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MN State Sports

Twins’ Castro hits birthday homer, lifts Minnesota to 6-3 win over White Sox

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro hit a 3-run home run on his 27th birthday and Joe Ryan pitched six innings for his first win of the year as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Wednesday. Castro's homer capped a four-run second inning against ...

Kepler has 3 RBIs in return from injured list; Twins beat White Sox 7-0

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler had two hits and three RBIs in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Monday night. Chris Paddack struck out 10 in seven innings to win as a starter for the first time in ...

Ober throws 6 solid innings as Twins stop 5-game slide by Tigers 4-3

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bailey Ober pitched six solid innings, and the Minnesota Twins stopped a five-game slide by edging the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Saturday. Byron Buxton and Austin Martin each had two hits for Minnesota, which scored three runs on sacrifice ...

Orioles homer 3 more times in an 11-3 rout of Minnesota

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Ryan O'Hearn homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings and the Baltimore Orioles trounced the Minnesota Twins 11-3 on Tuesday night. Colton Cowser had two more hits for the Orioles, who ...

Minnesota Wild pull goaltender in overtime, beat Nashville Predators 4-3

By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated off 3:30 into OT, giving Minnesota a 4-on-3 advantage. Seconds ...

Nichushkin scores OT winner in return to lineup, Avalanche beat Wild 2-1

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin parked himself in front of the net in overtime and started whacking at a loose puck until it went in, setting off a roar from the crowd. How's that for a return? Nichushkin knocked in a power-play goal 2:32 into overtime in ...

Minnesota Wild top defending champion Golden Knights 5-3 in Vegas

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Monday night for their third straight win. Mats Zuccarello, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy also scored to help Minnesota win for the sixth time in eight ...

Roslovic scores in overtime as Blue Jackets beat Minnesota Wild 5-4

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored 3:07 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night. Justin Danforth, Kent Johnson, Boone Jenner and Adam Fantilli also scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves. Entering the Minnesota ...