Wow what an exciting game if you are a Minnesota Twins fan!  The Twins came back to score five runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, and then scored another run in the top of the tenth inning as they went onto beat the Kansas City Royals 9-8.

Craig Monroe delivered the big three run home run with two outs in the ninth inning that tied the game.  It was awesome to see Monroe come in off the bench and deliver the huge pitch hit home run.  Justin Morneau then delivered a solo home run in the tenth inning to give the Twins the one run lead.

Monroe led the Twins with three rbi in the game.  Mike Lamb and Carlos Gomez both had two rbi while Alexi Casilla and Morneau both had one rbi.  Nice balanced scoring attack that the Twins had on the night.

Twins starting pitcher Livan Hernandez was hit all night long as he gave up 13 hits and eight runs in six innings of action.  Luckily for the Twins, their bullpen did not allow a run to score in five innings of action.

Juan Rincon, Bobby Korecky, Dennys Reyes, Jesse Crain, and Joe Nathan all pitched in relief.

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The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers played ten innings on Thursday afternoon and the Twins came up on the wrong side of the winning side.  Josh Hamilton hit a game winning home run off of Brian Bass in the top of the tenth inning as the Twins lost 8-7.

Bass took the loss of course and is now 1-1 on the season.  Twins starter Livan Hernandez only tossed 5 1/3 innings as he gave up ten hits and six runs in the game.  Only five of the six runs were earned but in the end that didn’t really matter.  Matt Guerrier pitched 1 1/3 innings after Hernandez left the game and he gave up another run.  Jesse Crain and Joe Nathan held the Rangers scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings before Bass had troubles in the tenth inning.

It really sucked to see the Twins blow the game especially after they battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with two runs.  Justin Morneau singled in two runs that tied the game in the eighth and that is what gave the Twins a good chance at winning the game.

Carlos Gomez went 4-5 including a solo home run and three rbi to actually lead the Twins at the plate.  Gomez is now batting .286 with four home runs and 17 rbi.  Morneau had two rbi while Brendan Harris and Michael Cuddyer finished the game with one rbi each.

The Twins will now take on the Detroit Tigers over the weekend.  The Tigers just got done with a three game sweep of the Seattle Mariners so the Twins better come to play all weekend long.

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The Minnesota Twins tied the game in the ninth inning with a rbi single and then eventually beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 with a rbi single in the 12th inning.  Great come from behind win for the Twins that will hopefully spark them up a little bit so they can go on a nice winning streak.

Joe Mauer had the rbi single in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the game into extra inning.  In the 12th inning it was Howie Clark who delivered the game winning hit.  Alexi Casilla led the Twins with three rbi in the game as he had a three run home run in the fourth inning.  Mauer finished the game with two rbi while Mike Lamb and Clark both had one rbi.

Bobby Korecky got the Twins out of a bases loaded jam in the 11th inning and then pitched the 12th inning as he recorded his first win of the season.  Korecky also got a hit in the game as well.  Korecky became the first Twins pitcher to get a hit in an American League game since the designated hitter rule was enacted in 1973.

Starting pitcher Boof Bonser gave up six hits and four runs in 6 1/3 innings.  Matt Guerrier and Dennys Reyes both gave up one run in relief as well.  It was Jesse Crain, Joe Nathan, and Juan Rincon who pitched three scorless innings before Korecky came into the game.

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The Minnesota Twins lost to the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 3-2 in eleven inning on Thursday afternoon.  With the loss, the Twins were swept by the Blue Jays in a three game series.  Just a bad outing for the Twins as their record is now .500 at 20-20.

Jesse Crain gave up a rbi single in the eleventh inning to take the loss and is now 1-2 on the season.  Glen Perkins, the starting pitcher pitched six inning and he gave up five hits and two runs.  Matt Guerrier, Dennys Reyes, Joe Nathan all pitched and did not allow a run.

Justin Morneau had the only rbi for the Twins.  Morneau hit the rbi doube to deep center field in the fifth inning.  Brendan Harris also tried to score on Morneau’s double but was thrown out at home.

