Justin Morneau homered and drove in two runs, Kevin Slowey went six innings and the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon. Slowey (8-5) could've pitched more, but Magglio Ordonez's comebacker bounced off and bruised his right ankle before he threw him out on the final play of the sixth.
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One night after watching 39-year-old slugger Jim Thome lumber out a triple, Denard Span put his young legs to work in a big, big way. Span tied a modern-era record with three triples and had five RBIs to get the Minnesota Twins back into first place in the AL Central with an 11-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
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Detroit Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is gone for the rest of the season with a fractured right elbow. The team said Tuesday that the hard-throwing Zumaya fractured his right olecranon, which is the bony tip of the elbow right under the skin. The injury was diagnosed Tuesday, one day after the injury left him writhing on the mound during a game in Minneapolis.
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Every so often, we get an unfortunate reminder that the human arm was not designed to throw a baseball at speeds…
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Bad umpiring now means always having to say you're sorry to Motown. Gary Cederstrom — a crew chief with…
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Tempers are flaring as the All-Star break nears, and no other place is hotter than Tampa.
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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has been ejected from Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves in the fifth inning for arguing a close call at first base. A day after umpire Gary Cederstrom acknowledged he blew a called strike three that ended the Braves' 4-3 win over the Tigers on Saturday night, Leyland took exception with a call by first base umpire Fieldin Culbreth.
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Kenshin Kawakami could see Atlanta's relievers pressing to protect his first win of the season. After the Braves' bullpen gave up a homer and four walks in the ninth inning, it was Kawakami who started to press as he said he pleaded from the dugout, "Please finish, please finish. Get the game out of the way." Chipper Jones' three-run homer in the seventh gave Kawakami his…
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Left-hander Andy Oliver has been called up from Double-A Erie to make his first major league start for Detroit against Atlanta on Friday night. Oliver was 6-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 14 starts for Erie. Tigers manager Jim Leyland says Oliver also is expected to start against Minnesota on Wednesday. Oliver's contract was purchased after the Tigers optioned right-hander Jay Sborz to Triple-A Toledo…
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Billy Wagner added a big milestone on his road to retirement. Wagner earned his 400th save, Brian McCann gave Atlanta the lead with a fourth-inning homer and the Braves ended a three-game losing streak by beating the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night. Wagner struck out the side in the ninth in his 16th consecutive appearance without allowing a run.
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