Joe Mauer

Kendrys Morales slapped a line drive away from the Texas shift, landing it just inside the foul line in left field where the only person close to it was a security guard scrambling to get out of the way. A deft leap from the guard kept the ball in play and sent the Twins on their way to ending a 10-game road losing streak.

Yu Darvish allowed just four hits over eight sharp innings and the Texas Rangers beat Minnesota 5-0 on Saturday, handing the Twins their fifth straight loss.

Albert Pujols is thrilled to have a reason to forget about his first two disappointing seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. His club is on a roll this summer, and he's hoping the ride extends all the way to October.

The Minnesota bullpen helped bail out Phil Hughes after the Twins' ace had an uncharacteristic outing Sunday. Joe Mauer had two hits and two RBIs, and the Twins beat the White Sox 6-5 to complete their first four-game sweep against Chicago in 20 years.

The fastball flew past Adam Dunn's bat at 95 miles per hour to end the game, and Glen Perkins pivoted on the mound to give his left arm an exaggerated pump. Perkins and the Minnesota Twins survived another tenuous ninth inning by their normally dominant closer to beat the Chicago White Sox again in dramatic fashion.

Yohan Pino finally made the majors, more than 10 years into his professional career. So what was the harm of a two-hour rain delay? For Pino and the Minnesota Twins, this was well worth the wait.

Brock Holt scored both Boston runs, and Jon Lester weathered a shaky start and pitched six-plus strong innings as the Red Sox held off the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Playing in just his eighth career game, Eugenio Suarez had a double, triple, homer, two RBIs and scored three runs in Detroit's 12-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Kyle Gibson gave up six hits and struck out four in six scoreless innings, but the Minnesota Twins left nine runners on base and went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position in a 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers.

If Tim Lincecum wants to win without an overpowering fastball, he knows he will have to find his way through games when he is nowhere near his best. And he was nowhere near his best Friday night. And yet, he still won.