Royals 10, Twins 7(11)
From pitches in the wrong places to foolish baserunning and bobbled groundballs, the list of blunders by both teams was long.But Joakim Soria returned to the mound and made his manager's last move work out well.Soria returned to his All-Star closing form ... more
Submitted on 2009-05-03 |
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Royals outlast Twins in 11 innings
Umpires at the Metrodome on Saturday night for the Royals-Twins game were hoping for no close home run calls.The instant replay machine wasn't working, the crew informed team officials shortly before the first pitch, so there would be no use of baseball's... more
Submitted on 2009-05-03 |
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Royals-Twins Preview 2009-05-03
Gil Meche insists a nagging back problem won't keep him off the mound.The right-hander expects to start Sunday as the visiting Kansas City Royals try to win the third and deciding game of their series with the Minnesota Twins.Some lower-back tightness for... more
Submitted on 2009-05-03 |
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Crede's back with Twins, but Kubel's sick
Twins third baseman Joe Crede has returned to the team earlier than expected following the birth of his son, Jace.Crede and his wife, Lisa, also have two young daughters. She delivered their first son on Friday in Missouri, and Crede missed Minnesota's ga... more
Submitted on 2009-05-02 |
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Minnesota Twins Roster Report 2009-05-02
Minnesota finished up a five-game road trip with a 2-3 record. After missing a chance to sweep the Indians on Sunday, the clubhouse was a quiet one. On the upside, Minnesota's starters and bullpen were much improved during a three-game series at Cleveland... more
Submitted on 2009-05-02 |
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Minnesota Twins Inside Pitch 2009-05-02
The Twins have delayed their decision over their backup catcher for at least three days, opting to carry three catchers until early next week. Joe Mauer was activated from the disabled list on Friday, but rather than sending Jose Morales to Class AAA Roch... more
Submitted on 2009-05-02 |
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Minnesota Twins Notes, Quotes 2009-05-02
--RHP Juan Morillo cleared waivers on Friday, surprising the team that had just claimed him off waivers from Colorado two weeks earlier. "I thought it quite possible we would lose him, but fortunately for us, nobody put in a claim," said general manager B... more
Submitted on 2009-05-02 |
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Twins welcome Mauer back with a win
Joe Mauer sure gave the Minnesota Twins a spark, and Justin Morneau kept it going.Mauer homered in the first at-bat of his delayed season debut and scored three times, and Morneau's go-ahead two-run shot sent the Twins to a 7-5 victory over the Kansas Cit... more
Submitted on 2009-05-02 |
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Royals-Twins Preview 2009-05-02
After getting through the first month of the season without their best hitter, the Minnesota Twins have to be happy now that Joe Mauer is back.Mauer will try to help the Twins to their season-high fourth straight win Saturday night when they continue a we... more
Submitted on 2009-05-02 |
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