Korecky, Clark pace Twins' win

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We Got a Guy There found this 5/20/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag]
Korecky was the hero for the Twins on Monday night -- getting the Twins out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 11th -- as the team captured a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Rangers in the 12th inning at the Metrodome. [link]

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Korecky helps Twins to victory
Published 5/20/2008 by TB (noreply@blogger.com) at We Got a Guy There
It isn't every day that an American League pitcher gets a chance to swing the bat in a Major League Baseball game. Rookie right-hander Bobby Korecky did just that in a 12-inning affair with the Texas Rangers Monday night. The Saline, Mich., native did not only get a chance to swing the bat, he became the first pitcher ever in Minnesota Twins history to get a base hit in an AL game. He's also the first Twins' pitcher since 1973 to record a base hit. Korecky pitched part of the 11th inning, delivered a base hit in the bottom of the 11th and then made quick work of the Rangers in a 1-2-3 12th inning before teammate Howie Clark drove in the game-winning run in the ...

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