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The beauty of baseball is many-fold. On any given night. You just never know. Teams need stars to play well over the course of a season to be successful. But on any given night, anyone can step up when you least expect it and help you to a win. On Monday night, Samuel Deduno was wild as ever, but he somehow managed to pitch into the 8^th inning and gave the Twins offense an opportunity to work without being behind. Darin Mastroianni was in the lineup as Denard Span and his shoulder are day-to-day. ...

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Well, Desmond Jennings didn’t get a double on the first pitch in Sunday’s game as he had Friday and Saturday nights. However, on a 1-2 pitch, he hit a home run off of Scott Diamond. Diamond threw yet another Quality Start, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough and the Twins lost 6-3 thanks to a late rally by the Rays.

In the minor leagues, there is a lot going on. Monday will be the final off day for New Britain. Not big news by itself, but it does mean that the seasons are wrapping ...

Tags: adam walker, caleb thielbar, chris colabello, chris parmelee, clete thomas, corey kimes, dan rohlfing, deibinson romero, hein robb, josh burris, kennys vargas, liam hendriks, matt carson, max kepler, minnesota twins, niko goodrum, oswaldo arcia

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Three batters into the game, Nick Blackburn had given up two mammoth home runs and the Twins were down 3-0. He actually settled down nicely after that, giving up just one more run (a second long BJ Upton home run) and working into the 7^th inning. The bullpen did a nice job and kept the Rays at four runs. Unfortunately, the Twins offense didn’t do much in this game off of David Price. Justin Morneau and Darin Mastroianni each had two hits. Brian Dozier hit hit sixth home run. The Twins fall to 49-64. ...

Tags: bobby lanigan, bryan santy, byron buxton, candido pimentel, chris colabello, chris herrmann, chris parmelee, clete thomas, eddie rosario, hung-yi chen, james beresford, javier pimentel, jd williams, jhonathan arias, jo berrios, jorge polanco, luis nunez, matt hauser, max kepler, melciades de la cruz, miguel sano, minnesota twins, oswaldo arcia, pedro hernandez, ricky bowen, steve gruver, tom stuifbergen, travis huber, trevor plouffe

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The Twins got a great mound performance from Samuel Deduno who picked up his first MLB win, giving up just one run in 6.1 innings. He got plenty of run support on this day. Ryan Doumit was 3-4 hit two home runs, one from each side of the plate. He drove in four runs. Brian Dozier drove in two more runs with a double off the wall. The Twins bullpen struggled but hung on for a 7-5 win.

Here is a look at the Twins minor league scores and highlights from the Sunday games in the minor ...

Tags: aaron hicks, bo altobelli, bruce pugh, chris colabello, clete thomas, dan sattler, danny santana, deibinson romero, jeff manship, jhonathan goncalves, josmil pinto, kennys vargas, madison boer, max kepler, minnesota twins, nate hanson, nate roberts, ryan o'rourke, sean burroughs, steve hirschfeld, steve liddle, travis harrison, wang-wei lin

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The Twins needed a couple of extra innings to earn a 2-1 win in Kansas City against the Royals. It was a terrific game for Darin Mastroianni who hit a solo homer and a triple. Josh Willingham drove in Joe Mauer in the 11^th inning with what proved to be the winning run. The two teams will play at 6:00 central time on Saturday.

It was a good day for the organization. The teams went 5-2 on the day. Oswaldo Arcia had a huge game, yet it was very difficult to decide who should be the hitter ...

Tags: aaron hicks, adam walker, aderlin mejia, andrew ferreira, candido pimentel, chris herrmann, clete thomas, dakota watts, danny rams, danny valencia, david hurlbut, dj hicks, drew leachman, esmerling vasquez, james beresford, javier pimentel, john murphy, jorge fernandez, josmil pinto, kyle knudson, lance ray, luke bard, matt hauser, minnesota twins, niko goodrum, oswaldo arcia, rene rivera, rene tosoni bj hermsen, shawn roof, travis harrison, travis huber, tsuyoshi nishioka, tyler duffey, zach jones

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The Twins had two, touch, extra inning losses on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday night, it was Nelson Cruz that provided the game-winning hit. On Sunday night, it was Ian Kinsler. Sam Deduno had a very wild, but effective, Twins debut on Friday night. Cole De Vries was terrific, throwing seven scoreless innings against the potent Rangers’ offense. Casey Fien made his Twins debut, showing off a mid-90s fastball in a scoreless inning. It was also a busy weekend in the Twins minor leagues this weekend ...

Tags: aaron hicks, aj pettersen, anderson hidalgo, angel mata, austin malinowski, blake martin, bruce pugh, byron buxton, chris colabello, chris herrmann, christian powell, clete thomas, corey williams, dallas gallant, dan sattler, danny valencia, deibinson romero, dj hicks, esmerling vasquez, estarlin de los santos, evan bigley, jhonathan arias, jhonathan goncalves, jo berrios, jorge polanco, kelvin ortiz, liam hendriks, matt carson, matt koch, matt summers, max kepler, minnesota twins, nate roberts, nick blackburn, pedro florimon, rory rhodes, steve evans, steve liddle, wilkin ramirez

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Francisco Liriano did a tremendous job on Friday night of building his trade value. The lefty gave up just one run in 6.2 innings against baseball’s best offense. Jared Burton got four outs quickly. The Twins got enough offense, as well as some help from the Rangers defense, to put up five runs. Joe Mauer drove in two runs, and Justin Morneau homered. The two teams play again on Saturday as Sam Deduno makes his first Twins start.
With that, here is a look at the Twins minor league scores ...

