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oard, rookie manager Don Wakamatsu finally decided to pull Morrow in favor of Miguel Batista.  Denard Span then hit a chop single to deep third base, scoring Gomez and keeping the bases ju

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He went to second on a groundout, and Alexi Casilla knocked him in. Casilla had two hits.

Denard Span went three for four with three RBIs and a run; Joe Mauer went three for four with an RBI; and Carlos Gomez went four for five with three runs and two RBIs.

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ating everybody.

In the first game, Justin Morneau went four for five with two runs and two RBIs; Denard Span was two for five with four RBIs and two runs; Carlos Gomez was two for four with four RBIs and a run; and Scott Baker had a solid outing, allowing just one run in six innings.

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roes included Justin Morneau, who hit his 23rd homer and knocked in two to up his RBI total to 119; Denard Span, who went three for five with two runs and an RBI; Brian Buscher, who went three for four with a run and an RBI; and starter Nick Blackburn, who allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings.

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athan getting the save after strong stints by Matt Guerrier and Jessie Crain.

Or should we credit Denard Span, who had two hits, knocked in the winning run and made a great catch in right field? The kid has been great. He's hitting over .300 and has been spectacular in the field.

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>Jason Kubel struck the biggest blow, with a two-run homer, and was three for four with three RBIs. Denard Span, Nick Punto and Delmon Young had two hits apiece. Young has been on a hot streak and boosted his average to .292.

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Finally the Twins grabbed a lead in Seattle they could keep, thanks to rookie Denard Span.

This game was pretty much all about Span. He was three for five with four RBIs and caught a ball that would have gone yard and given the Mariners the lead.

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ing against the Indians that resulted in a loss.)

The Twins have not been a great power team, but Denard Span and Brendan Harris went deep Sunday. Span is hitting .315 and has been great in the field.

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Six Twins players had no hits, yet Nick Punto went three for four with two runs and Denard Span was four for four with two runs and an RBI.

The bullpen had a great game, making up for a poor start by Kevin Slowey, who allowed six runs in three and two-thirds innings. The pen allowed no runs in seven and one-third innings. The winner was Matt Guerrier, who lost the second game in Fenway Park -- when the Twins were up three runs.

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Offensively, Justin Morneau and Delmon Young started to heat up, and Denard Span showed flashes of being able to hit at the major league level while filling in for Michael Cuddyer. The surprise of the season continues to be Matt Tolbert, who simply hits every time he's in the lineup.

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f well, with the Twins jumping off to a quick lead over the Royals, led by some clutch hitting from Denard Span and Carlos Gomez. Starbuck relenquished her attack on the President, and was hauled off to a prison cell.

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s recovery from elbow surgery?

Center Field: All three contenders for the position, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, and jason Pridie have had some playing time and the good news is that so far all three are showing signs of having a positive impact. Everyone has at least one hit, Gomez and Span have each led off a game with a single and a stolen base, and in Sunday's ninth inning Pridie came up with the bases loaded and two out and got a clutch base hit. If this keeps up, the  twins will have justv what they want, three players fighting to win the job instead of finding ways to lose it.

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