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  • Twins cut Tigers’ Central lead to 1 game (AP)

    Kansas City Royals' Josh Anderson(notes) reacts after he was called out on strikes with the bases loaded against the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 in Minneapolis. The Twins won 10-7. Catching is Twins' Joe Mauer(notes).

    The Minnesota Twins have wanted out of the Metrodome for years. They're playing as if they want to stay a little longer. Jeff Manship's first major league win was well-timed for the Twins, who got a grand slam from Delmon Young and hung on for a 10-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night that cut Detroit's AL Central lead to one game.

  • Byrd pitches Red Sox over Blue Jays 7-0 (AP)

    Boston Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis(notes) looks back to see he has been called out at second base after being tagged by Toronto Blue Jays' Marco Scutaro(notes) trying to stretch a single into a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009.

    Paul Byrd, making his first major league start since last September, pitched six shutout innings and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The win was the sixth in seven games for Boston, which opened the day 2 1/2 games ahead of Texas in the AL's wild-card race.