to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night in Minnesota, the 11th straight defeat for the Twins.
Denard Span has returned to the Minnesota Twins' lineup for the first time in more than five weeks.
Down by a run with the bases loaded and nobody out in the ninth inning, Michael Cuddyer stepped to the plate looking to add a brief moment of excitement to what has otherwise been a dismal season for the Minnesota Twins.
Star Wars was the first movie I saw.
The Minnesota Twins were the guardians of peace and justice in the Central Division before the dark times ... before the 2011 season.
Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd career save, pitching a perfect ninth inning Monday to preserve the New York Yankees' 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Shelley Duncan homered to start a six-run seventh and added a two-run double in the inning as the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep.
