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Article: CLEVELAND 6, TWINS 4; Good riddance to Cleveland; The Twins continued to stagger toward the finish line, losing their third in a row to the Indians. Next up: Four games with the Rays.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 18, 2008
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Byline: JOE CHRISTENSEN; STAFF WRITER
CLEVELAND - Eventually, the Twins could look back on this as the collapse of 2008.
A chance to win another division title is just sitting there, begging them to seize it, but this team is unable to capitalize night after night.
The latest hair-pulling example came Wednesday, when the Twins kept Cliff Lee from getting his 23rd victory, only to see their bullpen lose another one.
Cleveland scored the go-ahead runs off Matt Guerrier in the seventh inning and completed a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory at Progressive Field.
Once again, the Twins received no immediate punishment for their ...