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Found May 08, 2012 on Fox Sports West:
PLAYERS: Scott Diamond,  Ryan Doumit,  Danny Haren
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins,  Los Angeles Angels
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Scott Diamond pitched a career-best seven scoreless innings in his season debut and Ryan Doumit hit a two-run homer, giving the Minnesota Twins a much-needed jolt in a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Diamond (1-0) struck out six, the most in any of his eight major league starts, and allowed only four hits. He's the first Twins starter to pitch this year without allowing a run. Recalled from Triple-A Rochester this week to help a reeling rotation which sits last in the majors with a 6.45 ERA, the 25-year-old Canadian retired 14 of the last 15 batters he faced. Dan Haren (1-3) didn't even finish the fourth, the shortest of his seven starts this season for the Angels.
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