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After losing 90 or more games in four of the last five years, the young Miami Marlins have had some flashes of success in the early stages of this season. Brian Dozier's two-out, two-run home run in the 11th inning gave Minnesota a 6-4 victory Tuesday night over the Marlins, the third game-ending homer in Dozier's career and just the second win for the Twins in their last eight games. Dustin McGowan (0-2) walked Joe Mauer and gave up the drive to Dozier to take the loss for the Marlins, who led 4-3 until Robbie Grossman's home run off David Phelps in the eighth. Continue to Article

June 08, 2016 1:11:am EST

After losing 90 or more games in four of the last five years, the young Miami Marlins have had some flashes of success in the early stages of this season. Brian Dozier's two-out, two-run home run in the 11th inning gave Minnesota a 6-4 victory Tuesday night over the Marlins, the third game-ending homer in Dozier's career and just the second win for the Twins in their last eight games. Dustin McGowan (0-2) walked Joe Mauer and gave up the drive to Dozier to take the loss for the Marlins, who led 4-3 until Robbie Grossman's home run off David Phelps in the eighth. Continue to Article

June 08, 2016 1:11:am EST

In the most strictly technical sense, Ricky Nolasco didn't ever play for the Miami Marlins, so facing them for the first time should be no big deal. Indeed, Nolasco -- now a Minnesota Twins right-handed starter -- spent the first six of his big-league seasons playing pro baseball in South Florida, but the Marlins played their games in a football stadium then, had "Florida" as their geographic identifier, and were awash in teal, as opposed to the rainbow of bright colors the team wears now, so it's all different. In any case, Nolasco will face Miami for the first time on Wednesday in Game 2 of the Twins-Marlins interleague series, and will be making his team-leading 12th start of the season with the team that traded for him a decade ago, and gave him his first big-league opportunity. Continue to Article

June 08, 2016 1:03:am EST

There's plenty of room left on Minnesota's highlight film for 2016. Brian Dozier and the bullpen claimed spots on the tape Tuesday night with the type of clutch performances that have been largely missing for the Twins. Dozier's two-out, two-run home run in the 11th inning gave the Twins a 6-4 victory over the Miami Marlins, the third game-ending homer in Dozier's career and just the second win for the Twins in their last eight games. Continue to Article

June 08, 2016 12:52:am EST

Brian Dozier's two-out, two-run home run in the 11th inning gave Minnesota a 6-4 victory Tuesday night over the Miami Marlins, the third game-ending homer in Dozier's career and just the second win for the Twins in their last eight games. Dustin McGowan (0-2) walked Joe Mauer and gave up the drive to Dozier to take the loss for the Marlins, who led 4-3 until Robbie Grossman's home run off David Phelps in the eighth. Buddy Boshers (1-0), the eighth Twins pitcher of the game, struck out two batters in the 11th for his first major league victory. Continue to Article

June 07, 2016 11:43:pm EST