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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH There is no question that Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau make up the machine that drives the Twins offense. For years, the Twins go as the M&M Boys go. But in recent years, injuries...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is a strong proponent of good defense on his teams. And even though his current squad has several new players in the field, it has shown that it is...

MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Managers and general managers often have tough personnel decisions to make. But it's nice when players perform in such a way that they help make those decisions easier. Rookie outfielder Oswaldo Arcia...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The fifth starting pitcher position in the lineup could be changing pretty soon. Pedro Hernandez, who has held that spot since being called up early in the season, was thought to be...

MINNEAPOLIS — Paul Konerko received a scheduled day off Monday night, but the mistakes the White Sox committed in a 10-3 humbling by the Twins could lead to a forced cut in playing time for guilty players. "Eventually you get to that point where...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Scott Diamond appears back on his game. He returned late to the team this season (April 13) due to surgery to remove bone chips in his pitching elbow, yet after five starts, he is...

LHP Scott Diamond is still having problems winning consistently at home. Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Orioles was the seventh straight decision Diamond has dropped at Target Field since throwing a shutout against the Indians last July 27. His 5 2/3 innings of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Minnesota Twins outfielder Aaron Hicks made the big jump from Double-A ball in 2012 to the major league roster this season. Such a leap is certain to be fraught with bumps along the...

The Sports Xchange Al Schoch, The Sports Xchange Orioles 6, Twins 0 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Wei-Yin Chen pitched six shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-0 and take two of three games in the series...

Five Orioles pitchers combine for shutout of Twins MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The good news is Wei-Yin Chen was able to show he can become a steady member of the Baltimore Orioles' starting rotation. The bad news is he might not get another chance in the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Steve Johnson might have been the best feel-good story in an Orioles season filled with them last year. The local boy, St. Paul's graduate and son of a former Oriole stormed onto the big league stage and won all four of his decisions,...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Oberle, The Sports Xchange Twins 8, Orioles 6 MINNEAPOLIS -- On a chilly Saturday night in Minneapolis, the Twins were just a little bit hotter at the plate than the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota evened the series with an...