Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

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Twins Walk-Off Again

Minnesota showcased their resiliency with their second straight walk-off win.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN

The Twins have done it again. They've come back time and time again, but this has to be their best win yet. Minnesota is going up against a Rangers team that has one of the best pitching staffs and best offensive teams in all of baseball. However, the Twins wouldn't let that stop them in last night's 9-8 victory.

Vance Worley got into a lot of early trouble and would hit the showers after just three innings after allowing six runs (five earned) against the Rangers. Pedro Florimon would do so damage in the fifth with a two-run double to cut the lead to 6-2. In the sixth, the Twins had three straight hits to kick the inning off. Following the three straight hits, Trevor Plouffe would hit a grand slam to tie the game at six.

After three great innings from rookie, Ryan Pressly, Michael Tonkin came in to pitch the seventh inning. Tonkin would give up a run to the Rangers' lineup and the lead grew to 7-6. In the eighth, Casey Fiend would give up a run on a RBI-double by Adrian Beltre to stretch the lead to 8-6.

The resiliency of this team was certainly on display. After Ryan Doumit singled off of Joakim Soria, Aaron Hicks would hit a two-run home run off of Ramon Mendez to tie the game back up at eight. The ninth inning ended up being a wash after neither team could get something brewing.

Glen Perkins would come in to pitch the tenth inning for the Twins. After allowing two hits to lead off the inning, Perkins began to buckle down. Beltre would pop up to Morneau for an infield fly to get the first out of the inning. The second out of the inning was generated on a weak fly ball by Nelson Cruz hit to left field with no advancement from the runners. The final out of the inning was an AJ Pierzynski ground out.

With just two relievers left in the Rangers bullpen, they were trying to let Kirkman get through the tenth. That plan would eventually be spoiled by the Twins. Justin Morneau leadoff the inning with lead-off single into center field. After a wild pitch by Kirkman, Morneau would advance to second. Josh Willingham grounded out 6-3, but Morneau would move up to third base. Ryan Doumit stepped in with the infield in and one away. Doumit saw a first-pitch sinker over the plate that he drove on a line into right. Morneau would score on the play and the Twins walk-off for their 14th win on the season.

Minnesota and Texas still have three games left to play of this four-game series. The Twins have won back-to-back games for the first time since April 12th and 13th when they beat the Mets. Ron Gardenhire's club has walked off in consecutive games as they look to win their first series in their last three tries.

Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins
Apr 25, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Texas (13-9)	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	8	20	0
Minnesota (13-7)	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	1	9	11	0
W: Glen Perkins (2-1) L: Michael Kirkman (0-1)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Elvis Andrus	6	0	2	0	0	0	.333
CF Craig Gentry	6	1	2	0	0	1	.321
3B Adrian Beltre	6	0	2	1	0	0	.330
RF Nelson Cruz	6	2	4	0	0	0	.230
LF David Murphy	6	1	1	0	0	1	.330
C AJ Pierzynski	5	1	3	1	0	1	.250
1B Lance Berkman	3	1	2	1	0	1	.150
PH/1B Jeff Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237
2B Ian Kinsler	3	2	1	2	1	0	.418
PH Mitch Moreland	1	0	1	0	0	0	.231
PR/2B Jurickson Profar
DH Geovanny Soto	4	0	2	2	0	2	.267
PH Leonys Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161
TOTALS	48	8	20	7	1	6
BATTING 2B: Beltre (6), Cruz (5), Moreland (1), Pierzynski (4), Gentry (4) HR: Kinsler (7) RBI: Kinsler (23,24), Soto (1,2), Beltre (16), Berkman (5), Pierzynski (7) SF: Berkman
BASERUNNING SB: Gentry (4) CS: Andrus (2)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Josh Lindblom	5.0	6	5	5	3	2	6.43
Jason Fraser (BS, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	2.77
Robbie Ross (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.52
Joakim Soria (H, 5)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	10.13
Roman Mendez (BS, 1)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	2.08
Michael Kirkman (L, 0-1)	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	1.93
TOTALS	9.1	11	9	9	4	4
PITCHING WP: Lindblom (1), Kirkman (1)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Darin Mastroianni	3	0	0	0	2	2	.319
2B Pedro Florimon	5	0	1	2	0	0	.268
C Joe Mauer	5	0	0	0	0	0	.316
1B Justin Morneau	5	2	2	0	0	1	.348
LF Josh Willingham	5	1	2	0	0	0	.324
DH Ryan Doumit	5	2	3	1	0	0	.348
3B Trevor Plouffe	3	1	1	4	1	1	.254
CF Aaron Hicks	4	2	2	2	0	0	.293
SS Jamey Carroll	3	1	0	0	1	0	.250
TOTALS	38	9	11	9	4	4
BATTING 2B: Florimon (2) HR: Hicks (5), Plouffe (4) RBI: Plouffe (13,14,15,16), Hicks (14,15), Florimon (5,6), Doumit (12)
BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (11,12,13), Mastroianni (1)
FIELDING PB: Mauer (2,3)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Vance Worley	3.0	8	6	5	1	2	6.00
Ryan Pressly	3.0	4	0	0	0	2	0.00
Michael Tonkin	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0.96
Casey Fien	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	4.91
Caleb Thielbar	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	2.08
Jared Burton	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3.86
Glen Perkins (W, 2-1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	5.87
TOTALS	10.0	20	8	7	1	6

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Rangers Offense Too Much for Twins Pitching

Minnesota's pitching staff couldn't contain the Rangers offense, losing 10-3.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota's pitching staff is getting hit hard as of late. Last night was no exception as the Rangers roughed up Kevin Correia and Anthony Swarzak for a combined 10 runs. The Twins' offense did their fair share of scoring by getting three runs off of Matt Harrison. However, it wasn't enough for the Twins as they fell 10-3 in yesterday's contest.

Following last night's tough loss, the Twins made a move to give their bullpen some relief this weekend. Anthony Swarzak was optioned to AAA Rochester and Samuel Deduno was recalled to the Twins. Deduno will pitch out of the bullpen for Minnesota. Last season, Deduno was 6-5 with 57 strikeouts and a 4.44 earned run average. This move is expected to give the relievers some rest as we head into a brutal stretch of games.

Minnesota is starting to fall off here in late April. They've lose 7 of their last 11 games. Even though the Twins lead the Central, they have to face Derek Holland, Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander in three of the next four games. Things are not looking up for the Twins as their pitching and hitting is struggling as of late.

Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins
Apr 26, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (13-10)	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	10	16	0
Minnesota (14-7)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	8	0
W: Matt Harrison (4-0) L: Kevin Correia (2-1) S: Neftali Feliz (2)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Elvis Andrus	5	3	4	0	0	0	.358
CF Craig Gentry	4	2	1	0	0	0	.318
3B Adrian Beltre	5	2	2	5	0	1	.333
RF Nelson Cruz	4	0	0	0	1	4	.220
LF David Murphy	4	1	1	1	0	0	.326
C AJ Pierzynski	5	1	3	1	0	1	.272
DH Mitch Moreland	5	1	4	0	0	0	.271
2B Ian Kinsler	3	0	1	3	1	1	.415
1B Jeff Baker	5	0	0	0	0	0	.209
TOTALS	40	10	16	10	2	7
BATTING 2B: Beltre (7), Kinsler (10), Moreland (2) HR: Beltre (5) RBI: Beltre (17,18,19,20,21), Kinsler (25,26,27), Murphy (12), Pierzynski (8) HBP: Gentry SF: Murphy, Kinsler
BASERUNNING SB: Andrus (4) CS: Andrus (3)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Matt Harrison (W, 4-0)	6.2	7	3	2	1	5	2.55
Ramon Mendez (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.69
Neftali Feliz (S, 2)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1.13
TOTALS	9.0	8	3	2	1	6
PITCHING WP: Harrison (1)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Brian Dozier	4	0	1	0	0	1	.264
RF Darin Mastroianni	4	0	0	0	0	2	.294
C Joe Mauer	4	0	1	0	0	0	.313
1B Justin Morneau	4	1	1	1	0	2	.342
LF Josh Willingham	4	0	1	0	0	0	.321
CF Aaron Hicks	4	1	2	0	0	1	.302
DH Chris Parmelee	4	1	1	1	0	0	.286
3B Jamey Carroll	4	0	0	0	0	0	.237
SS Pedro Florimon	2	0	1	1	1	0	.279
TOTALS	34	3	8	3	1	6
BATTING 2B: Willingham (4) HR: Morneau (11), Parmelee (3) RBI: Morneau (25), Parmelee (8), Florimon (7)
BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (14) CS: Mastroianni (4)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Correia (L, 2-1)	7.0	10	5	5	1	5	3.90
Casey Fien	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	4.32
Anthony Swarzak	0.2	5	5	5	0	1	21.21
Caleb Thielbar	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2.00
TOTALS	9.0	16	10	10	2	7
PITCHING WP: Correia (1)

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Twins Fall, Once Again

Minnesota is in a slump offensively and can't find a timely hit.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota struggles once again against the Rangers. Darin Mastroianni provided the hometown fans some excitement with a two-run home run in the first to give the Twins a 2-0 lead. However, Harden was less than stellar in his second start for the club. Allowing the Rangers to score six runs off him, Harden could find his way back to the minor leagues after just two starts.

