AM 1240 WJON » Trevor Plouffe http://wjon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 03:37:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Blue Jays Edge Twins 6-5 in 10 Innings http://wjon.com/blue-jays-edge-twins-6-5-in-10-innings/ http://wjon.com/blue-jays-edge-twins-6-5-in-10-innings/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:04:38 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=88088 The Twins lost 6-5 in 10 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night. Yan Gomes hit a solo homerun off Glen Perkins in the 9th inning to force extra innings before Anthony Gose hit the game-winning RBI single off Brian Duensing in the 10th inning. Trevor Plouffe was 2-3 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs and Jamey Carroll went 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for the Twins.

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]]> http://wjon.com/blue-jays-edge-twins-6-5-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Indians Top Twins in 10 Innings http://wjon.com/indians-top-twins-in-10-innings/ http://wjon.com/indians-top-twins-in-10-innings/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:54:07 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=133879 The Twins lost 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday afternoon at Cleveland. Casey Kotchman singled in the game-winning run in the 10th off Twins reliever Anthony Swarzak. Swarzak takes the loss. Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with a solo homerun and Pedro Florimon was 1-2 with a run scored.

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]]> http://wjon.com/indians-top-twins-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Edge Royals 4-3 In 10 Innings http://wjon.com/twins-edge-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/ http://wjon.com/twins-edge-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:49:40 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=132388 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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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-edge-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins, Deduno Blank Mariners 10-0 http://wjon.com/twins-deduno-blank-mariners-10-0/ http://wjon.com/twins-deduno-blank-mariners-10-0/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:33:52 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=128812 The Twins blanked the Seattle Mariners 10-0 at Target Field Wednesday night. Sam Deduno threw 7 shutout innings with just 2 hits allowed to get the win and improve to 5-2. Deduno struckout a career high 9 and allowed no walks. Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with a 2-run homerun and 4 RBIs, Josh Willingham was 2-3 with a solo homerun and 2 RBIs and Joe Mauer was 3-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs. Plouffe's homerun was his 20th this year while Willingham hit his 32nd.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-deduno-blank-mariners-10-0/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mariners Complete Sweep of Twins 5-1 http://wjon.com/mariners-complete-sweep-of-twins-5-1/ http://wjon.com/mariners-complete-sweep-of-twins-5-1/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:23:51 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=126392 The Twins lost 5-1 at Seattle Sunday and were swept away in the 3-game series. The Twins have lost 5 straight games. Blake Beavan threw 5 1/3 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned runs to get the win and Sam Deduno allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs allowed to take the loss. Deduno also walked 6. Trevor Plouffe drove in the lone Twins' run with a sacrifice fly and Ryan Doumit had 2 hits for Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mariners-complete-sweep-of-twins-5-1/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Activate Plouffe; Nishioka Optioned to Triple-A http://wjon.com/twins-activate-plouffe-nishioka-optioned-to-triple-a/ http://wjon.com/twins-activate-plouffe-nishioka-optioned-to-triple-a/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:01:10 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=124845 The Twins have activated third baseman Trevor Plouffe from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka to triple-A Rochester. Plouffe was 0-8 in his rehab assigned at triple-A Rochester. Nishioka was 0-12 with 3 errors in his stint with the Twins last week. He played all 3 games against Cleveland but didn't play in the series against Tampa Bay over the weekend.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-activate-plouffe-nishioka-optioned-to-triple-a/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Edge Royals To Take 3 of 4 on the Weekend http://wjon.com/twins-edge-royals-to-take-3-of-4-on-the-weekend/ http://wjon.com/twins-edge-royals-to-take-3-of-4-on-the-weekend/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:13:11 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=114507 The Twins defeated Kansas City 10-8 Sunday afternoon to win 3 out of 4 against the Royals over the weekend. Minnesota came from down 5-1 to score 5 runs in the 6th inning to lead 6-5. Josh Willingham had a 3-run homerun and Trevor Plouffe homered twice for Minnesota. Drew Butera added a 3-run homerun in the 8th inning to boost the Twins to the win. Plouffe has a team leading 18 homeruns this season. Jeff Gray threw 1 inning of scoreless relief to get the win.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-edge-royals-to-take-3-of-4-on-the-weekend/feed/ 0 Getty Images Capps Blows Game; Twins Lose to Brewers http://wjon.com/capps-blows-game-twins-lose-to-brewers/ http://wjon.com/capps-blows-game-twins-lose-to-brewers/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:42:25 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=110322 The Twins lost 5-3 at home to Milwaukee Friday night to drop their 3rd straight game. Matt Capps allowed a 2-run homerun to Martin Maldonado in the 9th inning to break the 3-all tie. Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with 2 solo homeruns to increase his homerun total to 14 this season. Brian Dozier added 3 hits for the Twins. Francisco Liriano allowed 3 earned runs in 6 innings and didn't figure in the final decision.

