Baseball Report: Cubs Challenging In NL Central
The Chicago Cubs swept a weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals, and now sit just half a game out of the National League Central lead.
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The Chicago Cubs swept a weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals, and now sit just half a game out of the National League Central lead.
The Oakland Athletics cut their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to one with their second straight walk-off win over the Minnesota Twins, 3-2 on Saturday night.
Khris Davis hit his second homer of the night leading off the bottom of the 10th inning for career-high No. 45, sending the A's past the Twins 7-6 on Friday night.
Matt Chapman homered twice, Jed Lowrie drove in three runs with a homer and double, helping send the A's to a 6-2 victory over the Twins on Sunday.
Jonathan Lucroy homered and drove in four runs, Mike Fiers pitched effectively into the sixth inning, and Oakland beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2.
Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer, Sean Manaea pitched efficiently into the sixth inning and the A's beat the Twins 7-1 on Friday night.
The Twins overtook Oakland starter Trevor Cahill in the fourth inning on their way to a 6-4 victory Thursday night that gave the A's consecutive losses for only the second time in more than two months.
Jaime Garcia struck out seven to win his Minnesota debut and the Twins beat the Oakland A's 6-3 on Friday night.
The Giants broke out of their offensive slump with a 13-8 victory over the Twins on Sunday that avoided a three-game sweep.
Rookie Jose Berrios faced a bases-loaded jam after a pair of walks in the third inning with a couple of proven, veteran hitters due up for San Francisco.
Ervin Santana led the Twins to a 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
The A's offense snapped out of its funk to beat the Twins 8-5 and avoid being swept.
After a break to mourn her death, Hector Santiago honored his grandmother with special shoes and a winning start upon his return to Minnesota. Kennys Vargas and the rest of the Twins provided plenty of support.
The Twins look to rebound from a rough season with some help from a youngster at the shortstop spot.
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Ervin Santana struck out eight and walked none in a two-hitter that led the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday.
The A's ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.
Coco Crisp homered leading off the game, Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Monday.
The Twins 3B seems to be ready for a big season after dominating in his debut last year.
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The Twins have two of the top prospects in baseball in their farm system in Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano, but they'll probably start the season in the Minors. Until they reach MLB, the club can still be excited by the arrival of Vargas, who right at the start of 2015 should bring a pure power presence the Twins were really lacking for much of last season.
Derek Norris hit a three-run homer, Stephen Vogt added a two-run shot, and the Oakland Athletics won their 12th straight against the Minnesota Twins with a 9-4 victory Saturday night.
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Ryan Vogelsong struck out 7 in 6 2-3 innings of a second straight scoreless start and Pablo Sandoval homered for the fourth time in six games to lead the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Twins on Saturday night.