Ian Kinsler is raking for the Rangers through April. In this series alone, Kinsler is 6-8 with 3 runs scored, 6 runs batted in and one home run. The Rangers pitching has limited the Twins to five runs in the last two games after giving up nine in the first game of the series.

Minnesota knew this series would be tough, now they have to turn their heads towards Yu Darvish in today's matchup. With a slumping lineup and a inconsistent pitching staff, the Twins front office has many ideas being thrown on the table here in late April already.

It could be possible that there is a free agent signing within the next week. More organizational moves are also expected to enhance the team's pitching and offense after recent struggles.

Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins
Apr 27, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (14-9)	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	14	0
Minnesota (14-8)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
W: Derek Holland (2-2) L: Rich Harden (0-2)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Elvis Andrus	4	1	0	0	1	2	.343
CF Craig Gentry	5	1	1	0	0	0	.311
3B Adrian Beltre	5	1	2	0	0	1	.337
C AJ Pierzynski	5	1	3	0	0	0	.291
1B Lance Berkman	5	1	3	2	0	0	.185
DH Mitch Moreland	3	0	1	3	0	0	.274
2B Ian Kinsler	2	1	2	1	2	0	.429
RF Leonys Martin	4	0	1	0	0	0	.171
LF Jeff Baker	4	0	1	0	0	2	.213
TOTALS	37	6	14	6	3	5
BATTING 2B: Moreland (3), Pierzynski (5) HR: Kinsler (8) RBI: Moreland (11,12,13), Berkman (6,7), Kinsler (28) SF: Moreland GIDP: Andrus 2, Moreland
BASERUNNING SB: Kinsler (2)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Derek Holland (W, 2-2)	7.0	3	2	2	5	3	2.73
Joakim Soria	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	8.53
TOTALS	9.0	5	2	2	7	5

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Jamey Carroll	3	1	1	0	1	0	.241
CF Darin Mastroianni	4	1	1	2	0	1	.291
C Joe Mauer	3	0	1	0	1	0	.314
LF Josh Willingham	3	0	0	0	1	1	.309
DH Aaron Hicks	3	0	1	0	1	0	.303
3B Trevor Plouffe	3	0	1	0	1	0	.257
RF Chris Parmelee	3	0	0	0	1	1	.271
1B Ryan Doumit	3	0	0	0	1	0	.333
2B Brian Dozier	3	0	0	0	0	2	.250
PH Justin Morneau	1	0	0	0	0	0	.338
TOTALS	29	2	5	2	7	5
BATTING 2B: Mauer (3) HR: Mastroianni (1) RBI: Mastroianni (4,5) GIDP: Willingham
BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (15) CS: Plouffe (1)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Rich Harden (L, 0-2)	5.0	10	6	6	2	2	8.25
Samuel Deduno	4.0	4	0	0	1	3	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	14	6	6	3	5

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Twins Force Series Split

Mike Pelfrey lead the Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers, beating Yu Darvish.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota was in desperate need of a win against the Rangers. The Twins were in jeopardy of losing the lead in the Central, with the Indians hot on their tail. Gardenhire got a great pitching performance from Mike Pelfrey, which led to the Twins win.

Pelfrey pitched a solid seven innings, allowing just two runs on six hits. His counterpart, Yu Darvish went just five innings allowing four runs on six hits.

Minnesota's Josh Willingham drove in the first run of the game on a two-out single into left, scoring Jamey Carroll. Trevor Plouffe hit a home run in the fourth to halt Darvish's momentum on the mound and giving the Twins a 2-0 lead. After allowing two runs in the fifth, the Twins offense got back in gear with a two-out, two-run double by Justin Morneau that would eventually be the game-winning hit for the Twins.

Minnesota flew to Detroit after yesterday's game. They will square off against the Tigers in a three-game series. Minnesota leads the Central with a 15-9 record, but the Indians are only a half game back. The Twins begin their 10-game road trip tomorrow at 6:05 central time.

Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins
Apr 28, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (15-9)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	8	0
Minnesota (14-9)	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	X	4	7	0
W: Mike Pelfrey (3-2) L: Yu Darvish (3-1) S: Glen Perkins (9)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Elvis Andrus	5	0	0	0	0	1	.327
CF Craig Gentry	3	0	0	0	0	0	.301
3B Adrian Beltre	4	1	2	0	0	0	.343
RF Nelson Cruz	3	0	1	0	1	1	.223
LF David Murphy	4	0	0	0	0	2	.313
1B Lance Berkman	4	1	3	1	0	1	.217
PR Jurickson Profar							.250
DH Mitch Moreland	4	1	1	0	0	1	.273
2B Ian Kinsler	3	0	1	2	0	0	.425
PH AJ Pierzynski	1	0	0	0	0	0	.287
C Geovanny Soto	3	0	0	0	0	2	.222
TOTALS	34	3	8	3	1	8
BATTING 2B: Kinsler (8), Moreland (4), Berkman (2) RBI: Kinsler (29,30), Berkman (8) HBP: Soto SAC: Gentry
BASERUNNING SB: Cruz (2)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Yu Darvish (L, 3-1)	5.0	6	4	4	1	7	3.82
JAson Frasor	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2.57
Robbie Ross	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.79
TOTALS	8.0	7	4	4	2	8
PITCHING WP: Darvish (1), Frasor (1)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Jamey Carroll	3	2	1	0	1	1	.244
CF Aaron Hicks	4	1	2	0	0	1	.312
DH Justin Morneau	4	0	1	2	0	1	.333
LF Josh Willingham	4	0	1	1	0	3	.306
C Ryan Doumit	3	0	0	0	0	1	.320
3B Trevor Plouffe	4	1	2	1	0	1	.269
RF Chris Parmelee	3	0	0	0	0	0	.258
1B Chris Colabello	2	0	0	0	1	0	.182
2B Brian Dozier	3	0	0	0	0	0	.237
TOTALS	30	4	7	4	2	8
BATTING 2B: Carroll (3), Hicks (2), Morneau (1) 3B: Hicks (1) HR: Plouffe (5) RBI: Morneau (26,27), Plouffe (17), Willingham (12) HBP: Doumit
BASERUNNING SB: Plouffe (1)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Mike Pelfrey (W, 3-2)	7.0	6	2	2	1	4	5.02
Josh Roenicke (H, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	1.69
Glen Perkins (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5.19
TOTALS	9.0	8	3	3	1	8

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Congrats on keeping the AL Central lead, especially after a tough series against the Rangers. Btw I can't wait to see Sano and Buxton if you ever get that far in this thing.

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Congrats on keeping the AL Central lead, especially after a tough series against the Rangers. Btw I can't wait to see Sano and Buxton if you ever get that far in this thing.

Oh I'll get there, don't worry. Thanks, it certainly was a tough series.

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Twins Sign Freddy Sanchez

10:44 AM Minnesota has signed a 1 year $2.5 million dollar contract with the Twins.

11:37 AM Sanchez will report to AAA for 3 games and join the Twins in Cleveland.

12:03 PM Sanchez may play shortstop for the Twins. It's unclear where exactly he will fit in.

12:11 PM Sanchez is a lifetime .297 hitter. He can play 2nd, SS, 3rd. Twins know he'll make a difference.

1:46 PM It's likely that Jamey Carroll will be sent to AAA for Sanchez.

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Games 25-27
15-9 vs. 13-11

April 29, 7:05 ET
Game 25

Cole De Vries 1-1 7.50 ERA 1.83 WHIP | Rick Porcello 1-0 2.57 ERA 1.11 WHIP

April 30, 7:05 ET
Game 26

Vance Worley 2-1 6.00 ERA 1.38 WHIP | Justin Verlander 3-2 5.16 ERA 1.55 WHIP

May 1, 1:05 ET
Game 27

Kevin Correia 2-1 3.90 ERA 1.30 WHIP | Anibal Sanchez 1-3 4.13 ERA 1.35 WHIP

Players To Watch

Andy Dirks .271 AVG 4 HR 12 RBI | Miguel Cabrera .370 AVG 11 HR 27 RBI | Prince Fielder .347 AVG 10 HR 30 RBI

Series Notes
-Minnesota is 15-9 and holds a 0.5 game lead over the Indians in the Central
-Detroit is 13-11 and trails the Twins by 2.0 games in the Central
-Justin Morneau and Miguel Cabrera are tied for the league lead in home runs with 11 and second in runs batted in with 27 a piece
-Prince Fielder is second in the league in home runs with 10 and tied for first in runs batted in with 30
-Aaron Hicks leads the league in stolen bases with 15 and has only been thrown out once.

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Four in a Row

Minnesota has won their first four games against the Detroit Tigers.
By Aaron Ferguson
Detroit, MI

Minnesota is riding their offense after defeating Yu Darvish two nights ago. The Twins carried momentum into last night's game against Rick Porcello and the Tigers winning 7-3. Cole De Vries gave the Twins a good pitching performance allowing just three runs and earning his second win of the season.

