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Twins 7, Cubs 4

Jun. 13, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Joe Mauer rediscovered his power stroke with a homer and three RBIs, Kevin Slowey became the majors' second nine-game winner and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 Friday.
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CHICAGO, June 12 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel homered Friday, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 in an inter-league matchup in Major League Baseball.

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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer was 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBI Tuesday, delivering the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

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MINNEAPOLIS, May 13 (UPI) -- A pair of two-run home runs by Joe Mauer and Joe Crede paced the Minnesota Twins Tuesday in their 6-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers.

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler