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Twins Trade Span to Nationals

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:27:05 +0000

The Twins have traded centerfielder Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for minor league righthanded pitcher Alex Meyer. Meyer is a 22-year old who was drafted 23rd overall in the 2011 draft.

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Blue Jays Beat Twins 4-3

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:16:03 +0000

The Twins lost their 2nd to last game of the season 4-3 in Toronto to the Blue Jays Tuesday night. Toronto went out to a 4-0 lead in the 5th inning. Denard Span hit a 2-run homerun in the 6th inning and Alexi Casilla added a RBI single for the Twins in the 7th inning. Ben Revere had 3 hits for Minnesota. Anthony Swarzak started the game for the Twins and allowed 4 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss and drop to 3-6.

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Twins, Mauer Edge Yankees 5-4

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:14:19 +0000

The Twins defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 Tuesday night. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 7th inning highlighted by Denard Span's 2-run double. Joe Mauer was 3-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI. Mauer is batting .326 and is just 3 points behind Miguel Cabrera for the American League lead. Ryan Doumit was 2-4 with a run scored for Minnesota.

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Twins Edge Royals 4-3 In 10 Innings

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:49:40 +0000

The Twins won 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday night to salvage the final game of the 3-game series against Kansas City. Denard Span had the walk-off RBI double for the Twins to win it. Trevor Plouffe forced extra innings with a solo homerun in the 9th inning. Plouffe was 2-4. Josh Willingham hit a solo homerun, his 34th and drove in 2 runs on the night.

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Twins Edge Rangers 6-5 to End Skid

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:26:58 +0000

The Twins defeated Texas 6-5 Sunday in Texas close a 10-game road trip with a 2-8 record. The Twins had lost 10 of their last 11 games heading into the game yesterday. Ben Revere went 4-4 with a triple, 3 runs scored and 1 RBI and Denard Span went 2-5 with 2 runs scored for the Twins. Cole DeVries threw 5 innings with 3 hits and 2 runs allowed (1 earned) to get the win and improve to 3-5. Glen Perkins threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save, his 8th.

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Twins, Carroll Edge White Sox 7-6

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:01:41 +0000

The Twins defeated the White Sox 7-6 Monday night on a Jamey Carroll's walk-off sacrifice fly scoring Alexi Casilla from 3rd base. Danny Valencia went 2-3 with 2 RBIs, Josh Willingham was 2-3 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Denard Span was 2-3 with a run scored. Span also added 2 great catches in centerfield. Glen Perkins threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the win. He is 2-1.

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White Sox Beat Twins 8-2 Wednesday

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:45:58 +0000

The Twins lost 8-2 in Chicago to the White Sox Wednesday afternoon and were swept in the 3-game series. Chicago scored 2 runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th innings and cruised to the win. Denard Span was 2-4 with a run scored for the Twins.

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Twins Rout Orioles 19-7

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:03:01 +0000

The Twins pounded the Baltimore Orioles 19-7 Monday night. Minnesota had 20 hits in the game. Denard Span led the Twins going 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 5 RBIs, Justin Morneau had 4 hits and 3 RBIs, Ben Revere had 4 hits with 3 RBIs and Joe Mauer hit a solo homerun, his 6th. Scott Diamond threw the first 6 innings with 9 hits and 5 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 8-3.

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Pirates Down Twins 7-2

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:01:40 +0000

The Twins lost 7-2 at Pittsburgh Tuesday night to suffer their 5th loss in their last 6 games. Denard Span hit a 2-run homerun accounting for the lone Twins' runs. Trevor Plouffe was 2-3 for Minnesota. Scott Diamond allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to take the loss for the Twins. Kevin Correia threw 5 shutout innings with 4 hits allowed to get the win for the Pirates.

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Twins Beat Brewers In 15 Innings

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:33:04 +0000

The Twins downed Milwaukee 5-4 in 15 innings Sunday. Denard Span had the game-winning RBI single in the 15th inning to win in. Span was 4-8 with a run and 1 RBI on the day. Joe Mauer was 3-4 with 2 RBIs but left the game early with a bruised right quadriceps. Jame Carroll was 4-7 with 2 runs and 1 RBI for the Twins. Nick Blackburn started the game and allowed 9 hits and 4 earned runs in 6 innings and didn't figure in the final decision. Anthony Swarzak threw a scoreless 15th inning to get the win.