Ryan Doumit hit the ball well and showed that he may be coming out of his slump. Doumit went 2-4 with a double and a home run. Justin Morneau also hit his league-leading 12th home run on the season. Brian Dozier stepped up by hitting a two-run double with two outs after the Tigers intentionally walked Pedro Florimon. Dozier made the move hurt Detroit to give Minnesota a four-run lead and padding it for their bullpen.

Minnesota will wrap up the month of April with a possible record of 17-9 with a win tonight. Winning tonight won't be easy as the Twins face Justin Verlander. On opening day, the Twins chased Verlander after just two innings by scoring seven runs on eight hits. Vance Worley will pitch for the Twins in tonight's affair. Minnesota has now won their first four games against the Tigers this year. In addition to a successful month, the Twins have locked up the division lead for the month of April after the Indians snapped their nine-game losing streak in Kansas City last night.

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
Apr 29, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (15-9)	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	7	10	0
Detroit (13-11)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
W: Cole De Vries (2-1) L: Rick Porcello (1-1)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Darin Mastroianni	5	0	1	0	0	0	.283
CF Aaron Hicks	5	0	0	0	0	0	.296
C Joe Mauer	4	0	1	0	0	0	.311
1B Justin Morneau	4	1	1	1	0	1	.329
LF Josh Willingham	4	2	3	1	0	0	.326
DH Ryan Doumit	4	2	2	1	0	0	.329
3B Trevor Plouffe	4	1	1	1	0	3	.268
SS Pedro Florimon	3	1	0	0	1	0	.261
2B Brian Dozier	3	0	1	3	0	0	.242
TOTALS	36	7	10	7	1	4
BATTING 2B: Mauer (4), Doumit (8), Dozier (4), Plouffe (4) HR: Morneau (12), Doumit (4), Willingham (7) RBI: Morneau (28), Doumit (13), Dozier (7,8,9), Willingham (13), Plouffe (18) SF: Dozier

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cole De Vries (W, 2-1)	6.1	10	3	3	0	4	6.82
Jared Burton	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3.27
Michael Tonkin	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.87
TOTALS	9.0	11	3	3	0	4
PITCHING WP: De Vries (3)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Omar Infante	5	0	2	0	0	0	.290
CF Andy Dirks	4	0	0	0	0	1	.257
3B Miguel Cabrera	4	1	1	0	0	0	.365
1B Prince Fielder	4	2	3	1	0	0	.364
DH Ramon Santiago	4	0	2	2	0	0	.268
LF Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0	.259
C Victor Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	2	.293
SS Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0	1	.229
TOTALS	37	3	11	3	0	4
BATTING 2B: Jackson (7), Fielder (9) 3B: Infante (1) HR: Fielder (11) RBI: Fielder (31), Santiago (13,14) GIDP: Infante
FIELDING E: Dotel (1)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Rick Porcello (L, 1-1)	5.0	7	5	5	0	1	3.55
Al Alburquerque	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	9.39
Octavio Dotel	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	1.80
Louis Marte	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	10	7	7	1	4

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Twins Fall to Tigers, Lose Doumit

The Twins lost a close game in Detroit 3-2, Doumit also left the game early.
By Aaron Ferguson
Detroit, MI

Verlander beat the Twins after Minnesota took batting practice off of him on opening day. The Twins hit Verlander well today, but they couldn't get the big hit to blow the game open.

Minnesota opened the scoring up with a single from Morneau that would score Parmelee. However, in the bottom of the third inning, Victor Martinez would hit a two-run home run to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. Minnesota would respond as Jamey Carroll would drive in Morneau to tie the game up. But Martinez would answer with a sacrifice fly to score Prince Fielder to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.

Perhaps an even bigger loss is the injury of Ryan Doumit. Doumit was sliding into second base and dislocated his ankle. Chris Colabello ran for Doumit, but now the Twins will have to find a replacement for Doumit. Doctors say that Doumit is out for the season and should recover in time for Spring Training next year.

Minnesota would end the month going 16-10 and holding a half-game lead on the Cleveland Indians in the central division. The Twins hit .286 in April and scored 132 runs, however the gave up 138 runs and have an earned run average of 5.17.

Minnesota will finish the series in Detroit with a rubber match. Kevin Correia will take the mound for the Twins against Anibal Sanchez for the Tigers.

