Found August 15, 2009 on
Deep Left Field:
The Minnesota Twins are still in contention for the American League Central Division Title, thanks in part to the resurgence of Scott Baker. At just five games back of Detroit, Baker has provided some great relief (as a starter) since returning from the disabled list.
In his last seven starts, Baker has recorded a 4-0 record, [...]
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Scott Baker pitched a two-hitter, Jason Kubel homered and had five RBI and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 11-0 on Friday.
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August 15, 2009
Joe Mauer goes 3 for 5 in the Twins 7-3 loss to the Indians, the catcher’s 10th multi-hit game in his last 11 contests. He brings his batting average up to .378 with the outing, and lowers the odds of his hitting .400 to somewhere between 1 in 2300 to 1 in 3100. [...]
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August 15, 2009
Mauer is 2 for 2 in his first two at bats after going three for three on Friday. That brings his BA up to .379. The Indians are leading 3-0 in the fifth, however.
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August 16, 2009
Nick Blackburn had a deteriorating performance in the second-half of last season as his K/BB ratio dropping from 3.56 to 1.54 and his ERA swelling from 3.65 to 4.85. The right-hander has experienced a similar fading in the beginning of the second-half of 2009 thus far. Prior to his start against Cleveland on Sunday, Blackburn had witnessed his second-half ERA open at 8.87 as...
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August 15, 2009
Joe Posnanski starts the drum beat for electing Joe Mauer MVP. I agree, but of course I think Mauer deserved it in 2006 and 2008.
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August 14, 2009
The table was set for the Minnesota Twins to get right back into the race in the AL Central.
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August 14, 2009
Despite a good slide of losses, the Twins still find themselves in the mix in the American League Central hunt for October. They lost the series against the Angels. They lost next series against what was left of the Indians. They lost the series after in Detroit, and they even dropped their most recent series at home against the last place Royals.
But there have been some positives...
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August 14, 2009
The Minnesota Twins try to get back on the winning track this evening, when they open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at the Metrodome.
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August 15, 2009
Nate Dammann is a Twins catcher who loves his job. No threat to Joe Mauer -- he is happy warming up pitchers in the bullpen.
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August 16, 2009
WHEN it was over, when the Mets had predict ably lost another game and incredibly had lost another marquee player, Johan Santana was defiant. "I've been playing this game for a long time and I play the game the right way," Santana said with...
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