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Rover found this 7/13/2008 on www.twinsfix.com [flag]

Three in a row! Minnesota has pulled off their third straight one-run game, but it still goes a long way to re-proving to me that the Boston series was a fluke. Baker had a very solid game, going seven innings giving up only four runs. Behind the hot bat of Brendan Harris, who went 3-3 with four RBI. Harris homered, as did Mauer, who had the other two RBI. The bullpen did a good job again, ... [link]

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