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Chicago White Sox’s Alex Rios hits his second home run against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning Wednesday in Chicago. John Smierciak | Associated Press

Twins' Walters serves it up to Rios in 6-2 loss to White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — If P.J. Walters is auditioning for a spot in Minnesota’s 2013 starting rotation, he’d probably prefer a mulligan for Wednesday’s performance. Alex Rios homered twice off Walters...

sports Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 11:11pm

Minnesota’s Josh Willingham, right, gets a high-five from Joe Mauer as Willingham scores during the fifth inning Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. The Twins won 18-9. John Smierciak | Associated Press

Parmelee, Twins go batty in 18-9 rout of White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Parmelee homered to cap a 10-run fifth inning and the Minnesota Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 18-9 on Tuesday night. The Twins also batted around...

sports Tue, Sep 04, 2012 - 11:42pm

Report: Twins put Mauer on revocable trade waivers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed All-Star catcher Joe Mauer on trade waivers, according to a report by Fox Sports. Wait, what? Joe Mauer, about to be dealt...

sports Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 3:04pm

Twins to host 2014 All-Star Game

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins will host the 2014 All-Star game at Target Field. A person with knowledge of the decision, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of...

sports Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 5:13pm

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison delivers to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning Friday. Tony Gutierrez | Associated Press

Texas' Harrison stymies Twins; Rangers win 8-0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Minnesota Twins haven't figured out how to slow down Adrian Beltre. They also couldn't get anything going against Texas left-hander Matt Harrison. Beltre hit for...

sports Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 10:57pm

Minnesota’s Pedro Florimon (25) avoids the tag at home plate to score against Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto during the third inning Thursday in Arlington, Texas. LM Otero | Associated Press

Hamilton has 5 RBIs, Rangers beat Twins 10-6

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton had five RBIs and Mitch Moreland doubled in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth inning that carried the Texas Rangers to a 10-6...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 11:48pm

Minnesota Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla, right, tags out Oakland Athletics' Josh Reddick on a steal attempt during the fifth inning Wednesday in Oakland. Marcio Jose Sanchez | Associated Press

Twins falter again during difficult road trip

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Liam Hendriks was left to wait for his first major victory yet again. He had had 13 tries spanning two seasons as a starter. A day...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:31pm

Oakland Athletics shortstop Stephen Drew, left, tags out Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham on an attempted steal of second base in the first inning Tuesday. Ben Margot | Associated Press

Anderson sharp as A's top Twins 4-1

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland left-hander Brett Anderson pitched seven innings in his first start since undergoing elbow surgery nearly 15 months ago and the Athletics turned a triple play...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 11:54pm

Seattle starting pitcher Blake Beavan faces off against Minnesota's Joe Mauer in the first inning of Sunday's game. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Mariners complete sweep of Minnesota Twins

SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Saunders homered, helping Blake Beavan and the Seattle Mariners beat the MinnesotaTwins5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight victory. Seattle completed a three-game sweep and has won...

sports Sun, Aug 19, 2012 - 7:28pm

Mariners topple Twins 5-3

SEATTLE (AP) — John Jaso and Miguel Olivo homered, and Hisashi Iwakuma pitched seven strong innings to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Friday night. Iwakuma...

sports Sat, Aug 18, 2012 - 12:13am

A fan reaches for the ball as Minnesota Twins left fielder Josh Willingham makes a futile try for the two-run home run hit by Detroit Tigers’ Delmon Young in the fourth inning Wednesday in Minneapolis. The ball wound up in the flowers and the Tigers won 5-1. Jim Mone | Associated Press

De Vries stumbles; Scherzer, Tigers top Twins 5-1

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tigers starter Max Scherzer was visibly frustrated on the mound when he walked the first two Twins he faced in the second inning. Scherzer's bout with wildness...

sports Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 9:04pm

AM to FM: Twins move metro-area radio broadcasts

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are moving their radio broadcasts from AM to FM in the metro area, using a pop music station already owned by their Pohlad family...

sports Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 10:20am

Detroit Tigers pitcher Doug Fister throws against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning Tuesday in Minneapolis. Fister threw eight innings, gave up only five hits and striking out seven. Although the Twins scored four runs in the third inning, all were unearned, and the Tigers won 8-4. Jim Mone | Associated Press

Detroit’s Fister dominates, Tigers beat Twins 8-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While Scott Diamond and Samuel Deduno are making strong cases to stay in the Twins’ starting rotation into next season, Brian Duensing keep taking steps backward. Duensing...

sports Tue, Aug 14, 2012 - 10:50pm

Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder runs into Minnesota’s Ben Revere after fielding a sharp grounder and racing in for the tag in the sixth inning Monday night. AP Photo

Deduno pitches Twins past struggling Tigers 9-3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Life as a fourth outfielder in the big leagues can be a drag. At-bats are sporadic, starts are rare and staying sharp can be challenging. Darin Mastroianni...

sports Tue, Aug 14, 2012 - 10:54am

Focus on Sports

The Twins are getting no respect from the so-called experts at ESPN and Sports Illustrated. Both magazines have the Twins finishing dead last in their division this year, and many...

Sat, Apr 05, 2008 - 12:00am

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