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Wednesday, September 26, 2012  C.C. Sabathia struck out 10 batters over eight innings for New York to help the Yankees stretch their AL East lead to two games over Baltimore by beating the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Wednesday.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Phil Hughes ran out of gas in the seventh inning and Boone Logan couldn't hold the lead for him as the New York Yankees missed a chance to go up 2½ games on Baltimore in a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Andy Pettitte turned in another ageless performance with six scoreless innings and the New York Yankees hit four home runs Monday night to beat Minnesota 6-3 and extend their AL East lead.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Justin Morneau hit two mammoth homers and Jason Marquis won his Minnesota debut with his healthy daughter in the stands, sending the Twins to a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Joe Mauer had three hits, including two doubles, and every position player had a hit in a tweaked Minnesota lineup. Josh Willingham batted fourth for the first time this season and was one of seven Twins to drive in a one run.

Friday, October 07, 2011  The baseball great visited Henninger High School on Friday afternoon, part of the Baseball Hall of Fame's Character and Courage Weekend.

Saturday, August 20, 2011  A.J. Burnett lost his composure and failed to finish the second inning, when the Minnesota Twins scored five times on their way to a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Phil Hughes allowed two hits in 7 2-3 innings and Russell Martin hit two home runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  After reaching No. 600 in grand style Monday night - with two home runs in back-to-back innings during a 9-6 win over Detroit - Thome finally earned some appreciation following a pursuit that seemed to go unnoticed for much of the season.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the team's 51-year history, died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Joe Mauer, Delmon Young and the Minnesota Twins finally found some good fortune at Yankee Stadium. Mauer hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and Minnesota broke through in the Bronx, rallying past the New York Yankees 5-4 on Tuesday night to overcome a dominant outing by CC Sabathia.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada each hit a two-run homer, rookie Ivan Nova kept New York ahead and the Yankees made it another tough visit for Minnesota, beating the Twins 4-3 Monday night.

Friday, October 08, 2010  Minnesota has now lost 11 straight postseason games. Eight of those defeats have come against the Yankees.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Yankees rallied to a 6-4 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the AL division series, the Twins' 10th straight postseason loss.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  The Yankees are 9-2 against the Twins in the past decade in the first round of the AL playoffs, following 3-1 triumphs in 2003 and 2004 with a sweep last season.