Justin Morneau
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 30: Joe Mauer #7 and Justin Morneau #33 of the Minnesota Twins congratulate Josh Willingham #16 on a two run home run during the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics on May 30, 2012 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Sometimes you need luck in this game
He made one bad pitch (Sunday) to one of the best hitters in baseball ... That's going to happen. We feel comfortable with him on the mound. He's a guy with guts. It's disappointing to see a guy get booed when he's coming in the game, but I think he's 10-for-11 in save opportunities - he's having a pretty good year.
It's not easy to do in this ballpark ... He did it and he's one of the best in the game for a reason.More quotes »
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Twins overcome Bautista's 2 HRs to beat Blue Jays
hit two solo homers, raising his total at spacious Target Field to nine in nine career games. Minnesota stars Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau have hit seven home runs in 194 games at the 3-year-old ballpark.Eric Thames and Edwin Encarnacion also homered for Toronto, Read more »
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Liriano's triumphant return
photo Minnesota Twins hitter Josh Willingham (16) is congratulated by teammate Justin Morneau after a two-run home run off the Oakland Athletics pitcher Tyson Ross in the fifth inning on Wednesday in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics were from Jamestown Sun Read more »
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Tigers send Fister back to DL, Raburn to Toledo
starting pitcher Doug Fister works up another baseball after giving up back-to-back home runs to Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau and Trevor Plouffe in the third inning of a game on Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Detroit. The Twins defeated the Tigers 4-3. (AP from The Oakland Press Read more »
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Morneau transitioning nicely back to first base
-- Justin Morneau has transitioned back into a regular first-base role without any hitches. The former American League Most Valuable Player Award winner started his first nine games of the season as Minnesota's designated hitter. But since, Morneau has played from MLB.com Read more »
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Willingham's 3-run HR in 9th lifts Twins over A's
Morneau added two doubles for the Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the ninth thanks to a strong start from A's right-hander Jarrod Parker. But Jamey Carroll led off the ninth with a single against Brian Fuentes (2-1), who then walked Denard Span. With two from San Antonio Express Read more »
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Twins 5, Athletics 4: Minnesota snaps five-game skid
Morneau drove in two runs, including the tying run in a two-run eighth, as Minnesota rallied to beat Oakland in the opener of a three-game series in front of a sellout crowd of 34,709 on Monday, May 28, at Target Field. Morneau's bloop double down the left-field from TwinCities.com Read more »
