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Royals snap losing streak, top Twins 7-3

KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports

Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs and Alex Gordon had three hits and scored two runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Saturday night.     Cain delivered run-producing singles in the first and fifth innings and he had an RBI-double...

Tags: Luis Mendoza, Baseball, Chris Parmelee, Josh Willingham, Jeremy Guthrie

Doumit homers from both sides, Twins beat Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ryan Doumit put his name in the Twins’ record book Sunday, accomplishing something no Minnesota player had done in 20 years. Doumit homered from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs to lead the Twins to a 7-5...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Jeremy Guthrie, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain

Royals drop series to Twins

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Trevor Plouffe homered twice, Josh Willingham and Drew Butera had one each and the Minnesota Twins came back from four runs down to take a big lead, then held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 Sunday. With one run already across in the sixth,...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Denard Span, Jason Bourgeois, Kansas City Royals

Plouffe homers twice, Twins beat Royals 10-8

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer will be representing the Minnesota Twins at the All-Star Game. Josh Willingham, however, might be the team’s most valuable player at this point. He came through again in the clutch Sunday. Trevor Plouffe homered...

Tags: Baseball, Jason Bourgeois, Everett Teaford, Justin Morneau, Jeff Gray

Floyd helps White Sox top Twins 3-2

MINNEAPOLIS — Gavin Floyd finally solved the Minnesota Twins with nine strikeouts in seven shutout innings and Alex Rios homered to help the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. Floyd (6-7) didn’t walk a batter and increased...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Denard Span, Liam Hendriks, American League Central

Willingham's 3-run HR in 9th lifts Twins over A's

MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Willingham hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Justin Morneau added two doubles for the Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Denard Span, Seth Smith (baseball), Oakland Athletics

Morneau powers Twins to 10-7 win over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit tworun homers, Trevor Plouffe also went deep and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Monday night. Cole De Vries (1-1) lasted five shaky innings to pick up his...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Matt Capps, Kansas City Royals, Mike Moustakas

MLB: Twins top Royals 4-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Nick Blackburn shook off a slow start and pitched five effective innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night. Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run single with two out in the fifth as...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Denard Span, Matt Capps, Kansas City Royals

Twins keep Phillies on the skids, 11-7

MINNEAPOLIS — Manager Charlie Manuel and his optimistic Phillies players keep speaking about rock bottom as if it has already happened in this charmless 2012 season. A week ago, Manuel said: “Hopefully that was tonight,” and his team has...

Tags: Baseball, Denard Span, Chase Utley, Roy Halladay, Trevor Plouffe

MLB: Milwaukee moves past Minnesota 6-2

MINNEAPOLIS - Trevor Plouffe is still getting used to the increased media attention that is coming as the result of an impressive homer binge. The only ones at Target Field on Saturday who didn't seem to want a piece of him were the guys on Milwaukee's...

Tags: Baseball, Josh Willingham, Manny Parra, Liam Hendriks, Ryan Braun

Tags: Baseball, Zack Greinke, Matt Capps, Justin Morneau, Tim Dillard

Liriano, Twins stop White Sox 4-1

MINNEAPOLIS — It has taken nearly half a season, a demotion to the bullpen and a few sleepless nights by Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, but Francisco Liriano is resurrecting his season. Not only that, but the lefthander he might be recovering some...

Tags: Baseball, Denard Span, Glen Perkins, Alexei Ramirez, Target Field