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The last time the Minnesota Twins had a successful weekend against a winning team, they stumbled against the Oakland Athletics. After taking two of three from the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, the Twins will hope to avoid more losses to the Athletics on Monday afternoon when the teams begin a three-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Twins have seven series victories, and five have been against teams with winning records. Continue to Article

July 04, 2016 1:11:am EST

July 4 (Gracenote) - Standings from the MLB on Sunday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Baltimore 47 34 .580 - 2. Boston 44 37 .543 3 3. Toronto 45 39 .536 3 1/2 4. NY Yankees 40 41 .494 7 5. Tampa Bay 33 48 .407 14 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Cleveland 49 32 .605 - 2. Detroit 44 38 .537 5 1/2 3. Kansas City 43 38 .531 6 4. Chicago White Sox 42 40 .512 7 1/2 5. Minnesota 27 54 .333 22 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 52 31 .627 - 2. Houston 43 39 .524 8 1/2 3. Seattle 43 39 .524 8 1/2 4. Oakland 35 47 .427 16 1/2 5. LA Angels 33 49 . ... Continue to Article

July 04, 2016 1:00:am EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Mark Teixeira hit his 400th and 401st home runs, Didi Gregorius also connected and Chad Green got his first big league victory as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 8:12:pm EST

Jose Quintana been pitching well over his last nine starts but had gone 0-7 in large part because the White Sox had managed just nine total runs in that span. ''(It was a) good reaction because ... sometimes I wait for runs,'' Quintana said. Quintana pitched seven solid innings to get his first win in almost two months, and Jose Abreu had two hits and an RBI to lead the White Sox over the Houston Astros 4-1 on Sunday. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 6:36:pm EST

Jose Quintana pitched seven solid innings to get his first win in almost two months, and Jose Abreu had two hits and an RBI to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros 4-1 on Sunday. George Springer hit a leadoff homer and drew a walk with no outs in the third. Quintana sailed through the rest of his day, retiring his last 15 batters before he was replaced by Nate Jones to start the eighth inning. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 5:25:pm EST