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Twins' Perez gets a pep talk from former ace Santana
Martin Perez reached out to Santana for advice last weekend at Target Field when Santana was one of a few dozen players on hand to celebrate the retirement of Joe Mauer's No. 7.
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Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recap
Royals righthander Glenn Sparkman held the Twins to one run over seven innings on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
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Postgame: Garver day-to-day with sore left heel
The Twins catcher felt discomfort while running to first base in the fourth inning, and had to leave the game three innings later.
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Reusse: So-called pitching crisis with Twins bullpen greatly exaggerated
Sorry to disappoint the Twins' budget-blasters, but there is no pitching crisis here as long as reasonable health continues. With Taylor Rogers leading the way, the relief staff is at least capable.
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Gibson can't find the plate; Twins rest bullpen regulars in loss to Red Sox
Kyle Gibson issued a career-worst five walks and rookie Sean Poppen was asked to pitch the final four innings of the 9-4 loss before being returned to Rochester.
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Twins recall Stewart as Poppen departs; Sano on bench
Sean Poppen pitched four innings in Wednesday night's loss to the Red Sox and was sent back to Rochester. The Twins start a four-game series in Kansas City today.
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Hartman: Molitor is thrilled Twins are thriving this season
There's no doubt Paul Molitor got a bad shake when the Twins fired the manager after the 2018 season. But Molitor said he's thrilled about the team's current success.
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Poppen makes MLB debut, Astudillo returns to Twins
The Harvard graduate, reinforcing a tired bullpen, was called upon to pitch the final four innings against the Red Sox.
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Twins-Kansas City series preview
The Twins meet up again with the Royals after taking two of three from them at Target Field last weekend.
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Postgame: Back in free-swinging form, Astudillo collects three hits
The rookie utility man sees seven pitches in four at-bats, but does some damage in first game back in the major leagues.
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Birth of the Bombasquad: Twins have reached baseball's pinnacle of power
A group of returning Twins were becoming comfortable with their swings and were eager to influence games. Mixing in some veteran newcomers gave them a recipe for a new identity.
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Morning glory: Kepler's RBI delivers Twins a 17-inning victory over Red Sox
Max Kepler's hard grounder blasted through Boston's five-man infield with the bases loaded, scoring Luis Arraez with the winning run to end the longest game by innings in Target Field history.
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Boston manager melts down after 17th-inning call -- then apologizes
Red Sox manager Alex Cora went after the umpires following the Twins' 17-inning victory over his team, and then saw that he was out of line.
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Twins taking cautious approach with Buxton; Cave recalled
Having sat out two games after being hit by a pitch Friday, Byron Buxton put the wrist to the test before Monday's game against Boston and was held out of the lineup.
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Tuesday's Twins-Red Sox game recap
A look back at Tuesday's extra, extra innings affair.
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Twins place Buxton on injured list with bruised wrist; Cave recalled
The move is retroactive to Saturday, a day after Buxton was hit on the wrist with a pitch during a game against the Royals. So he can return June 25.
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Target Field has good food, good atmosphere, even better ... bathrooms?
The Twins could use some relievers, but at least their fans enjoy relieving themselves. At least that's the word from a survey of 8,000 baseball fans.
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Battle of gems: Twins shut down by Boston as Porcello outpitches Berrios
Rick Porcello, the 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner, held the Twins to four hits and one walk in seven innings. Jose Berrios shut down the Red Sox in his eight innings after giving up hits to the first three Boston batters.
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Monday's Twins-Boston game recap
Former AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello pitched seven shutout innings for the Red Sox, giving up four hits and walking one while striking out eight.
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