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Twins Rout Brewers For 3rd Straight Win

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:42:49 +0000

The Twins pounded the Brewers 11-3 in Milwaukee to win their 3rd straight game Friday night. Denard Span led the Twins going 4-5 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs, Joe Mauer was 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs and Justin Morneau was 2-4 with 3 RBIs for Minnesota. Scott Diamond threw 5 1/3 innings with 8 hits and 3 earned runs scored to get the win and improve to 3-0.

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Twins Beat Blue Jays 7-6

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:02:46 +0000

The Twins outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Friday night in a game that didn't start until almost 9pm. The two teams endoured a 1 hour and 51 minute rain delay. Darin Mastroianni had 2 hits and 3 RBIs playing in just his 2nd game as a Twin. Ryan Doumit had a 2-run single and Denard Span had 2 hits and 2 runs scored for Minnesota. Nick Blackburn allowed 5 earned runs in 5 innings to get the win and improve to 1-4. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save, his 6th.

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Mariners Blank Twins 7-0

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:27:28 +0000

Seattle ended their 7-game losing streak with a 7-0 win over the Twins Saturday night. Felix Hernandez allowed just 1-hit in 8 innings with 9 strikeouts to get the win for the Mariners. Jason Marquis allowed 4 hits, 6 walks and 2 earned runs in 6 innings to take the loss for the Twins. He's 2-1. Denard Span had the only hit for the Twins.

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Twins Edge Angels 10-9; Play Rangers Tonight

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:05:07 +0000

The Twins came from down 6-0 to beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 at Target Field Thrusday afternoon. Justin Morneau hit a 2-run homerun in Minnesota's 4-run 8th inning, Joe Mauer hit a 3-run homerun, Josh Willingham had 3 hits including a solo homerun and Denard Span was 4-5 with a run and 1 RBI for the Twins. Jeff Gray recorded just 1 out for the win and Matt Capps allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs in the 9th inning for the save.

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Crowd Comes To Twins Winter Caravan [GALLERY]

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:57:35 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan stopped in St. Cloud Wednesday night at Rivers Edge Convention Center. Current Twins players Denard Span, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni were here along with former Twin Tony Oliva, broadcaster Dick Bremer and mascot T.C. Bear. The group signed autographs and held a program emceed by Bremer.

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Twins Winter Caravan Coming To St. Cloud Tonight

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:10 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be stopping in St. Cloud at Rivers Edge Convention Center tonight. The program begins at 6:30 with doors opening at 5pm. A ballpark style meal will be served beginning at 5:15. Current Twins players Denard Span, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni will be here along with former Twin Tony Oliva, broadcaster Dick Bremer and mascot TC Bear.

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Revere, Span Coming To St. Cloud For Caravan

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:06:43 +0000

The Twins announced their plans for the Twins Winter Caravan in January. The Caravan will stop in St. Cloud on Wednesday January 25 at the Rivers Edge Convention Center (St. Cloud Civic Center). The group coming to St. Cloud includes current outfielders Denard Span, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni, former Twin Tony Oliva, broadcaster Dick Bremer and mascot TC Bear.

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Angels, Santana Beat Twins 5-1

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:26:43 +0000

The Twins lost 5-1 at Anaheim to the Angels Tuesday night in the first game of the 3-game series. The loss is the 3rd straight for the Twins. Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel were each 2-4 and Jim Thome was 1-4 with 1 RBI. Denard Span was 0-3 with a walk and a stolen base in his return to the lineup.

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Twins Play at Anaheim Tonight; Span Back

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:33:15 +0000

The Twins begin a 3-game series in Anaheim against the L.A. Angels tonight at 9:05, pregame on WJON at 8:35. Lefthander Brian Duensing (8-8) gets the start on the mound for the Twins and righthander Ervin Santana (6-8) toes the rubber for the Angels. The Twins are 50-58 and are 7 games back of Detroit for first place in the American League Central.

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Royals Put Beating On Twins 10-5

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:03:22 +0000

The Kansas City Royals beat the Twins 10-5 Wednesday afternoon at Target Field. Kansas City scored 6 runs in the 4th inning and added 3 more in the 9th. Mike Aviles went 2-4 with 3 RBIs for the Royals and Denard Span was 4-5 with 2 runs scored for Minnesota. Delmon Young went 2-4 with 2 RBIs for the Twins.

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