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]]> http://wjon.com/capps-blows-game-twins-lose-to-brewers/feed/ 0 Getty Images Phillies, Blanton Beat Twins 6-1 http://wjon.com/phillies-blanton-beat-twins-6-1/ http://wjon.com/phillies-blanton-beat-twins-6-1/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:29:52 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=110043 The Twins lost 6-1 at home to the Philllies Thursday night. Philadelphia takes 2 out of 3 this week from the Twins at Target Field. Joe Blanton threw a complete-game with 7 hits and 1 earned runs allowed to get the win. Scott Diamond allowed 5 hits and 4 earned runs in 6 innings to take the loss for the Twins. Jim Thome hit a 3-run homerun for the Phillies and Trevor Plouffe hit a solo homerun for the Twins. Alexi Casilla and Joe Mauer each had 2 hits for Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/phillies-blanton-beat-twins-6-1/feed/ 0 Getty Images Phillies Beat Twins 9-8; Walters Hurt http://wjon.com/phillies-beat-twins-9-8-walters-hurt/ http://wjon.com/phillies-beat-twins-9-8-walters-hurt/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:28:09 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=109699 The Twins lost 9-8 at home against Philadelphia Wednesday night. P.J. Walters left the game in the 1st inning with a right shoulder stiffness. He didn't retired a hitter and allowed 4 hits and 4 earned runs to take the loss and drops to 2-2. Walters will have his shoulder looked at today. Denard Span went 3-5 with a run scored and 1 RBI and both Trevor Plouffe and Josh Willingham each had a solo homerun for the Twins. Ben Revere went 2-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/phillies-beat-twins-9-8-walters-hurt/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Outscore Phillies 11-7 http://wjon.com/twins-outscore-phillies-11-7/ http://wjon.com/twins-outscore-phillies-11-7/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:38:01 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=109415 The Twins outscored the Phillies at Target Field 11-7 Tuesday in the first game of a 3-game series. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning to get off to a good start. Trevor Plouffe went 3-5 with a homerun, 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Plouffe has 10 homeruns this season. Josh Willingham and Denard Span each had solo homeruns, Ben Revere was 3-5 with 2 RBIs and Jamey Carroll went 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs for the Twins. Nick Blackburn threw 5 innings with 8 hits and 4 earned runs allowed to get the win and improves to 3-4.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-outscore-phillies-11-7/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins, Diamond Beat Indians 6-3 http://wjon.com/twins-diamond-beat-indians-6-3/ http://wjon.com/twins-diamond-beat-indians-6-3/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:26:52 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=106955 The Twins downed Cleveland 6-3 Sunday afternoon to win 2 of 3 games from the Indians in the weekend series. Scott Diamond threw 7 innings with 7 hits and 3 runs (0 earned) with 2 strikeouts and no walks to get the win and improve to 4-1. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save, his 12th. Trevor Plouffe went 3-4 with a run scored, Josh Willingham had 2 hits, a run and 1 RBI and Brian Dozier went 2-3 with a run scored for the Twins.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-diamond-beat-indians-6-3/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins, Mauer Beat Cleveland 7-4 http://wjon.com/twins-mauer-beat-cleveland-7-4/ http://wjon.com/twins-mauer-beat-cleveland-7-4/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:50:20 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=106723 The Twins downed Cleveland 7-4 Saturday night behind solid performances from Trevor Plouffe and Joe Mauer. Mauer was 3-5 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs on the night and Plouffe was 2-4 with a solo homerun and 3 RBIs on the night. Ben Revere and Denard Span each added 2 hits and Revere scored 2 runs. P.J. Walters started the game but didn't hang around long enough to get the win. He allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-mauer-beat-cleveland-7-4/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Close Season With 1-0 Win http://wjon.com/twins-close-season-with-1-0-win/ http://wjon.com/twins-close-season-with-1-0-win/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:36:09 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=37934 The Twins closed the season Wednesday night with a 1-0 win over Kansas City at Target Field. Trevor Plouffe singled in Denard Span in the 9th inning to earn the Twins a walk-off victory. Carl Pavano threw the complete-game 5-hit shutout with 3 strikeouts and no walks to get the win and improve to 9-13.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-close-season-with-1-0-win/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Yankees Beat Twins 8-1 http://wjon.com/yankees-beat-twins-8-1/ http://wjon.com/yankees-beat-twins-8-1/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:31:01 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=27136 The Twins lost 8-1 Friday night at home against the N.Y. Yankees. Russell Martin hit a pair of homeruns and Mark Teixiera had 2 hits and 3 RBIs for the Yankees. Kevin Slowey allowed 6 earned runs in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss. Trevor Plouffe hit a solo homerun accounting for the lone Twins run.

