Josmil Pinto

The Minnesota Twins intend to add eight players to their roster, including catcher Josmil Pinto and four pitchers.

Ryan Vogelsong struck out seven in 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Pablo Sandoval homered for the fourth time in six games to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

The Minnesota Twins took advantage of poor defense by Detroit in the late innings, scoring three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Tigers 4-3. The Twins handed the AL Central-leading Tigers only their second series loss of the season.

Phil Hughes struck out six in seven innings, Josmil Pinto hit his fifth homer of the season and the Minnesota Twins scored two runs in the fifth without a hit in their 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

It is customary in baseball for a pitcher to be awarded a commemorative baseball after his first big league win, a nice keepsake to reflect upon years down the road. The Twins' Phil Hughes did not earn his first win on Sunday. It only felt like it.

The Minnesota Twins have found a replacement for Joe Mauer at catcher. The Twins and catcher Kurt Suzuki agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract on Friday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.

Reliever Joe Smith struck out pinch-hitter Oswaldo Arcia to stop a ninth-inning rally and the Cleveland Indians won their seventh straight game, holding off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Thursday night to keep their edge in the AL wild-card race.

Josmil Pinto hit an RBI single in the 11th inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame 12 strikeouts by Justin Verlander to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Monday night.

The Oakland Athletics lowered their magic number to one for clinching their second straight AL West title, beating the Minnesota Twins 9-1 Saturday behind the pitching of Jarrod Parker and hitting of Alberto Callaspo.

After four straight losses that included consecutive shutouts, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire just wanted to see his team put up a fight in Sunday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. Minnesota’s come-from-behind victory was a bonus.