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C.J. Cron blasted a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins rolled to their sixth straight victory and eighth consecutive on the road by pounding the host Detroit Tigers 13-5 on Friday. The Twins now have 262 home runs, five shy of the single-season record set by the New York Yankees last season. Minnesota scored 12 runs in the first four innings. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 10:55:pm EST

Nicholas Castellanos hit a pair of two-run home runs, and the host Chicago Cubs cruised to a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers behind starting pitcher Jose Quintana on Friday afternoon. Castellanos hit home runs No. 21 and 22 in the first and second innings, and Quintana helped himself with his first career extra base hit, a run-scoring double in the Cubs' three-run second inning. Castellanos has 11 home runs in 27 games with the Cubs, after hitting 11 in 100 games as a Detroit Tiger before being traded. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 5:48:pm EST

C.J. Cron hit a three-run home run and Jonathan Schoop added a two-run blast to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. Cron finished 1-for-2 with two walks, three RBIs and two runs scored, and Schoop also walked and scored twice for Minnesota. The Twins increased their American League Central lead to 3 1/2 games over Cleveland, a 9-8 loser to Kansas City in 10 innings earlier Sunday. Continue to Article

August 25, 2019 5:44:pm EST

C.J. Cron hit a three-run home run and Jonathan Schoop added a two-run blast to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. Cron finished 1-for-2 with two walks, three RBIs and two runs scored, and Schoop also walked and scored twice for Minnesota. The Twins increased their American League Central lead to 3½ games over Cleveland, a 9-8 loser to Kansas City in 10 innings earlier Sunday. Continue to Article

August 25, 2019 5:33:pm EST

Miguel Sano hit a three-run home run to highlight a five-run fifth inning, and Max Kepler and Jake Cave also homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night in Minneapolis. Kepler also doubled and finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and Cave scored twice and drove in two runs. Kyle Gibson (12-6) scuffled through 5 1/3 innings to pick up the victory, allowing five runs (four earned) on 10 hits while striking out eight. Continue to Article

August 24, 2019 10:54:pm EST