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]]> http://wjon.com/yankees-beat-twins-8-1/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Beat Oakland 9-5 http://wjon.com/twins-beat-oakland-9-5/ http://wjon.com/twins-beat-oakland-9-5/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:56:23 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=24177 The Twins defeated Oakland 9-5 Friday night in the first game of a 3-game series. Minnesota led 5-2 after 6 innings and put the game out of reach by scoring 4 runs in the 8th inning. Trevor Plouffe played 2nd base and was 2-6 at the plate with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI, Michael Cuddyer hit a 3-run homerun and Joe Mauer was 2-4 with 2 runs scored.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-beat-oakland-9-5/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Beat Royals 8-4 http://wjon.com/twins-beat-royals-8-4/ http://wjon.com/twins-beat-royals-8-4/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:33:21 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=21937 The Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 at Target Field Thursday night. Minnesota fell behind 3-0 before scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning capped by Trevor Plouffe's 2-run homerun. Delmon Young went 3-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Joe Mauer drove in 2 runs for the Twins. Francisco Liriano allowed 7 hits and 3 runs (1 earned) in 7 innings to get the win and improve to 6-7.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-beat-royals-8-4/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Beat A's 4-3 In 10 Innings http://wjon.com/twins-beat-as-4-3-in-10-innings/ http://wjon.com/twins-beat-as-4-3-in-10-innings/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 12:58:23 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=15686 The Twins earned their 2nd straight win Wednesday night with a 4-3 win in 10 innings at Oakland against the A's. Trevor Plouffe drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning scoring Delmon Young. Plouffe was 2-4 with 3 RBIs on the night and Justin Morneau was 2-4 with 1 RBI for Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-beat-as-4-3-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Beat Red Sox 9-2 To Win 3rd Straight http://wjon.com/twins-beat-red-sox-9-2-to-win-3rd-straight/ http://wjon.com/twins-beat-red-sox-9-2-to-win-3rd-straight/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 13:13:44 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=14656 The Twins beat the Red Sox 9-2 Friday night in Boston to win their 3rd straight game. The win in Boston is Minnesota's first since 2007. The Twins scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning and added 4 more in the 5th inning to blow the game wide open. New shortstop Trevor Plouffe went 2-4 with a homerun and 3 runs scored in his 2011 debut to lead the Twins at the plate. Danny Valencia and Denard Span each had 2 hits and 2 RBIs for the Twins.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-beat-red-sox-9-2-to-win-3rd-straight/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Calling Up Plouffe, Revere http://wjon.com/twins-calling-up-plouffe-revere/ http://wjon.com/twins-calling-up-plouffe-revere/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 12:46:00 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=14265 The Twins are calling up shortstop Trevor Plouffe and outfielder Ben Revere from triple-A Rochester. Plouffe takes Jim Thome's roster spot. Thome was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique injury.

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