Archive for July, 2007
Braves pick up Teixeira, trio of relievers for stretch drive (PA SportsTicker)
By Jim Keller PA SportsTicker Baseball Editor
Posted: July 31st, 2007.
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Hunter’s homer, Silva’s strong start spark Twins past Royals 5-3 (AP)
Carlos Silva usually sleeps until 1 p.m. when he’s pitching later that night, but trade-deadline anxiety had him up four hours earlier to turn on the television for updates. Backed by Torii Hunter’s homer, Silva fought through the distraction and cruised through eight innings to help the Minnesota Twins win their fourth straight, 5-3 over [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2007.
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Twins replace Castillo with 2B Casilla (PA SportsTicker)
Now that Luis Castillo is officially a member of the New York Mets, the Minnesota Twins recalled infielder Alexi Casilla to fill the void at second base.
Posted: July 31st, 2007.
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Ensberg on Twins’ radar (Yahoo! Sports)
The fact that the Minnesota Twins traded Luis Castillo to the Mets didn’t mean they were giving up on the…
Posted: July 31st, 2007.
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Mets acquire Castillo from Twins (AP)
The NL East-leading New York Mets neatly filled a big hole at second base, acquiring three-time All-Star Luis Castillo from the Minnesota Twins for a pair of prospects Monday. The 31-year-old Castillo will give the Mets three switch-hitters at the top of their lineup when injured Carlos Beltran returns and brings speed and a .304 [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2007.
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Mets acquire Twins 2B Castillo (PA SportsTicker)
The New York Mets on Monday strengthened their second base position by acquiring Luis Castillo from the Minnesota Twins for a pair of minor leaguers.
Posted: July 30th, 2007.
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Twins trade Castillo to Mets (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK – The Minnesota Twins have agreed in principle to trade second baseman Luis Castillo to the New…
Posted: July 30th, 2007.
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Twins 4, Indians 1 (AP)
Josh Barfield made two errors on one play to help Minnesota score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Twins rallied to beat C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians 4-1 Sunday. Sabathia (13-6), coming off a hard-luck 1-0 loss to Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka on Tuesday, tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, but [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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Twins 3, Indians 2 (AP)
After Johan Santana took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, the Minnesota Twins had to rally for a victory. Brian Buscher drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a groundball, after Torii Hunter’s leadoff double, and the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Saturday night. Hunter doubled off Joe Borowski [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Twins coach Ullger hurt by foul ball (AP)
Minnesota Twins third-base coach Scott Ullger was injured Saturday night when he was hit by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout. Casey Blake of the Indians hit the hard shot into the dugout in the eighth inning. Ullger’s injury and status were not disclosed. Bench coach Steve Liddle took Ullger’s place in the [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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