Archive for September, 2006
Twins’ AL Central title hopes take big hit
The Minnesota Twins missed another chance to move ahead in the division race.
Jon Garland took a shutout into the ninth inning and Tadahito Iguchi had a homer among his three hits and three RBIs, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Twins 6-3 Saturday.
That left Detroit needing one win in its last two games, or […]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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White Sox 6, Twins 3
The Minnesota Twins missed another chance to move ahead in the division race.
Jon Garland took a shutout into the ninth inning and Tadahito Iguchi had a homer among his three hits and three RBIs, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Twins 6-3 Saturday.
That left Detroit needing one win in its last two games, or […]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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White Sox 6, Twins 3 (AP)
The Minnesota Twins missed another chance to move ahead in the division race. Jon Garland took a shutout into the ninth inning and Tadahito Iguchi had a homer among his three hits and three RBIs, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Twins 6-3 Saturday. That left Detroit needing one win in its last two […]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Howard, Pujols in tight tussle for NL MVP; AL race is wide open (AP)
The American League MVP trophy is up for grabs among six or seven worthy candidates — including three on the Minnesota Twins alone. Over in the NL, it’s strictly a two-man tussle. Home run after upper-deck home run, Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard and St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols separated themselves from the pack while trying […]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Baseball breaks attendance record (AP)
Major League Baseball broke its season attendance record Saturday and was on track to finish with the second-highest per-game average in the sport’s history. Through Friday night, the 30 major league teams had drawn 74,922,200, just shy of the 74,926,174 fans who attended games in 2005, and the record was broken when Minnesota drew 46,219 […]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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AL Central still tied as Twins, Tigers lose (AP)
The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers both had a chance to grab the lead in the AL Central with two games left. Neither team could take advantage of the opportunity. The Tigers blew a five-run lead in a 9-7, 11-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday night and the Twins’ ninth-inning rally […]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Ranking the closers: Regular-season finale
Who finishes the regular season atop Michael Lazarus Ranking the Closers? Well, you won’t know if you don’t click, will you?
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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White Sox 4, Twins 3
The Minnesota Twins fell flat on the first night of their three-game push for the AL Central title.
A night after tying Detroit for first place, the Twins’ bats went dormant Friday against Freddy Garcia in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Minnesota remained even with the Tigers, who wasted a five-run lead and lost […]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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White Sox 4, Twins 3 (AP)
The Minnesota Twins fell flat on the first night of their three-game push for the AL Central title. A night after tying Detroit for first place, the Twins’ bats went dormant Friday against Freddy Garcia in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Minnesota remained even with the Tigers, who wasted a five-run lead […]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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White Sox edge Twins
The Minnesota Twins fell flat on the first night of their three-game push for the AL Central title.
A night after tying Detroit for first place, the Twins’ bats went dormant Friday against Freddy Garcia in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
A crowd of 45,439 packed the Metrodome, many waving the newest edition of […]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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