Kevin Slowey pitched eight sparkling innings, Joe Mauer had three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Saturday night for their seventh consecutive win. Delmon Young added two hits and two RBIs, including a run-scoring triple in Minnesota's three-run first. Felix Hernandez (7-8) pitched seven innings for the Mariners, yielding three runs and seven hits.

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Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees. On another busy day of wheeling and dealing leading up to baseball's trade deadline, the Chicago White Sox added pitcher Edwin Jackson, and the Yankees landed outfielder Austin Kearns.

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Five years into his major league career, Matt Capps has his first chance to experience a pennant chase. This is a real hands-on opportunity, too. His ability to seal the ninth inning will have a significant impact on Minnesota's defense of the AL Central title. "I played in the playoffs in the minors a couple of years.

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San Diego Padres reliever Joe Thatcher has 30 strikeouts this year in 21.2 innings of work and an ERA of 1.66.

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The Twins have acquired All-Star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals for minor leaguers Wilson Ramos and Joe Testa.

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Teams are lining up to take Ted Lilly off the hands of the Chicago Cubs for the rest of the season.

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OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of last-place clubs? The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Kansas City sent them flying back home with a refreshing, renewed sense of confidence. "You can tell around the clubhouse," said Brian Duensing, who got the victory in a 6-4 win Wednesday that…

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Twins catcher Joe Mauer is hurting, but he won’t take a break or talk about the pain. Calll it leadership.

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Here's some bad news for Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and all the other rappers who worked so hard to put a Chicago White…

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Like a rolling odometer on a cross-country road trip, the Minnesota Twins ' run total never seemed to pause…

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