Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
8:10 PM ET, June 10, 2011
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins seem happy to be back home for 10 games despite Thursday's victory being just their seventh in 22 tries at Target Field this season.
The Texas Rangers have less reason to be enthusiastic about Minnesota's new outdoor digs.
Texas turns to C.J. Wilson on Friday night as it tries to avoid falling to 0-8 at Target Field against the steadily improving Twins.
Injuries and inconsistency combined to make the season's first two months rather forgettable for the Twins (24-38), who have spent the past month toiling in the AL Central basement.
They're still in last place, but might not be for much longer. Minnesota won for the seventh time in eight games Thursday, topping Texas 5-4 thanks to Alexi Casilla's run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning.
"We've got some energy. We've got some life," Michael Cuddyer, who hit a three-run homer, said after the Twins finally shed the tag of having baseball's worst record by moving one-half game ahead of Houston.
The Texas Rangers have less reason to be enthusiastic about Minnesota's new outdoor digs.
Texas turns to C.J. Wilson on Friday night as it tries to avoid falling to 0-8 at Target Field against the steadily improving Twins.
Injuries and inconsistency combined to make the season's first two months rather forgettable for the Twins (24-38), who have spent the past month toiling in the AL Central basement.
They're still in last place, but might not be for much longer. Minnesota won for the seventh time in eight games Thursday, topping Texas 5-4 thanks to Alexi Casilla's run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning.
"We've got some energy. We've got some life," Michael Cuddyer, who hit a three-run homer, said after the Twins finally shed the tag of having baseball's worst record by moving one-half game ahead of Houston.
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