Twins agree to terms with 21 players (PA SportsTicker)

The Minnesota Twins have agreed to contract terms with third baseman Danny Valencia, pitcher Brian Duensing and 19 other players to officially round out their 40-man roster.

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Saturday’s playoff capsules (AP)

Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings, Marcus Thames hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Saturday night to complete a three-game sweep and return to the AL championship series. Robinson Cano tripled off Brian Duensing in the second inning and scored on Jorge Posada's single, Mark Teixeira added an RBI single in the third and Thames and Nick Swisher...

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Granderson and Berkman help spark Yankees (AP)

After winning two games at Target Field, the New York Yankees have arrived home with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five AL division series against the Minnesota Twins. Phil Hughes tries to wrap up a sweep Saturday night and put New York into the AL championship series against Texas or Tampa Bay. Brian Duensing pitches for the Twins.

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