The Minnesota Twins are running out of healthy players and finding a way to win at the same time. Credit the confidence they gained during their pre-All-Star-break surge. Complete Story
Shannon Stewart might have played his last game with the Minnesota Twins.
The Minnesota Twins placed center fielder Torii Hunter on the 15-day disabled list Sunday after learning the five-time Gold Glove award winner has a stress fracture in his left foot.
Carlos Silva and Rondell White were two of Minnesota's worst performers before the All-Star break. With a better second half, the Twins will find it easier to stay in postseason contention.
The Minnesota Twins mixed good fortune with bad breaks on Saturday night. Taking advantage of strong pitching of Johan Santana and weak defense by Cleveland, the Twins beat the Indians 6-2.
Jason Tyner's minor league travels had taken him all over North America in the 48 hours before he was recalled by the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
At age 22, Francisco Liriano is still learning. After a sensational first half and a hurried trip to the All-Star game, it was apparently time for his next lesson.
One of the 10-month-old conjoined twins who were separated in an unusually complex surgery last week died Monday, a Shanghai hospital official said.
All-Star left-hander Johan Santana was making quick work of the Texas Rangers, striking out five of the first six batters he faced.
Francisco Liriano, passed over for the All-Star game, is pitching like he deserves to be there. Liriano allowed four hits in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 Saturday night to stop a three-game losing streak.
All-Star left-hander Johan Santana was making quick work of the Texas Rangers, striking out five of the first six batters he faced.
Doctors successfully separated 10-month-old conjoined twin girls, though their condition remained precarious due to heart and other problems, a hospital official said Friday.
Doctors were racing to save the lives of 10-month-old conjoined twin girls on Thursday in a complex separation surgery expected to take up to 24 hours, hospital officials said.
John Buck made the Minnesota Twins the latest team to pay for an intentional walk.
After missing more than a month with a hamstring injury, David DeJesus is making up for lost time. DeJesus homered in Kansas City's four-run fourth inning and Mark Grudzielanek had two doubles and scored two runs as the Royals beat Minnesota 7-2 on Tuesday night, ending the Twins' 11-game winning streak.
The Minnesota Twins are winning so much these days that even ultra-talkative center fielder Torii Hunter is speechless. He grew more incredulous by the second as the list was read to him — 10 wins in a row, 18 of 19, 20 of 22.
Derrick Turnbow's bases loaded walk to Shannon Stewart in the eighth forced home the go-ahead run and helped the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to nine games with a 10-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
It all began with Chastity Keeler, who delivered twin boys. Keeler gave birth at 9:05 a.m. and 9:06 a.m. Tuesday. Over the next 32 hours, five more mothers gave birth to twins at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital.
Johan Santana, Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins are doing everything right these days.
Win or lose, single or strikeout, Joe Mauer's demeanor rarely changes. Sure, the young catcher's smooth left-handed swing has produced plenty of success, but the Minnesota Twins are just as happy with his level head.
Brad Radke looked all but finished in May. His breaking ball wasn't breaking and his fastball was lifeless, rendering a normally outstanding changeup moot.
While Roger Clemens returned to the mound for his 23rd major league season, his Houston Astros teammates got a close look at a future ace in Francisco Liriano.
Adam Everett's return to form is paying off for the Houston Astros.
Most games decided by six runs don't feature a pitchers duel. This one did, even though it ended with a familiar finish: Johan Santana won again and Oliver Perez lost again.
Justin Morneau hit Minnesota's third homer of the game to break an eighth-inning tie and give the Twins their sixth victory in a row, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.