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
Apr 30, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (16-9)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	1
Detroit (13-12)	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	X	3	7	1
W: Justin Verlander (4-2) L: Vance Worley (2-2) S: Bruce Rondon (7)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
CF Darin Mastroianni	5	0	1	0	0	1	.277
RF Chris Parmelee	4	1	0	0	0	1	.242
C Joe Mauer	4	0	0	0	0	0	.298
DH Justin Morneau	4	1	2	1	0	0	.337
LF Josh Willingham	4	0	2	0	0	1	.333
1B Ryan Doumit	1	0	1	0	0	0	.338
PR/1B Chris Colabello	3	0	2	0	0	1	.240
3B Trevor Plouffe	2	0	1	0	2	1	.274
SS Jamey Carroll	4	0	0	1	0	0	.233
2B Pedro Florimon	3	0	0	0	0	1	.245
PH Aaron Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	0	.293
TOTALS	35	2	9	2	2	6
BATTING RBI: Carroll (5), Morneau (29) GIDP: Carroll (3)
BASERUNNING SB: Willingham (1), Mastroianni (2)
FIELDING E: Colabello (1)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Vance Worley (L, 2-2)	7.0	6	3	2	1	4	5.23
Casey Fien	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.86
TOTALS	8.0	7	3	2	1	5

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Omar Infante	4	0	2	0	0	1	.297
CF Andy Dirks	4	0	2	0	0	0	.269
3B Miguel Cabrera	4	0	0	0	0	0	.350
1B Prince Fielder	3	1	0	0	1	2	.353
DH Ramon Santiago	3	0	1	0	0	1	.271
RF Torii Hunter	3	0	0	0	0	1	.185
LF Austin Jackson	3	1	1	0	0	0	.261
C Victor Martinez	2	1	1	3	0	0	.299
SS Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	0	.222
TOTALS	29	3	7	3	1	5
BATTING HR: Martinez (3) RBI: Martinez (12,13,14) SF: Martinez
FIELDING E: Peralta (2)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Justin Verlander (W, 4-2)	5.1	7	2	1	2	3	4.63
Brayan Villareal (H, 3)	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	4.50
Joaquin Benoit (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	2.31
Bruce Rondon (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	9	2	1	2	6

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Around the MLB: 2nd Edition
American League Standings
AL East
Boston Red Sox 16-11
Toronto Blue Jays 15-12 1.0 GB
Tampa Bay Rays 15-12 1.0 GB
Baltimore Orioles 13-14 3.0 GB
New York Yankees 11-17 5.5 GB

AL Central
Minnesota Twins 16-10
Cleveland Indians 16-11 0.5 GB
Detroit Tigers 14-12 2.0 GB
Kansas City Royals 11-14 4.5 GB
Chicago White Sox 11-16 5.5 GB

AL West
Texas Rangers 16-11
Los Angeles Angels 13-14 3.0 GB
Oakland Athletics 13-15 3.5 GB
Seattle Mariners 13-16 4.0 GB
Houston Astros 10-17 6.0 GB

National League Standings
NL East
Atlanta Braves 16-10
New York Mets 16-11 0.5 GB
Washington Nationals 14-13 2.5 GB
Philadelphia Phillies 11-16 5.5 GB
Miami Marlins 11-16 5.5 GB

NL Central
Milwaukee Brewers 15-11
Chicago Cubs 15-13 1.0 GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 14-14 2.0 GB
Cincinnati Reds 13-15 3.0 GB
St. Louis Cardinals 11-16 4.5 GB

NL West
San Francisco Giants 17-10
Los Angeles Dodgers 16-10 0.5 GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 15-12 2.0 GB
San Diego Padres 9-17 7.5 GB
Colorado Rockies 9-19 8.5 GB

MLB League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2013
Average		AVG	Home Runs		HR
	1. Daniel Murphy	.440		1. Justin Morneau	12
	2. Ian Kinsler	.440		2. Joey Votto	11
	3. Hanley Ramirez	.402		3. Miguel Cabrera	11
	4. Matt Wieters	.391		4. Prince Fielder	11
	5. Anthony Rizzo	.380		5. Curtis Granderson	11
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Ian Kinsler	31		1. Aaron Hicks	15
	2. Prince Fielder	31		2. Ichiro	12
	3. Justin Morneau	29		3. Michael Bourn	10
	4. Miguel Cabrera	27		4. Norichika Aoki	9
	5. Joey Votto	26		5. Jose Altuve	9
Wins		W	Saves		S
	1. Matt Cain	5		1. Sergio Romo	11
	2. Alexi Ogando	5		2. Craig Kimbrel	10
	3. Justin Verlander	4		3. Fernando Rodney	10
	4. Clayton Kershaw	4		4. Glen Perkins	9
	5. 9 Others	4		5. 2 Others	9
Earned Run Average		ERA	Strikeouts		K
	1. Alexi Ogando	1.33		1. Stephen Strasburg	47
	2. Matt Cain	1.34		2. Clayton Kershaw	42
	3. Brandon Beachy	1.66		3. Yu Darvish	40
	4. Tommy Hanson	1.73		4. Johan Santana	40
	5. Cliff Lee	1.88		5. Tim Lincecum	40

