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Twins deal late for bullpen help in Rays' Jepsen
Former teammates say the righthanded reliever is a hard-throwing battler.
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Walker tosses one-hitter as Seattle thumps Twins
The Twins demoted shortstops Danny Santana and Jorge Polanco after the game.
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Postgame: Molitor emphasizes he still believes in Santana
Walker throws second one-hitter in Target Field history; Sano has mixed results playing third base
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Chart: The Kevin Jepsen file
Information about the newest Twins player.
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Twins' Hunter says he 'would love to come back'
The 40-year-old right fielder says he is not ready to retire just yet.
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Milone tries to snap his run of bad luck against Mariners
Lefthander has lost three straight to Seattle, but will try to help Twins hold off wild-card pursuers
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Twins get reliever Kevin Jepsen from Tampa Bay
He's striking out 7.34 batters per nine innings and walking 4.32 per nine. His fastball has averaged 94.4 miles an hour this season, so that will boost a bullpen that lack velocity.
Who is Chih-Wei Hu and will the Twins regret trading him?
Hu started the season as MLB.com's 24th-ranked prospect in the Twins organization (not in all of baseball, just in the organization).
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TwinsCentric: So how did Aaron Hicks get so hot?
Aaron Hicks has been killing baseballs dead this past month. How did he suddenly join some of the league's best hitters?
The Mariners really intentionally walked Hicks to get to Mauer
Repeatng: The Mariners really intentionally walked Aaron Hicks to get to Joe Mauer in Thursday night's 9-5 Twins victory.
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Homers, Rosario's big night stop Twins losing streak
Clouts by Brian Dozier, Aaron Hicks and Rosario provided a building lead, with Rosario nearly hitting for the cycle.
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Souhan: Twins need bullpen arms, yet sit on their hands
Is it just a coincidence that the sound of the Twins front office this week is the same as the sound at Target Field for most of this homestand? Silence?
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Postgame: Mariners feared Hicks more than Mauer
For first time in Mauer's career, a team intentionally walked the batter ahead of him, preferring to pitch to the three-time batting champ instead
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Twins' Ryan says he's ready to make a deal to improve club
"I think there might be a little bit of a flurry [Friday]," the Twins general manager said.
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Thursday's Twins-Seattle game recap
Eddie Rosario's three extra-base hits set the pace for the Twins.
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Twins 9, Seattle 5
Gallery: The Twins started the Seattle series with a 9-5 victory Thursday night at Target Field.
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No Twins trades yet; Sano starts at third
Miguel Sano playing third base in place of Trevor Plouffe, whose wife gave birth to their first child Wednesday night.
Glen Perkins' wife writes about Twitter hate the Twins closer has experienced
The post is part of a larger effort by Alisha Perkins to teach their kids that it's OK not to be perfect and that we all fall down: "Do you think he doesn't feel bad already? Do you think he wanted to fail?"
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Reusse: Minnesota was a good fit for Bernie Allen of the '65 Twins
Allen will be among the 20 players expected to participate in this weekend's 50th anniversary celebration for the Twins' 1965 World Series team.
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- Walker Buehler stymies the Reds with 6 dominant innings in the streaking Dodgers' 4-0 victory
- Rangers outlast Angels 3-2 in 13 innings when Lowe gets hit by pitch
- Rookie Wenceel Pérez hits three-run triple in six-run 7th as Tigers beat Diamondbacks 8-3
- Bell hits tying homer as Marlins score 4 in 9th off struggling Díaz and rally past Mets 10-9 in 10
- Gorman homers and Cardinals ride 8th-inning surge to 7-2 win over Red Sox
- Mariners get fine start from Luis Castillo, use late charge to rally past Orioles 4-3
- Seth Lugo claims AL-leading 7th win as the Royals beat A's 5-3 and move 9 games over .500
- Harper, Clemens lift Phillies to 4-3 win over Nationals in 10 innings
- Contreras hits 3-run homer off Verlander to give Brewers 4-2 win over Astros
- José Ramírez homers, drives in 3 runs as AL Central-leading Guardians wallop scuffling Twins 11-4
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