(2008/08/07)
SEATTLE (AP) — Denard Span still has an apartment in Rochester, N.Y, his minor-league residence until five weeks ago. His clothes are still packed in his car.
(2008/08/07)
CINCINNATI — Shoves? What shoves? Struggling leadoff hitter Rickie Weeks matched his career high with four hits Wednesday, and the slumping bottom of the Milwaukee Brewers’ batting order chipped in, too, setting up a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that set a lot of things right.
(2008/08/06)
CINCINNATI — Prince Fielder knows the best way to say you’re sorry.
(2008/08/05)
CINCINNATI (AP) — In what's becoming an annual occurrence, the Milwaukee Brewers are losing games — and their composure — in early August.
(2008/08/04)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins hope Francisco Liriano’s return to the starting rotation will bolster their postseason push.
(2008/08/03)
ATLANTA — CC Sabathia was working on another complete game when Brewers manager Ned Yost decided to lift the big left-hander in the ninth inning.
(2008/08/03)
MINNEAPOLIS — Paul Byrd made several changes after a rough outing against Minnesota last month. He altered his delivery, shaved his mustache and got a new glove.
(2008/08/02)
MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Blackburn showed why the Minnesota Twins think their young guns are ready for the heat of a pennant race.
(2008/08/02)
MINNEAPOLIS — Francisco Liriano finally got what he wanted. No more Triple-A hitters for him. “The Franchise” is back in Minnesota’s starting rotation.
(2008/08/02)
ATLANTA — The Brewers’ antidote for a humbling sweep in Milwaukee by the Cubs: another road win.
(2008/08/01)
MINNEAPOLIS — A pretty win for the Minnesota Twins. A night of ugly behavior by their fans.
(2008/08/01)
MILWAUKEE — Two months ago, Jim Edmonds was released by one of the worst offensive teams in baseball. On Thursday, he slugged his new team to a commanding lead in the NL Central.
(2008/08/01)
MINNEAPOLIS — Right on the heels of the first-place White Sox in the AL Central race, the Minnesota Twins once again stayed quiet as the trade deadline came and went.
(2008/07/31)
MINNEAPOLIS — Carlos Quentin is a big reason Chicago has controlled the AL Central race this season, and he kept the White Sox in first place for at least a few more days with a home run and four RBIs in an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
(2008/07/31)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Dempster pitched seven superb innings, Ryan Theriot tripled to break open a close game and the Chicago Cubs once again beat the Milwaukee Brewers, winning 7-2 Wednesday night.
(2008/07/30)
MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau’s bases-clearing double capped a five-run fifth inning and helped the Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 Tuesday night.
(2008/07/30)
MILWAUKEE — Carlos Zambrano outpitched fellow ace Ben Sheets again, and the Chicago Cubs scored five runs in the sixth inning to beat Milwaukee 7-1 on Tuesday night, assuring they’ll leave town leading the NL Central.
(2008/07/29)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denard Span waited a lot longer than he wanted to make it to the majors. The Minnesota Twins will have a hard time sending him back down with him playing like this.
(2008/07/29)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night to take a two-game lead in the NL Central.
(2008/07/28)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Morneau decided he needed to try something different if he was going to get a hit off Rafael Perez.
(2008/07/28)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Geoff Blum has had little trouble launching breakballs thrown by Jeff Suppan, so the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander peppered him with a steady supply of fastballs on Sunday.
(2008/07/27)
CLEVELAND (AP) — After ending a five-game losing streak, the Minnesota Twins even enjoyed the simple task of congratulating each other on the field.
(2008/07/27)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun is not scoreboard watching — yet. He does know, however, exactly where the Milwaukee Brewers are in the NL Central standings: tied for first place with the Chicago Cubs.
(2008/07/26)
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee’s season of redemption rolls on.
(2008/07/26)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run on three hits over six innings to help the Houston Astros snap the Milwaukee Brewers’ eight-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Friday night.
(2008/07/25)
NEW YORK — After a third consecutive loss to the Yankees on Wednesday — and with the latest one marked by public displays of frustration — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire decided he needed to do something.
