Article: MacPhail sees Twins contending; Given the competition in the AL Central, the Orioles executive expects that his former team "is going to have a fun summer.".(SPORTS)(SID HARTMAN)

Article: TWINS 12, TEXAS 6; Rally gives Twins a feel-good victory; Faced with the prospect of losing to Sidney Ponson, Minnesota scored 10 runs in a three-inning span.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 27, 2008 ;     507 words ......errors in that inning as the Twins scored three runs to tie the score 5-5. The...Cuddyer to make it 8-5. The Twins added four more runs in the eighth, including...through and scored some runs. GAME RECAP MVP Delmon Young, Twins The outfielder's two-run...

Article: Optimism springs eternal again that Twins will score more runs; They're not going to strike fear with their power, and they won't tear up the basepaths. But Gardy believes his boys will find a way to score.(SPORTS)(Patrick Reusse)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 3, 2006 ;     644 words ......Fort Myers, Fla. -- The Twins gave up 53 fewer runs last season than they...to find those extra 80 runs the Twins need to be contenders...giving up a run. The Twins were 165-for-367 (.450) in delivering those runs. Under 50 percent doesn...

Article: Runs climb, records fall; Twins' 24-11 victory `wasn't very pretty'.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 25, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Tigers Stadium. This season, the Twins have scored 54 runs in four games against the Tigers...milestones set or tied: - The Twins set a team record for most runs, and the teams set a record for most runs in a Twins ga

Article: Mariners crush Twins again; Rodriguez hits two home runs to lead another rout.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 20, 1999 ;     560 words ......record with five home runs in the first two games...Mariners outscored the Twins 25-6. That left Wednesday...and Fassero - as the Twins' only chance to get...innings and gave up four runs. The first run came...unclucky seven gives the Twins a major league leader...He had given up 25 ...

Article: DETROIT 9, TWINS 6; Twins dig too deep a hole, fall to Tigers; Kyle Lohse gave up three home runs in four-plus innings and left trailing 7-4. His teammates scrapped back but came up short.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 6, 2006 ;     492 words ......Tigers hit three home runs off Minnesota starter...perfect against the Twins with a 9-6 victory...encouraging for the Twins. In four games, the Tigers have scored 42 runs, hit 10 homers and...driving in three runs . THE STAT 0-10: The Twins' record this season...

Article: BASEBALL JOURNAL; Lumber still in slumber; Twins bats muster only 24 runs through first nine games.(SPORTS)(BASEBALL JOURNAL)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 11, 2003 ;     559 words ......self-evident: - The Twins have hit four home runs - one fewer than...Cleveland (by two runs) and Detroit (by...meant a victory, the Twins' third and fourth...impressively deep, the Twins might not need to score a high number of runs to have a successful...

Article: TWINS AT KANSAS CITY; WHERE'S THE POWER? Four Twins regulars have either one or zero home runs, a fact that doesn't seem to bother the team all that much.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Alexi Casilla, the tiny Twins second baseman, has two home runs -- as many as Cuddyer...right now. Frankly, the Twins have stopped expecting home runs from Mauer. Quibbling...hit them or not. The Twins are averaging 4.5 runs per game, entering Monday...

Article: KANSAS CITY 4, TWINS 3; No end to the problems; Sidney Ponson ran into more difficulties, giving up two home runs in a loss to the Royals, but afterwards manager Ron Gardenhire focused on hitting problems and keeping the players together.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......year. Perez (1-3) held the Twins to three runs over six innings before the...outing: Gave up four earned runs in six innings. vs. Twins: Pitched a career-high eight...six hits in six innings. vs. Twins: Gave up two runs in the fourth, but settled...

Article: AL CENTRAL SHOWDOWN; WHITE SOX 9, TWINS 6; WHITE SOX LEAD DIVISION BY 1 GAME; White Sox play it small; In a real homerfest, Chicago manufactures winning runs.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 1, 2004 ;     520 words ......in play. The Sox scored four runs on solo homers while beating up Brad Radke. The Twins scored six runs on their four homers, while...gaudy ERA of 2.39, because the Twins weren't scoring. I think I...said. I've got to give up some runs to get some runs. After Crede's homer, Chicago ...

Article: TWINS 14, TEXAS 2; Four home runs power Twins to within half-game of first place; Delmon Young stayed on a roll, while Justin Morneau had five RBI.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 20, 2008 ;     578 words ......titanic sixth-inning homer, as the Twins reached a season high for runs and pulled within a half-game of first-pla...he added a two-run homer. NUMBERS 14 Runs for the Twins, a season high. 4 Home runs for the Twins, their most since they hit six on July...

Article: A little ninth-inning magic; Twins rally for five runs to end Tropicana losing streak.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 26, 2002 ;     555 words ......out stealing, the Twins rallied for five runs in five batters to...wonderful start by Twins starter Kyle Lohse, who gave up only two runs on six hits in 6...and Wednesday, the Twins exacerbated poor...strained oblique muscle. Twins pitching coach Rick...Cleveland, giving up two ...

Article: TORONTO 13, TWINS 1; 0-for-Toronto: Twins fall meekly, get swept by Jays; A disastrous sixth inning did in the team this time, when 14 batters came to the plate and 11 runs scored.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 26, 2007 ;     554 words ......the accumulation of runs. The season may have crashed down on the Twins during Toronto's 11-r...Jays batters. The 11 runs were the most scored against the Twins in an inning this...runs. THE STATS 11 Runs given up in the sixth inning by the Twins, one shy of the club...

Article: Runs by the dozen; Twins peck away, romp past Angels.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 3, 2003 ;     613 words ......starter Aaron Sele held the Twins to two earned runs on Aug. 27 in a 5-4 Angels win. On Tuesday, however, the Twins showed another important trait...pitcher. Sele (7-10) gave up nine runs on eight hits and was knocked...field more than anything else. Twins starter Kyle Lohse went seven ...

Article: TWINS 8, DETROIT 5; Twins get their licks in again vs. lefty; Michael Cuddyer and Lew Ford homered and drove in three runs each to give the team its second consecutive victory.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 1, 2007 ;     591 words ......us in the games. The Twins offense has picked...scoring at least four runs in 11 of 12 games...previous outings. The Twins have scored 19 runs in the two games against...Times in June the Twins scored at least five runs. They were 12-2 in...