Cabrera, Morneau homer as Twins beat Roy Halladay for first time, top Blue Jays 4-1September 10th, 2009 Cabrera, Morneau homer as Twins beat Blue Jays 4-1TORONTO — Justin Morneau and Orlando Cabrera homered and the Minnesota Twins finally got the best of Roy Halladay, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Wednesday night. Cabrera tied it with a leadoff shot to left in the sixth and Morneau hit a two-out tiebreaking drive to right in the eighth for his 30th homer.
Joe Mauer has 3 hits, 2 RBIs as Twins beat Blue Jays 6-3September 7th, 2009 Mauer's 3 hits, 2 RBIs lead Twins over Blue JaysTORONTO — For once, good pitching and hitting clicked on the same day for the Minnesota Twins. Major league batting leader Joe Mauer got three more hits and keyed a five-run first inning that sent Minnesota over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Monday.
Twins All-Star 1B Justin Morneau returns to lineup after ear infectionAugust 25th, 2009 Morneau returns to lineup for TwinsMINNEAPOLIS — Twins first baseman Justin Morneau walked into manager Ron Gardenhire's office Monday afternoon with a simple message. "I'm good," Morneau said.
Cuddyer homers twice in Minnesota's 8-run 7th inning to give Twins 10-3 win over RoyalsAugust 24th, 2009 Twins' Cuddyer homers twice in an inningKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Cuddyer homered twice in Minnesota's eight-run seventh inning and Denard Span added a three-run triple, helping the Twins turn a close game into a 10-3 rout over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Indians 7, Twins 3August 16th, 2009 Indians 7, Twins 3
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Cleveland 012 040 000—7Minnesota 000 020 001—3E_A.Cabrera (7), O.Cabrera (17). LOB_Cleveland 8, Minnesota 11.
Twins 10, Indians 1August 5th, 2009 Twins 10, Indians 1DP_Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1. LOB_Minnesota 6, Cleveland 6.
Angels 13, Twins 4August 3rd, 2009 Angels 13, Twins 4E_O.Cabrera (15). DP_Los Angeles 1.
Newfound power for Mauer gets Minnesota catcher spot in All-Star home run derby next weekJuly 11th, 2009 Mauer's got power, and he'll be in home run derbyMINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer's sudden power has earned him a place in baseball's home run derby. Mauer accepted an invitation Friday to participate in the popular All-Star week event Monday night in St.
Defending champion Justin Morneau will skip home run derbyJuly 8th, 2009 Morneau skipping home run derbyMINNEAPOLIS — There will be a new champion crowned at the home run derby this year. Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau says he has declined an invitation to participate in the popular All-Star Game event, which will be held Monday in St.
Twins 4, Tigers 3July 5th, 2009 Twins 4, Tigers 3LOB_Detroit 3, Minnesota 10. 2B_Ordonez (10), Morneau (22).
Tigers 11, Twins 9, 16 inningsJuly 4th, 2009 Tigers 11, Twins 9, 16 inningsE_Dolsi (1), Mauer (2). DP_Detroit 2, Minnesota 1.
Morneau homer backs Liriano pitching in Twins' 6-2 win over CardinalsJune 29th, 2009 Liriano, Twins knock off CardinalsST. LOUIS — Francisco Liriano pitched seven strong innings, Justin Morneau hit a three-run home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the St.
Still fighting flu-like illness, hot-hitting Joe Mauer gets a rest for MinnesotaJune 18th, 2009 Fighting flu, Mauer gets a rest for MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer is sick and out of Minnesota's lineup. Mauer has been fighting flu-like symptoms for the past week, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire decided to rest his .425-hitting catcher during Thursday's game against Pittsburgh.
Twins 11, Indians 3June 4th, 2009 Twins 11, Indians 3E_B.Harris (1). LOB_Cleveland 6, Minnesota 7.
Twins 4, Indians 3June 3rd, 2009 Twins 4, Indians 3E_V.Martinez (3). DP_Cleveland 2.