(2008/07/25)
ST. LOUIS — Throwing a complete game is a big deal these days. Unless you’re CC Sabathia feasting on a new league.
(2008/07/23)
NEW YORK (AP) —Robinson Cano is hitting .522 since the All-Star break. The New York Yankees are even better: 5-for-5.
(2008/07/23)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bill Hall homered to snap a late-inning tie for the second straight game and the Milwaukee Brewers also caught up with Kyle Lohse, beating the St. Louis Cardinals and their surprise ace 4-3 for their sixth straight victory Tuesday night.
(2008/07/22)
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have 28 regular-season games left at their longtime home, and they seem determined to make the most of them.
(2008/07/22)
ST. LOUIS — Bill Hall figured something good had just happened because he didn’t feel a sting when he connected in the 10th inning.
(2008/07/21)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Texas Rangers likely will ship Taylor Teagarden to the minors today, but he’ll always have memories of his first major league hit and all the trouble it caused the Twins.
(2008/07/20)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With all those hits Livan Hernandez has given up and Francisco Liriano waiting impatiently in the minors, the natural assumption is that the Minnesota Twins might soon make a change in their rotation.
(2008/07/20)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — So much attention has been focused on Milwaukee’s pitching staff lately that it’s been easy to overlook the Brewers’ offense. Not anymore.
(2008/07/19)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mighty Texas offense rolled into Friday night’s game against Minnesota with one player on a 25-game hitting streak and another coming off a jaw-dropping 28-dinger round in the Home Run Derby.
(2008/07/18)
Francisco Liriano won his eighth consecutive decision for Class AAA Rochester on Thursday, as agent Greg Genske intensified efforts to get his client back in the big leagues.
(2008/07/17)
NEW YORK — Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau had the big silver trophy from the All-Star Home Run Derby standing in front of his locker Monday night and a theory about how the event will be remembered.
(2008/07/14)
DETROIT — Justin Verlander knew it was a big game, and he wasn’t about to let his teammates down.
(2008/07/14)
MILWAUKEE — CC Sabathia’s first week with the Milwaukee Brewers can be summed up with one key stat: Two starts, two wins.
(2008/07/13)
DETROIT — Three days in Motown. Three sellout crowds. Three edge-of-your-seat one-run victories.
(2008/07/12)
DETROIT — The Twins hoped they didn’t have to use Matt Guerrier and his bullpen mates after a long outing the previous night. They hardly showed any sign of fatigue.
(2008/07/12)
MILWAUKEE — Jay Bruce scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on the third wild pitch by the Brewers, allowing the Cincinnati Reds to edge Milwaukee 6-5 on Friday night.
(2008/07/11)
DETROIT — The Minnesota Twins left Boston after three losses, trying to remind themselves that short memories get teams through tough series and blowouts.
(2008/07/10)
BOSTON — The triple play that wasn’t would have been just what the Twins needed to get out of trouble. When the outs all disappeared, so did Minnesota’s chances of avoiding a sweep in Boston.
(2008/07/10)
MILWAUKEE — Garrett Atkins hit a pair of home runs and Glendon Rusch won as a starter for the first time in exactly two years, leading the Colorado Rockies to an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
(2008/07/09)
BOSTON (AP) — After a difficult series against Boston’s rival, Manny Ramirez has responded with a game-winning hit and a game-tying home run on back-to-back nights against the Minnesota Twins.
(2008/07/09)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — CC Sabathia was a little wild in his debut with the Milwaukee Brewers, but still delivered as advertised in a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
(2008/07/08)
BOSTON (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka’s outstanding pitching and the familiar look of Fenway Park were just what the Boston Red Sox needed coming home from a horrendous road trip.
(2008/07/08)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez baffled the Brewers in a 4-3 victory on Monday, putting a damper on what had been a daylong welcome to Milwaukee party for CC Sabathia.
(2008/07/07)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cliff Lee was cruising, and the Cleveland Indians were on the verge of a much-needed victory.
