Three times in the past four years their division has been decided on the last day of the season, and the Minnesota Twins hope to avoid another dramatic, draining finish. If they keep playing this well against the Detroit Tigers, maybe they can. Justin Morneau homered and drove in two runs, Kevin Slowey went six innings and the Twins topped the Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday to improve to 19-10 against…

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If a triple is baseball's most exciting play, then Denard Span was, by the power of three, the most exciting…

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Minnesota Twins center fielder Denard Span has tied a modern era record with three triples against the Detroit Tigers. Span led off the first inning with a triple, then had a two-run triple in the fourth and a bases-loaded triple in the fifth inning that gave Minnesota a 10-3 lead. He also has a single and five RBIs in the game.

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Every so often, we get an unfortunate reminder that the human arm was not designed to throw a baseball at speeds…

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Shortstop J.J. Hardy is close to returning to the Minnesota Twins. Hardy said before Monday's game against Detroit that he's swinging without pain in his left wrist and hopes to begin a rehabilitation assignment in a few days. He could rejoin the team by the end of the homestand this weekend. Hardy missed 12 games in May with the injury and then after a couple of rough weeks was put back on…

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Johan Santana wandered over behind the batting cage, hugged Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire and chatted with old buddy Francisco Liriano. A couple of Twins coaches stopped by, and Joe Mauer patted the pitcher on his back as he ran past. Santana and his ex-teammates were all smiles Friday evening during a mini-reunion at Citi Field.

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Even a prodigious home run by Ike Davis and a spotless outing by Jonathon Niese couldn't prevent them from looking silly in those skimpy soccer outfits Sunday. Davis hit one of three New York homers, Niese won his fourth straight decision and the Mets put on an impressive power show at cavernous Citi Field in a 6-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

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As they have all season, the Toronto Blue Jays relied on Shaun Marcum to put the brakes on a potential slump.

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By the time Johan Santana figured out his former teammates were avoiding his befuddling changeup, the Minnesota Twins had given Carl Pavano all the run support he needed. Jason Kubel and the Twins scored four times in the first inning, and Pavano produced another fine pitching performance Saturday in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.

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The Yankees practically lined up to greet Joe Torre in Los Angeles. Roy Halladay treated his first start against the Blue Jays like any other. Justin and B.J. Upton's mom didn't know who to cheer for when her sons faced each other for the first time. It was reunion night in major league baseball Friday.

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