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The Sports Xchange By Richard L. Shook, The Sports Xchange Diamond, Twins take down Tigers DETROIT -- It was a good matchup for Scott Diamond -- a two-game losing streak and the Detroit Tigers. "We didn't want to get swept at all," Diamond said...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Perhaps the most scrutinized player on the Twins roster is Aaron Hicks. The reduction of his batting average to .047 has been documented at length, and his high number of strikeouts --...

The Sports Xchange By Richard L. Shook, The Sports Xchange Twins 6, Tigers 2 DETROIT -- Left-hander Scott Diamond checked Detroit on four hits in six innings Wednesday and Justin Morneau and Chris Parmelee drove in two runs each to pace the Minnesota...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Twins manager Ron Gardenhire likes to get everyone on his roster into the games to keep them fresh -- so starters often get a rest from time to time. But he doesn't often have...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH There are utility players and then there is Eduardo Escobar. Utility players are often listed as utility infielders or utility outfielders -- Escobar must be listed as a utility...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Former Minnesota closer Joe Nathan returned to Minneapolis, where he saved many a Twins game in years past. But now he is a Texas Ranger, and saving games for them against the Twins....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Twins 7, Rangers 2 Twins 7, Rangers 2: Josh Willingham had two hits, including a two-run homer, and Pedro Hernandez threw five scoreless innings to earn the victory for host Minnesota. Hernandez (1-0) scattered five hits before...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The performance of relief pitchers is sometimes hard to quantify. Often their appearances are so short -- one batter long, even -- that you don't really see what they've done before...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The struggles of Twins' center fielder and leadoff hitter Aaron Hicks at the plate have led to some unexpected changes to the Minnesota lineup. In the second game against the Los...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Fans may need to get used to rookie call-up Oswaldo Arcia for a while. And given his game-winning three-run home run against the Miami Marlins at Target Field on Tuesday, that will be...

For the first four games of this season, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis had been on a historic offensive run, one that put him on the precipice of doing something no other big league ballplayer had ever done. But baseball, the cruel mistress, doesn&...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The Twins are on a roll. Since losing three straight games in Kansas City last week and two at home against the Mets, the Twins have won five in a row: two at home against the Los...