(2008/07/07)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer's sweet swing, with perhaps a little help from those trademark sideburns, earned him a spot in the starting lineup on the American League All-Star team.
(2008/07/07)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers are extremely close to a deal to acquire Indians ace C.C. Sabathia in a trade that bolsters their rotation for a playoff push, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.
(2008/07/07)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — J.J. Hardy breathed a sigh of relief after his hitting streak ended. He wasted no time starting a new one.
(2008/07/07)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers manager Ned Yost got a little choked up when he held a team meeting just before Sunday's game to announce he had two All-Stars.
(2008/07/06)
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Slowey walked off the mound and went straight for the computers set up in a cranny behind the dugout.
(2008/07/06)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers sacrificed one of their most productive hitters in the past month for one mired in a deep slump. It paid off.
(2008/07/05)
MINNEAPOLIS — Delmon Young and Nick Punto are starting to get comfortable in their roles.
(2008/07/05)
MILWAUKEE — Ben Sheets was shaky, and Pittsburgh did everything it could to wear him out.
(2008/07/05)
MINNEAPOLIS — There is a simple reason the 2008 Twins have exceeded expectations: They throw strikes.
(2008/07/04)
MINNEAPOLIS — Over the last 18 games, Minnesota Twins starters are 12-2 with a 2.82 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 118 innings while the team has won 15 times.
(2008/07/04)
PHOENIX — As Conor Jackson’s two-run single bounced through Milwaukee’s drawn-in infield, the Arizona Diamondbacks poured out of their dugout as if they had won a title.
(2008/07/03)
MINNEAPOLIS — This is what it often looks like when the Minnesota Twins are winning: bunts, two-out singles and a whole lot of speed.
(2008/07/02)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Craig Monroe is growing into his new role as a reserve.
(2008/07/02)
PHOENIX (AP) — J.J. Hardy homered twice and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-6 on Tuesday night, handing Randy Johnson his sixth straight loss.
(2008/07/01)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There was no way Joel Zumaya was going to disappoint Todd Jones and the rest of his teammates.
(2008/07/01)
PHOENIX (AP) — Mark Reynolds homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night.
(2008/06/30)
MINNEAPOLIS — No more National League foes remain on the schedule for Kevin Slowey and the Minnesota Twins to master, unless they’re able to reach the World Series.
(2008/06/29)
MINNEAPOLIS — The maturation of Manny Parra is happening faster than expected.
(2008/06/28)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 Friday night for their 10th straight win, all against NL teams.
(2008/06/27)
SAN DIEGO — The Minnesota Twins don’t talk about it openly.
(2008/06/26)
LINTON, N.D. — Left-handed pitcher Kyle Carr, a Linton native, is now under contract with the Minnesota Twins, the team that picked him in the 12th round of this year’s Major League Baseball draft.
(2008/06/25)
ATLANTA (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers suddenly are winning consistently on the road.
(2008/06/24)
MINNEAPOLIS — The only reason the Minnesota Twins recalled Alexi Casilla back in early May was because they really had no other choice.
(2008/06/23)
MINNEAPOLIS — After a remarkable start to the season, Brandon Webb seems to have lost his magic. The Minnesota Twins may have found it.
(2008/06/22)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — His timing at the plate was off, so Joe Mauer decided to try a different way to get Minnesota going.
(2008/06/21)
MINNEAPOLIS — After getting hit hard during a four-game sweep in Chicago two weeks ago, the Minnesota Twins’ young starting rotation appeared ready to fall apart.
(2008/06/20)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins aren’t a power-hitting team. Still, they’ve found plenty of ways to get ’em over and get ’em in this season.
(2008/06/19)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Slowey won his second straight start since his worst outing of the year, Justin Morneau had three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Wednesday.
(2008/06/19)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Cameron and Russell Branyan homered, the Brewers made a pair of heady baserunning plays and the bullpen held on in Milwaukee’s 5-4 victory over the reeling Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
(2008/06/18)
MINNEAPOLIS — As the hits kept piling up on him at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years, a frustrated Livan Hernandez simply couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
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