Ron Gardenhire

Hours after trading Vidal Nuno to Arizona for Brandon McCarthy and cutting outfielder Alfonso Soriano, the New York Yankees took a nine-run lead by the fourth inning and seemed set for a laugher at Target Field. The game ended with the potential go-ahead run at the plate.

Ron Gardenhire will be in the dugout with the AL All-Stars at his home stadium.

If anyone needed a game-winning hit in extra innings, it was Aaron Hicks. The once-prized Minnesota Twins prospect stroked an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th and Phil Hughes struck out eight in six innings to help beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in the series finale on Thursday.

The Minnesota Twins postponed their series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday because of inclement weather, the second straight game they had washed out at Target Field.

Gardy now joins a list of Baseball Managers that's not very long.

Ron Gardenhire became the 10th manager in major league history to win 1,000 games with the same team on Saturday as Minnesota, staked to an early lead by Brian Dozier's homer on the game's second pitch, beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3.

The Minnesota Twins and right-hander Anthony Swarzak have agreed to a $935,000, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

The Minnesota Twins have added Paul Molitor to their coaching staff, assigning him supervision of the team's base running, bunting, infield instruction and positioning as well as assistance with in-game strategy.

Ron Gardenhire isn't going anywhere, as the Minnesota Twins are ready to give the manager a two-year extension, sources told ESPN's Jim Bowden. Gardenhire has been with the Twins for 12 seasons, which makes him the second-longest tenured manager in the big leagues, behind the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Scioscia (14 seasons)...

After the Minnesota Twins fumbled, stumbled and whiffed their way through one last miserable defeat in a season full of them, many of the players walked up to manager Ron Gardenhire to give him one last handshake or hug.