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| Game 5 pits Mulder against Radke |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2002 |
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| Oakland, CA (BettingExpress) - For the third consecutive season, the Oakland Athletics will play a fifth and deciding game in the American League Division Series when they tangle with the Minnesota Twins this afternoon at the Coliseum. Oakland had a chance to put a bow on this series on Saturday, but the Twins avoided elimination with an easy 11-2 victory at the Metrodome. First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz belted a two-run homer and added two hits during a seven-run fourth inning, helping the Twins to their 12t |
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| Twins send series back to Oakland for Game 5 |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (BettingExpress) - Doug Mientkiewicz belted a two-run homer and added two hits during a seven-run fourth inning, as the Minnesota Twins remained alive with an 11-2 victory over Oakland in Game 4 of their American League Division Series. The best-of-five matchup is tied at two wins apiece, with Game 5 scheduled for Sunday at the Coliseum in Oakland. Mientkiewicz singled twice, drove in a run and scored a run in the fourth- inning uprising, which was aided by two errors, two wild pitches and a h |
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| Angels attempt to secure first postseason series win |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| two teams by a 4-3 margin, although each team won twice in Anaheim. New York went 51-30 on the road this season, tying the Boston Red Sox for the most wins away from home, while the Angels finished 54-27 at Edison Field and were deadlocked with the Minnesota Twins and Oakland A's for the most home victories in the AL. Should this series go to a fifth and deciding game, the game will take place on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Roger Clemens (0-0, 6.35) is expected to battle Kevin Appier (0-0, 5.40). Clemens starte |
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| A's try to advance to ALCS for first time since 1992 |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (BettingExpress) - The Oakland Athletics can advance past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in three tries this afternoon, when they take on the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome in Game 4 of a best-of- five American League Division Series. After blowing a lead and dropping the opener of this series by a 7-5 score, the A's have rebounded to win the next two. Friday, in the first postseason game at the Metrodome since 1991, Ray Durham and Scott Hatteberg led off the contest with |
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| A's hope to rebound behind Mulder |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2002 |
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| Oakland, CA (BettingExpress) - The Oakland Athletics hope to avoid falling behind by a two-games-to-none margin in their best-of-five American League Division Series this afternoon, when they tangle with the Minnesota Twins at the Coliseum. Corey Koskie slammed a two-run homer and finished with three RBI to lead the Twins to a 7-5 come-from-behind victory in Game 1 of this set on Tuesday. A.J. Pierzynski finished 4-for-4 with an RBI and Doug Mientkiewicz blasted a solo home run for Minnesota, which survived t |
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| Twins take on White Sox at the Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (BettingExpress) - The Minnesota Twins will continue to prepare themselves for the postseason this evening when they take on the Chicago White Sox in the first of the final series of the season. Minnesota has long ago locked up the AL Central title and has had it in neutral for the past couple weeks. The Twins have lost four of their last six, including an 8-4 decision on Thursday. Torii Hunter homered and finished with two hits and two RBI for Minnesota in the losing effort. Corey Koskie adde |
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| Twins seek sweep of Cleveland |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (BettingExpress) - The Minnesota Twins will continue to warm up for the postseason by attempting to sweep the Cleveland Indians when these AL Central rivals play the finale of a three-game series tonight at the AL Central rivals play the finale of a three-game series tonight at the Metrodome. In Wednesday's game, David Ortiz smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Twins to a 7-5 victory. Mike Cuddyer homered and finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored for |
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| Twins, Indians battle at the Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (BettingExpress) - The AL Central champion Minnesota Twins will continue to play out the meaningless portion of their schedule this evening when they take on the Cleveland Indians at the Metrodome. Minnesota got the best of the Indians in the first of this three-game series, 4-3, on Tuesday. Bobby Kielty plated the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth for the Twins. David Ortiz knocked in a pair as the Twins snapped a three-game losing streak with the win. LaTroy Ha |
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| Twins begin final stretch against Indians |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (BettingExpress) - With little to prove, the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins begin the final week of the season tonight against the Cleveland Indians at the Metrodome. Minnesota has already nailed down the division title and knows that it will be facing the West champion in the first round of the playoffs. The Twins have lost their last three contests since putting it in neutral. Minnesota dropped an 8-2 decision to Chicago on Sunday to continue their skid. Dustan Mohr went 3-for-5, while |
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