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Twins get swept

The Twins, other than Joe Mauer, struggled to find offense in a sweep that dropped them seven games back.

By Amelia Rayno and

Joe Christensen

July 19, 2011 at 11:40AM
Joe Mauer hits a double to left field in the bottom of the first inning.
Joe Mauer hits a double to left field in the bottom of the first inning. (Stan Schmidt — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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