Tags: aaron hicks, adam walker, adrian salcedo, bobby lanigan, candido pimentel, clete thomas, clinton dempster, cole johnson, corey kimes, dan sattler, danny ortiz, danny valencia, jason wheeler, joe benson, john murphy, jorge fernandez, josh burris, kaleb merck, madison boer, matt koch, michael quesada, minnesota twins, niko goodrum, pedro florimon, pj walters, ricardo arevalo, romy jimenez, travis harrison

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The Twins got just one run off of Royals’ starter Luis Mendoza and found themselves down 4-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. Jonathan Broxton came in the Twins scored two off of him. They had the tying run at third base with two outs but were unable to score. The Twins lost 4-3. Saturday will be a long day as the Twins and Royals will play a double header with Game 1 at noon and Game 2 scheduled for 6 p.m.

Here is a look at the Twins minor league scores and highlights from Friday: ...

Tags: aaron hicks, aderlin mejia, aj achter, angel morales, chris colabello, clete thomas, dereck rodriguez, estarlin de los santos, hudson boyd, j.o. berrios, jairo perez, james beresford, jhonathan goncalves, joel licon, jorge fernandez, kaleb merck, kyle knudson, levi michael, logan darnell, luke french, matt hauser, michael tonkin, minnesota twins, sean burroughs, steve liddle, tim atherton

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The Twins lost the second game of the Target Field series against the Brewers. Be sure to check out the article by Twins Daily’s Parker Hageman who was on the scene and filed a very nice story on the game.

Starting on Tuesday, this Twins minor league report will be expanding. On Monday, the Twins Gulf Coast League team will be playing their first game. Will it be the professional debut of first round pick Byron Buxton? Late on Saturday night, the Elizabethton Twins players and coaches ...

Tags: adam bryant, bj hermsen, clete thomas, danny santana, josmil pinto, jr towles, matt maloney, minnesota twins, nathan hanson, oswaldo arcia, rene tosoni, ricky bowen

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On Saturday afternoon, the Twins offense jumped all over Jeff Samardzija, scoring eight runs in the first four innings. Joe Mauer returned to the lineup after missing four games with a sprained thumb. He was 3-4 with his 13^th double. Trevor Plouffe went 2-4 with his sixth double and ninth home run. He drove in four runs. Justin Morneau, Denard Span and Ben Revere each had two hits in the game, as the Twins beat the Cubs 11-3, and won for the ninth time in their last 11 games. Scott Diamond improved ...

Tags: andrew albers, bruce pugh, caleb thielbar, chris colabello, chris herrmann, clete thomas, dakota watts, danny valencia, drew leachman, evan bigley, james beresford, lester oliveros, liam hendriks, minnesota twins, nate roberts, nathan hanson, pat dean, tom stuifbergen, tyler jones

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On Friday night, the Twins needed an extra inning to top the Cubs 8-7. It may not have been pretty game, but a win is a win, and the Twins have been playing much better baseball the last month. Ryan Doumit had two hits, including his sixth home run. Trevor Plouffe was 2-3 with a walk, his fifth double and his eighth home run. Ben Revere had three hits, a walk and two stolen bases. Jamey Carroll and Darin Mastroianni each had two hits. Josh Willingham had two hits including a walk-off single that ...

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Jaynesville, WI - The Twins were in Cleveland on Saturday night and won 7-4. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one inning thanks to RBI singles by Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Trevor Plouffe. Cleveland clawed back with single runs in the first, third, fourth and fifth to tie the game. However, Plouffe’s sixth home run of the season made it 5-4 after six, and Mauer’s third home run, a two-run shot, gave the Twins their 7-4. PJ Walters started and his string of quality starts came to an end. He ...

Tags: andy leer, brett jacobson, casey fien, clete thomas, corey williams, danny santana, david bromberg, deibinson romero, drew leachman, eddie rosario, esmerling vasquez, jairo perez, kyle knudson, lester oliveros, levi michael, logan darnell, luke french, matt koch, matt summers, michael tonkin, miguel sano, minnesota twins, nate roberts, oswaldo arcia, pat dean, tim atherton, tsuyoshi nishioka, wilkin ramirez

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A VERY HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY from TwinsCentric and the Twins Daily staff!!

Scott Diamond did it again. In a repeat of his first big league start of the season, the left-hander threw seven shutout innings. That he lasted seven innings is most impressive since he was drilled in the left shoulder by a line drive in the second inning. He gave up some hits, and a lot of line drives, but seven shutout innings is always appreciated. Brian Dozier had two hits, including his first big league home ...

Tags: andrew albers, ben revere, bobby lanigan, chris herrmann, clete thomas, eddie rosario, liam hendriks, matthew tomshaw, michael tonkin, miguel sano, minnesota twins

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PJ Walters was terrific in his Twins debut, but the Twins lost by a score of 2-1. He gave up a single run in the fifth inning. In the sixth inning, Walters hung a 3-2 curveball to Jose Bautista who hit a line drive barely over the fence in left field for his tenth Target Field home run in ten Target Field games. The unfortunate thing is that Walters made a 2-2 pitch on the outside corner at the knees, a pitch that had been called a strike all game, but it was called a ball, extending the Bautista ...

Tags: aaron hicks, adam bryant, aj achter, andy leer, anthony slama, bj hermsen, clete thomas, corey williams, dan rohlfing, drew leachman, jhonathan goncalves, kyle waldrop, matt summers, minnesota twins, nate hanson, nelvin fuentes, pat dean, ricky bowen, tyler grimes, tyler robertson, wilkin ramirez

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