American League Disabled List
Pos	Player	Injury Note
2B	Maicer Izturis	15-Day DL, Broken Shin
CF	Michael Bourn	15-Day DL, Torn Finger Ligament
SP	Max Scherzer	15-Day DL, Shoulder Strain
CP	Greg Holland	15-Day DL, Fractured Arm
SP	Kyle Gibson	15-Day DL, Fractured Hand
SP	Scott Diamond	60-Day DL, Dislocated Shoulder
C	Ryan Doumit	60-Day DL, Dislocated Ankle (Out for Season)
SP	CJ Wilson	15-Day DL, Broken Hand
RF	Josh Hamilton	15-Day DL, Broken Collarbone
3B	Kyle Seager	15-Day DL, Torn Finger Ligament

American League Disabled List
Pos	Player	Injury Note
LF	Mike Morse	15-Day DL, Torn Calf
SP	Colby Lewis	15-Day DL, Inflamed Hip

National League Disabled List
Pos	Player	Injury Note
SP	Jacob Turner	15-Day DL, Sprained Elbow Ligament
SP	Nathan Eovaldi	15-Day DL, Fractured Arm
RP	Ryan Mattheus	15-Day DL, Broken Arm
C	Jonathan Lucroy	15-Day DL, Shoulder Sprain
3B	Brandon Inge	15-Day DL, Broken Shin
SP	Jhoulys Chacin	15-Day DL, Fractured Wrist
LF	Carlos Gonzalez	15-Day DL, Torn Calf
LF	Carl Crawford	15-Day DL, MCL Sprain
C	Nick Hundley	15-Day DL, Broken Shin
SP	Tim Lincecum	15-Day DL, Shoulder Strain

National League Disabled List
Pos	Player	Injury Note
1B	Brandon Belt	60-Day DL, Torn Achilles Tendon (Out for Season)

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Diamond and Doumit out for you now. Tough spot.

[beamerball811]

Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Diamond and Doumit out for you now. Tough spot.

Gibson as well. I just can't win right now. Doumit's obviously the biggest loss, losing him for the year. Diamond and Gibson will both be back, it's just a matter of time though. I can't afford to lose another pitcher.

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Twins Organization Update: April Edition

Minnesota Twins
16-10 1st Place AL Central
.286 AVG .321 OBP 5.17 ERA
132 RS 138 RA
9-6 Home 7-4 Away

Offensive MVP

1B Justin Morneau
.337 AVG .352 OBP .767 SLUG
12 HR 29 RBI
.364 AVG W/ RISP
.995% Fielding

Pitching MVP

RP Michael Tonkin
1-0 0.87 ERA 0.87 WHIP
10.1 IP
4 K 0 BB
.237 BAA

Down On The Farm

Rochester Red Wings
16-10 1st Place IL North
.264 AVG .340 OBP 3.55 ERA
118 RS 93 RA
9-4 Home 7-6 Away

CF Byron Buxton
.304 AVG .391 OBP .494 SLUG
2 HR 13 RBI
19 K 12 BB
6/9 SB/Attmepts

RF Oswaldo Arcia
.262 AVG .359 OBP .338 SLUG
1 HR 8 RBI
15 K 10 BB
0/0 SB/Attempts

LF Wilkin Ramirez
.308 AVG .343 OBP .585 SLUG
4 HR 13 RBI
12 K 4 BB
1/1 SB/Attempts

SP Alex Meyer
4-0 2.05 ERA 1.25 WHIP
41 K 18 BB
.233 BAA
5 QS


New Britain Rock Cats
14-11 4th Place EL Eastern (4.5 GB)
.293 AVG .379 OBP 3.99 ERA
144 RS 110 RA
7-4 Home 7-7 Road

3B Travis Harrison
.369 AVG .426 OBP .568 SLUG
6 HR 15 RBI
25 K 10 BB
1/2 SB/Attempts

LF Max Kepler
.343 AVG .417 OBP .455 SLUG
14 K 14 BB
3/4 SB/Attempts

3B Miguel Sano
.379 AVG .443 OBP .655 SLUG
6 HR 22 RBI
19 K 10 BB
5/5 SB/Attempts

1B Kennys Vargas
.365 AVG .474 OBP .571 SLUG
3 HR 15 RBI
9 K 13 BB
0/0 SB/Attempts

