Article: TORONTO 6, TWINS 5; Mistakes prove costly again in Twins' loss; Matt Stairs' first-inning grand slam got Toronto off to a flying start.(SPORTS)

Article: TORONTO 5, TWINS 3; It's giveaway day for Twins; The Blue Jays, who have had trouble scoring, took advantage of missed plays by the home team.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 14, 2008 ;     525 words ......scoring runs. Still, the Twins had a 1-0 lead after three...to poor glove work by the Twins. It began with the dreaded two-walk issued by Twins righthander Kevin Slowey to Matt Stairs. Lyle Overbay followed with...scored the tying run. Former Twins outfielder Shannon Stewart...Slowey ...

Article: Struggling Twins lose to Royals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......figure. The perpetrators and circumstances beating the Twins on this trip are getting harder to explain every day...Royals and sticking seven confounding innings up the Twins' loss column, to earn his first victory in two seasons. And it was Carlos Beltran finishing the Twins with a three-run double in ...

Article: Struggling Twins lose to Royals.
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  May 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......figure. The perpetrators and circumstances beating the Twins on this trip are getting harder to explain every day...Royals and sticking seven confounding innings up the Twins' loss column, to earn his first victory in two seasons. And it was Carlos Beltran finishing the Twins with a three-run double in ...

Article: Athletics 9, Twins 6, 12 innings
AP Online;  September 13, 1998 ;     424 words ......Athletics over the Minnesota Twins 9-6 Sunday for a three-game...struck out, Jason Giambi and Matt Stairs singled off Aguilera (3-8...and Paul Molitor after the Twins had pulled within two on run-scori...Oakland made it a 3-1 game when Matt Stairs scored on a double play in...fourth ...

Article: Backup arrives too late; Twins' Kinney gets loss after 6-inning pounding.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 30, 2002 ;     599 words ......Staff Writer MILWAUKEE 10, TWINS 2 If it would have been May...inning Saturday. That's how the Twins have thrived for three months...just didn't work out. The Twins completed half of their 162-ga...match last season's pace. Twins starters have failed to win...break is a week away, and the ...

Article: TORONTO 8, TWINS 5; Off on the wrong foot again; The Twins continued to drop series openers, despite twice overcoming two-run deficits. The Blue Jays played the trump card: Matt Stairs' two-run homer in the eighth.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 26, 2007 ;     486 words ......hit hard early, then the Twins bullpen failed to keep the score tied late. The Twins have lost the first game...fell to 1-6 on Mondays. The Twins loss enabled Blue Jays ace...Toronto hit three homers off Twins pitching as they won their...blow was a two-run shot by Matt Stairs off ...

Article: TORONTO 6, TWINS 5; Bonser struggles again as Twins fall to Blue Jays; Matt Stairs' first-inning grand slam got Toronto off to a flying start Wednesday.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 15, 2008 ;     576 words ......performance that gives the Twins hope that Bonser can be...the Blue Jays defeated the Twins 6-5 at the Metrodome. A first-inning grand slam by Twins-killer Matt Stairs gave the Blue Jays a big...lead. Then, right after the Twins battled back and eventually...by Carlos Gomez hurt the ...

Article: TORONTO 5, TWINS 4; Victory belongs to heavier hitters; Eleven mostly benign singles screamed for the need for more pop in the batting order.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 28, 2007 ;     510 words ...Byline: La Velle E. Neal III; Staff Writer By the time the Twins clubhouse was opened to reporters following their 5-4...few players remained. It made one wonder if a bunch of Twins had decided to sneak over to Toronto's team hotel and kidnap Matt Stairs. It's no secret the Twins are looking ...

Article: Royals Edge Twins 4-3 (10 Innings)
AP Online;  July 19, 2004 ;     446 words ......delivers a pitch to Minnesota Twins' Jacque Jones in the third...3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night. Grant Balfour...Chicago in the AL Central. Matt Stairs hit a two-run single off J...first. Balfour then walked Matt Stairs and Ken Harvey, who...scoreless inning for ...

Article: TORONTO 8, TWINS 5; No gain, and plenty of pain; After losing a game in which they touched Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay for five runs, the Twins now must deal with injuries to two more infielders.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 26, 2007 ;     502 words ......Neal III; Staff Writer Twins manager Ron Gardenhire paced...an error Monday. And the Twins are unsure when first baseman...over five innings. Yes, Matt Guerrier gave up a two-run homer to Matt Stairs in the eighth that proved...winning blow. And, yes, the Twins left the Dome ...

Article: Athletics 6, Twins 5
AP Online;  May 15, 1999 ;     440 words ......Online 05-15-1999 Athletics 6, Twins 5 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Matt Stairs homered to lead off the bottom...win, 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Oakland (20-17...got one out for the win. The Twins cut the lead to 5-4 in the...Down 3-1 in the sixth, the Twins knocked Oakland ...

Article: Offensive woes continue as Athletics sweep Twins.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 1, 2000 ;     533 words ......losses to the A's That's why this game can humble you, Twins reliever Eddie Guardado said. Hudson, 24, humbled Twins hitters. He kept his split-fingered fastball low in the strike zone, and it dipped just as the Twins began their swings. Too close to take and too tough...10 in 7 2/3 innings. He was too ...

Article: Twins routed by Royals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 6, 2004 ;     601 words ......with 26 games remaining. And Tuesday morning at 9, the Twins will begin selling playoff tickets. So things are going well for the franchise. On the other hand, the Twins remain concerned about Kyle Lohse. He failed to survive...fourth inning for the first time this season and put the Twins in a hole they ...

Article: Twins routed by Royals.
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  September 5, 2004 ;     601 words ......with 26 games remaining. And Tuesday morning at 9, the Twins will begin selling playoff tickets. So things are going well for the franchise. On the other hand, the Twins remain concerned about Kyle Lohse. He failed to survive...fourth inning for the first time this season and put the Twins in a hole they ...