Twins 7, White Sox 5
Ryan Doumit hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Tuesday night.
Joe Mauer homered and Trevor Plouffe had an RBI single in Minnesota's four-run first inning off Dylan Axelrod.
The White Sox came back to tie it at 5 in the eighth when Alex Rios worked a leadoff walk from reliever Jared Burton (1-4), stole second...
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Twins 4, Nationals 3(11)
Ryan Doumit singled in the go-ahead run, Joe Mauer homered, doubled and singled, and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday.
Josh Roenicke (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning for the win and Glen Perkins retired Washington in the 11th for his 13th save.
The Twins, who were playing their first game in Washington since 1971, have won eight...
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Recap: Royals offense shut down by Twins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ryan Doumit homered and drove in a pair of runs Tuesday night, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory and the Kansas City Royals to their franchise-record 11th straight home loss.
Samuel Deduno (2-1) allowed four hits over six-plus innings for the Twins, who have rebounded nicely from a 10-game losing streak to win eight of 10. They also managed to exact...
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Doumit finding his swing at the plate this week
MINNEAPOLIS Ryan Doumit has been in a groove lately. The Twins catcher had a stretch of four straight multi-RBI games earlier this week as he helped Minnesota win four straight against Milwaukee.After going 0-for-4 on Friday against the Mariners, Doumit found his groove again in dramatic fashion.With two runners on and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Doumit delivered...
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The Sabermetric Revolution, as Applied to Ryan Doumit
Allow me to try to simplify the sabermetric revolution as much as I can:
Late 20th Century: we are evaluating baseball players
Early 21st Century: we were so wrong about our baseball player evaluation!
Less Early 21st Century: we were so wrong about our baseball player evaluation, again!
First, there were players, then there were numbers. Then there were better numbers, then there...
Twins' Doumit experiences an MLB rarity
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins love Ryan Doumit's versatility. That's why the team signed him to a two-year contract extension earlier this season --he can play multiple positions while also providing some pop offensively.
Prior to joining the Twins as a free agent this offseason, Doumit had spent time at first base, right field and designated hitter along with his normal...
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September 13, 2012
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Doumit makes history in Sunday's victory
Ryan Doumit did something Sunday that had only been done twice previously in Minnesota Twins history he homered from both sides of the plate in the same game. In doing so, Doumit helped the Twins earn a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals in the series finale.
It began with Doumit's first at-bat of the game, as Doumit hitting as a left-handed batter reached for a Jeremy Guthrie...
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July 22, 2012
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Twins sign Doumit to two-year extension
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins on Friday signed catcher Ryan Doumit to a two-year contract extension. Doumit, who originally signed a one-year deal prior to this season, will make 3.5 million a year in 2013 and 2014.Though the contract extension comes halfway into Doumit's first season with the Twins, the eight-year veteran felt comfortable in Minnesota's clubhouse from...
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June 29, 2012
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Doumit provides only runs as Twins finish trip
There weren't many highlights for the Minnesota Twins on their recent road trip, which turned out to be a trip to forget.
The Twins' six-game West Coast swing culminated with a 5-2 loss Sunday to the Seattle Mariners, who took the three-game series from Minnesota after the Twins won the series opener Friday. With Sunday's loss, the Twins finished just 1-5 on the road...
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May 06, 2012
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Ryan Doumit Could Sign a Deal Soon
Jerry Crasnick has an update on Ryan Doumit via Twitter, noting that Doumit could sign a deal in the next few days. Crasnick noted that Doumit received two more offers today. He also added that the interest has mostly come from American League teams, although he did receive an offer from an NL team today.
Crasnick had an update earlier this week that Doumit was expected to sign...
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