C Dan Rohlfing
.323 AVG .405 OBP .446 SLUG
2 HR 11 RBI
6 K 9 BB
0/0 SB/Attempts

SP Kohl Stewart
1-2 3.33 ERA 1.19 WHIP
27 K 6 BB
.252 BAA
1 QS

SP Jose Berrios
3-0 1.73 ERA 0.91 WHIP
30 K 7 B
.197 BAA
5 QS

SP Alex Wimmers
3-1 4.13 ERA 1.13 WHIP
21 K 7 BB
.256 BAA
3 QS

SP Jason Wheeler
3-0 5.83 ERA 1.70 WHIP
22 K 8 BB
.326 BAA
1 QS

RP Mason Melotakis
1-3 1 SV 4.30 ERA 1.57 WHIP
16 K 8 BB
.273 BAA

Transactions
C Dan Rohlfing called up to AAA Rochester

1B Kennys Vargas called up to AAA Rochester
1B Jeff Clement sent down to AA New Britain
1B Steven Liddle sent down to AA New Britain

3B Miguel Sano called up to AAA Rochester
3B Travis Harrison called up to AAA Rochester
3B Deibinson Romero called up to AA New Britain

LF Max Kepler called up to AAA Rochester

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Twins Lose in Rubber Match

Minnesota lost a tough game at the hands of the Tigers, 8-5.
By Aaron Ferguson
Detroit, MI

Minnesota lost their 11th game of the season yesterday to the Tigers, but this may be the toughest loss of them all. Kevin Correia struggled in the first inning. After giving up two base hits, Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run home run and following that was a Prince Fielder solo home run to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead. Fielder would strike again in the third inning hitting his league-leading 13th home run of the season.

The Twins would answer however, scoring four runs in the fourth and their fifth run in the fifth to tie the game up at five all. Minnesota loaded the bases up in the seventh inning, but Jamey Carroll tried a safety squeeze and it ended up being a triple play. The Twins' baserunners believed the ball was caught by Phil Coke, but he let it hit the ground first. In the bottom of the inning, the Tigers would score three runs to take an 8-5 lead.

Minnesota will turn the page and play the Cleveland Indians this weekend. The Twins hold just a half-game lead over the Indians and Tigers in the Central division. Freddy Sanchez will join the Twins in Cleveland to make his season debut on Friday night. Jamey Carroll has to clear three-day waivers before joining AAA Rochester. Sanchez is expected to play shortstop for the Twins.

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
May 1, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (16-10)	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	8	0
Detroit (14-12)	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	X	8	10	1
W: Phil Coke (1-0) L: Casey Fien (0-1) S: Bruce Rondon (8)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Jamey Carroll	4	0	0	0	0	0	.222
CF Aaron Hicks	2	1	0	1	2	1	.287
C Joe Mauer	4	1	2	1	0	0	.306
1B Justin Morneau	4	1	1	1	0	0	.333
RF Chris Parmelee	3	1	1	0	1	0	.246
DH Josmil Pinto	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LF Darin Mastroianni	4	0	1	0	0	0	.275
2B Brian Dozier	1	0	1	1	1	0	.254
SS Pedro Florimon	3	1	2	0	0	0	.269
TOTALS	39	5	8	4	4	1
BATTING 2B: Mastroianni (4) 3B: Mauer (1), Florimon (2) RBI: Mauer (8), Hicks (16), Morneau (30), Dozier (10) SF: Dozier GIDP: Carroll
BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (16) CS: Mastroianni (5)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Correia	6.0	7	5	5	1	2	4.54
Casey Fien (L, 0-1)	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	6.52
Caleb Thielbar	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	1.69
TOTALS	8.0	10	8	8	1	2

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Omar Infante	2	2	2	0	1	0	.310
LF Austin Jackson	4	1	2	1	0	0	.272
3B Miguel Cabrera	3	1	1	4	0	0	.350
1B Prince Fielder	3	2	2	3	0	0	.362
C Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	0	.284
CF Andy Dirks	4	0	0	0	0	1	.256
SS Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	1	.214
RF Don Kelly	4	1	2	0	0	0	.283
DH Ramon Santiago	3	1	1	0	0	0	.274
TOTALS	31	8	10	8	1	2
BATTING HR: Cabrera (12), Fielder (12,13) RBI: Cabrera (28,29,30,31), Fielder (32,33,34), Jackson (7) HBP: Infante SF: Cabrera, Fielder GIDP: Santiago
FIELDING E: Cabrera (5)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Anibal Sanchez	5.1	5	5	4	3	1	4.50
Octavio Dotel	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	1.72
Phil Coke (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Bruce Rondon (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	8	5	4	4	1