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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are taking advantage of a few extra days off in the coming weeks to add some offense to their bench. The Twins announced on Thursday that they optioned right-hander …
08 Jun 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Blackburn shook off a slow start and pitched five effective innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night. Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, …
07 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have been collecting college pitchers in the early rounds of the amateur draft. The Twins had seven of the first 130 picks, and they took five pitchers. In the …
06 Jun 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Twins catcher Joe Mauer was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game against the Royals with a bruised right thumb. Mauer hurt the thumb on a swing …
06 Jun 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bruce Chen outdueled Francisco Liriano to make a lone run scored in the second inning stand up Tuesday night, giving the Kansas City Royals a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota …
06 Jun 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed Carl Pavano on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain and reinstated right-hander Nick Blackburn to start later this week. Manager Ron Gardenhire …
05 Jun 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit two-run homers, Trevor Plouffe also went deep and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Monday night. Cole De …
05 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Terry Ryan says he doesn’t want to hear about this year’s baseball draft class being weaker than recent seasons. With the second overall pick, and three selections in the top 42 choices, …
04 Jun 12
Listen for details coming soon on KCHK’s Summer Prize Extravaganza! We’re going to give our listeners a chance to win a series of prizes over the Summer, June thru September. We can’t announce all the …
