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MINNEAPOLIS —Two on, two-out, down by two in the bottom of the ninth. Ryan Clady Jersey . The Minnesota Twins
signed Josh Willingham to be their hammer in situations just like this, and the
struggling slugger delivered in a big way against the Oakland Athletics on
Tuesday night. Willingham hit a three-run homer to lift the Twins to a 3-2
victory, their second come-from-behind win in as many days. “You want to be in
that situation whether you get a hit or not,” said Willingham, who hit his fifth
career walk-off homer. “Fortunately I was able to get a hit tonight. Ive been on
the other end several times as well.” Justin Morneau added two doubles for the
Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the ninth thanks to a strong start from As
right-hander Jarrod Parker. But Jamey Carroll led off the ninth with a single
against Brian Fuentes (2-1), who then walked Denard Span. With two out,
Willingham hit a 1-0 pitch into the bullpen and was mobbed by teammates at home
plate. The Athletics squandered another late-inning lead to lose for the seventh
time in a row. The Twins ended Ryan Cooks 23-inning scoreless streak in the
eighth inning Monday en route to a 5-4 victory. “Dont ask me how,” manager Ron
Gardenhire said. “I really cant tell you. Thats why you play nine innings.”
Parker allowed four hits, walked four and struck out four in six shutout innings
for the As. Glen Perkins (1-1) pitched the ninth for the Twins and Fuentes, the
former Twins reliever, blew his second save in six chances this season. Signed
to replace the departed Michael Cuddyer, Willingham got off to a fantastic
start, hitting .313 with seven homers in his first 31 games. But he was hitting
just .203 with one homer and 11 RBIs in his last 17 games before stepping to the
plate in the ninth against his former team. “We werent able to do a whole lot
tonight offensively,” said Willingham, whose Twins left 11 men on in the first
eight innings. “We had some chances with some guys on and werent able to get the
big hit. Anytime you can come from behind and win a game like that, its great.
Theyre the wins that can kind of springboard you a little bit.” Collin Cowgills
base hit in the seventh gave the Athletics a 1-0 lead and Coco Crisps single in
the eighth made it 2-0, but that was all their weak-hitting lineup could muster
while they wait to see if Manny Ramirez can give them a much-needed jolt. The As
left 12 runners on base and couldnt take advantage of control problems by
jittery Twins starter Cole De Vries, who was able to pitch five shutout innings
while walking five and hitting another batter. While Ramirez is working on his
timing with Triple-A Sacramento following a 50-game suspension, the beleaguered
As offence entered the night hitting an MLB-worst .211 this season. De Vries
gave the sputtering offence plenty of opportunities to get going. He walked five
and hit a batter in the first three innings, but the Twins turned two double
plays and Seth Smith grounded out to first with the bases loaded in the third.
“It kind of baffled me how we didnt give up more runs than that, to tell you the
truth,” Gardenhire said. De Vries is from the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie
and played in college at the University of Minnesota. The 27-year-old was signed
as a rookie free agent in 2006 and languished in the majors for six years before
finally making his debut with the Twins this year. This was his first start at
home, and there seemed to be plenty of jitters early on. The right-hander was
able to settle down eventually, needing just 22 pitches to get through the next
two innings before giving way to Jeff Manship. “I was fairly composed during my
bullpen,” De Vries said. “I could tell I was a little amped up. I went and sat
down for a little bit but when I started to walk out to the mound, boom, right
through the ceiling. I was like, All right, lets calm down a little here.”
NOTES: As manager Bob Melvin said they are leaving their options open when OF
Yoenis Cespedes comes off the disabled list. The As are exploring the idea of
moving Cespedes to one of the corner outfield positions, likely LF, and keeping
Coco Crisp in CF. Cespedes stronger arm and comfort with the idea makes it a
possibility, Melvin said. ... Crisp extended his franchise record to 30 straight
steal attempts without getting caught in the third inning. ... The Twins
announced that LHP Phil Dumatrait, who was rehabbing a shoulder injury, decided
to retire. The Twins then released him so he would be free to sign with any team
if he changed his mind down the road. ... The As will send RHP Tyson Ross (2-5,
5.79) to the mound in the series finale on Wednesday to face LHP
Francisco Liriano (0-5, 8.47). Liriano will be making his first start since
being demoted to the bullpen on May 9. He made five relief appearances. Ross is
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. —Rookie Sandra Changkija remained on top of the leaderboard after the
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Petersens 11th goal of the season with 7:04 remaining in the third period lifted
Shawinigan to a 4-2 win over Acadie-Bathurst on Tuesday, giving the Cataractes
their seventh win in a row. Von Miller Womens Jersey . Van Pelt, the
winner of the PGA Tours 2009 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, finished at
23-under 261 at Malaysias Mines Resort and Golf Club, bettering the previous
tournament record by two strokes.TORONTO—Mathieu Corbeil of the Saint John
Sea Dogs has been named the Canadian Hockey Leagues goaltender of the week.
Corbeil helped the Sea Dogs open the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League finals
with two straight wins against the Rimouski Oceanic. Corbeil made 40 saves in
Game 1s double overtime win, then added another 14 saves in Game 2. The
20-year-old Montreal native, who is a Columbus Blue Jackets prospect, is 14-0-1
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and one assist in three playoff games. Andrew Agozzino of the Niagara IceDogs
and Saint Johns Tomas Jurco were also nominated. ’ ’ ’
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