Josh Willingham

Minnesota left fielder Josh Willingham made a diving attempt at a sinking line drive. A couple of batters later, he was chasing down a deep fly ball when he ran into the outfield wall.

C.J. Wilson surrendered five runs in the second inning after his teammates had scored five in the first, but Mike Trout regained the lead for the Los Angeles Angels in the bottom of the second with a two-run homer, and manager Mike Scioscia's much maligned bullpen hung on for an 8-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings to win in Toronto for the first time in almost three years, Kendrys Morales got three more hits and the Twins beat the Blue Jays 7-2.

The Minnesota Twins are waiting for Oswaldo Arcia to consistently have nights like the one he had Friday. Arcia homered and threw out a runner at home plate, Ricky Nolasco pitched six solid innings for his first win in more than a month, and the Twins flexed some muscle in beating the New York Yankees 6-1.

With their rotation depleted and the new slugger sidelined by a rash of injuries, the Texas Rangers have been forced to find alternate methods for winning. It's working quite well in late May.

Josh Willingham hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the eighth that put the Twins in front for good, to lead Minnesota past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Tuesday night.

Samuel Deduno pitched six solid innings and Josh Willingham busted out of a slump with a two-run double in the seventh as the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 5-1 Friday night, slowing the Indians’ climb in the AL wild-card standings.

The Minnesota Twins are getting nearly all of their runs via the long ball these days. And that’s a problem as they continue to go nowhere in the AL Central.

Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham will return for the first time since having knee surgery on June 3. Willingham has been playing in Triple-A Rochester and has gone 1-for-9 from the plate, while hitting a home run.

Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham is recovering from a left knee surgery back on June 3 to repair a torn meniscus, and it appears recovery is coming along for the Twins slugger.