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The Minnesota Twins tried but couldn’t come back against the Toronto Blue Jays after Matt Stairs hit a first inning grand slam for the Blue Jays.  The Twins did make it interesting however as they did score three runs themselves in the bottom of the first inning, but in the end they still lost to the Blue Jays 6-5.

The Twins did get four runs off of Roy Halladay and another run off the Blue Jays bullpen but it wasn’t enough.  Justin Morneau had a two run home run in the first inning to get the Twins on the board.  Jason Kubel then doubled in a run after the Morneau home run in the first inning.  In the third inning, Michael Cuddyer had a rbi groundout.  The Twins didn’t get another run in the game until the eighth inning when Kubel had another rbi double.

Boof Bonser took the loss for the Twins and his record dropped to 2-5 on the season.  Bonser gave up five hits and five runs in six innings of action.  Jesse Crain gave up a unearned in the eighth inning.  Juan Rincon and Joe Nathan both pitched a scoreless inning in the game.

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The Minnesota Twins moved within 1.5 games of the Chicago White Sox in the standings after beating them on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 4-3.  The Twins swept the short two game series against the White Sox to pick up two full games in the standings!

Nick Blackburn tossed seven innings of eight hit ball to pick up the win for the Twins.  Blackburn only let three runs cross the plate, one of those being a solo home run to Carlos Quentin.  Joe Nathan picked up another save which was his ninth of the season.

Carlos Gomez, Brendan Harris, Justin Morneau, and Michael Cuddyer all finished the game with one RBI each.  Jason Kubel did have a bad day at the plate however as he went 0-4 and left six runners on base.

The Twins will now have have an off day on Thursday and start a series with the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

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The Minnesota Twins only needed one inning to beat the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  The Twins put up a three spot in the fourth inning, and then held onto beat the White Sox 3-1.  The win improved the Twins record to 12-14 on the season.

Jason Kubel hit a two run home run and Mike Lamb had a sacrafice fly to provide the three runs for the Twins.  It would have been nice to see some more offense but I’m still glad that those three runs were enough for the Twins to win.

Boof Bonsor started the game and pitched seven innings.  Bonsor gave up six hits and one run as he picked up his second win of the season.  Joe Nathan was able to secure his eighth save of the season as he shut the door on the White Sox in the ninth inning.

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The Minnesota Twins scored a run in the seventh and eigth innings as they went onto defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4.  With the win over the A’s, the Twins record is now back to .500 at 10-10.

Jason Kubel singled to center field in the eigth inning that scored Joe Mauer for the winning run.  In the seventh inning, Craig Monroe hit a solo home run that tied the game.  Monroe finished with three RBI.  Mike Lamb and Kubel both had one RBI each.

Juan Rincon picked up his second win of the season as he pitched in relief.  Starting pitcher Livan Hernandez tossed six innings as he allowed seven hits and four earned runs.  Joe Nathan picked up his seventh save in the game as well.

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The Minnesota Twins score the go ahead run in the eigth inning on a sacrafice fly by Mike Lamb and the Twins went onto beat the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 6-5.  Delmon Young scored when Carl Crawford caught the ball in foul ground and hoped to still get Young out at the plate.  Young scored and the Twins went onto win.

Juan Rincon picked up the win and Joe Nathan got his fifth save of the season.  Livan Hernandez pitched six innings and gave up eight hits and six runs.  Only four of the six runs were earned however.

The Twins got four RBI from four different players as Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel, Brendan Harris, and Lamb all had one RBI in the game.

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The Minnesota Twins gave the Kansas City Royals their first loss of the season as th Twins won the first game of their series by the score of 4-3.

The Twins used a balanced attack as four different players had one RBI each.  Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Delmon Young, and Adam Everett all had one RBI each.

On the mound for the Twins, Scott Baker picked up the win by pitching 6.2 innings.  Joe Nathan picked up his second save of the season.

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