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Hughes has rocky outing in 8-4 Twins loss to Houston
Phil Hughes surrendered a home run to George Springer on his first pitch of the day against the Astros and lasted only two innings. His spring ERA jumped to 6.75.
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Souhan: About to turn 34, Mauer comes to a career crossroad
As of 2013, Joe Mauer remained on pace to finish his career as one of the greatest-hitting catchers in baseball. He'll enter 2017 as a light-hitting first baseman with, perhaps, the end of his career in sight.
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Hughes on the mound, but no other Twins starters present vs. Astros
With several long trips pending, Paul Molitor has brought a skeletal roster to West Palm Beach.
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Twins lose to Phillies 9-5; Gibson yields one run in five innings
Twins starter Kyle Gibson was effective; reliever Buddy Boshers was not.
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Veteran pitcher Vogelsong ask for - and receives - release from Twins
The righthander has a 7.27 ERA in camp and has given up five earned runs over his last two starts.
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Reliever O'Rourke likely headed to disabled list with elbow injury
O'Rourke has been in a battle with Craig Breslow, Buddy Boshers and Taylor Rogers for two lefty spots in the Twins bullpen.
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Souhan: Buxton ready to show this will be his year
When a top prospect struggles, everyone in the organization wants to help, leading to a cacophony of advice. "You're going to have to fail to learn how to succeed," Byron Buxton said.
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Park, Sano homer; Duffey shuts down Blue Jays 8-2
The Twins beat Toronto 8-2 behind strong pitching and long home runs by ByungHo Park and Miguel Sano. The Twins have won five of their past seven spring training games.
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Twins' day at camp: Competition for fifth starter's job close
Instead of having Adalberto Mejia pitch in a minor league game Monday, the Twins had him ride the bus to Dunedin and follow Tyler Duffey to the mound against Toronto. That put two of the favorites to land the Twins' No. 5 starter role in the same game, back-to-back.
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Duffey's battle to make the rotation continues against Blue Jays
Duffey enters the game with a 6.75 ERA over four appearances, not including the minor league game he pitched in last week where he had one rough inning.
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Twins' Rule 5 pick takes beating from former team
Twins pitcher Justin Haley gave up four earned runs on five hits and one walk in two innings of work Sunday against the Red Sox, his former organization.
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Twins' day at camp: It will be tricky for Vargas to land roster spot
Kennys Vargas hasn't played much for Puerto Rico in the WBC while ByungHo Park has batted .387 and looks like the man to beat as the Twins designated hitter.
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Souhan: After trade talk, Dozier wants to take game to another level
When the new Twins bosses discussed trades of second baseman Brian Dozier this winter, Dozier sought refuge at a rural cabin two hours from his Mississippi home.
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Twins turning top 2015 draft pick Jay into a reliever
Rule 5 pick Justin Haley is on the mound for the Twins as they face the Red Sox at Jet Blue Park.
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Vogelsong, in running for Twins rotation spot, still crafting way through lineups
Ryan Vogelsong's line Saturday - two runs on four hits and two walks - wasn't the best for someone in the running for a spot in the rotation.
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Kepler day-to-day after pinkie injury vs. Red Sox
Max Kepler's right pinkie finger on Saturday was stepped on by Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval. X-rays were negative.
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Twins cut eight players from camp before game against Red Sox
The Twins have 48 players left in camp. None of Saturday's cuts were surprising since none of the players were in the mix to win a spot on the roster.
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Pressure? That's child's play for Twins reliever, young father Boshers
Buddy Boshers' young daughter keeps the Twins' bullpen contest in perspective. "She keeps me pretty busy, from the time I walk through the door."
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Dozier, Polanco homer, Hughes sharp in Twins win over Rays
Brian Dozier slugged his first home run of spring training and Phil Hughes pitched five strong innings as the twins defeated Tampa Bay 4-2.
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Molitor looking for signs of old Hughes on the mound
Phil Hughes is looking for a clean start today against the Rays. He's allowed seven runs in nine innings over his previous three games against major leaguers.
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