Brian Fuentes says he won't mind being a setup man in Minnesota after closing for the Los Angeles Angels. "I love to close. That's what I do," Fuentes said Saturday before the Twins played the Seattle Mariners. "But I love winning even more, so as long we're winning it's all good." The 35-year-old reliever joined his new team after flying into Seattle from…

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Nick Blackburn kept the Seattle Mariners crossed up all day. Newly acquired reliever Brian Fuentes met the Minnesota Twins' expectations. The duo combined on a two-hitter Saturday, leading the Twins to a 1-0 win over the Mariners. "Joe (Mauer) and I had these guys off balance and they just weren't putting good swings on the ball," Blackburn said.

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Scott Baker made a mechanical change last month and hasn't lost since. His bullpen has been modified, too, which could help Minnesota settle the AL Central race. Joe Mauer had three hits and two RBIs to lead Baker and the first-place Twins to a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

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The first-place Minnesota Twins made their revamped bullpen more versatile for the pennant race by acquiring left-handed reliever and four-time All-Star Brian Fuentes from the Los Angeles Angels Friday for a player to be named. Manager Ron Gardenhire said before Friday's series opener at Seattle that he will use the now-former Angels closer as a set up man for closer Matt Capps, and…

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When it comes to discussing Cliff Lee's struggles this morning, your conversation will likely include…

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The Minnesota Twins have claimed Randy Flores off waivers from the Colorado Rockies, and the much-needed lefty will join the bullpen for the AL Central leaders Thursday.

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Former Pirate Jose Bautista thinks Pittsburgh's unparalleled run of ineptitude should be over by now, telling the Associated Press the team had the pieces in place to field a winner. It was revealed earlier this week that the Pirates have been making considerable profits the last few years despite terrible showings in the standings. The team hasn't had a winning season since 1992, the longest streak without a winning season in North American sports history.

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The Minnesota Twins have claimed Randy Flores off waivers from the Colorado Rockies, and the much-needed lefty will join the bullpen for the AL Central leaders Thursday. The Twins made the move Wednesday. They also moved left-hander Ron Mahay from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL to make room for Flores on the 40-man roster.

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Josh Hamilton hit his 29th home run of the season to help the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday in a clash of American League divisional leaders. Michael Young made up for two errors with the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning off Carl Pavano (15-9), putting the AL West leaders ahead to stay and ruining Pavano's sixth complete game of the season.

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Johnny Damon needed only half of his allotted 48 hours to make sure he didn't want any part of getting the…

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