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Two teams chasing the top clubs in their respective divisions tangle Monday when the Minnesota Twins travel to New York to take on the Yankees. The Twins are using some nifty pitching to stay on the heels of the White Sox in the AL Central. The Yanks, coming off a weekend sweep of the Oakland Athletics, are in hot pursuit of the Rays and Red Sox. Twins (Blackburn) at Yankees (Ponson) The Twins captured the first two outings of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in Sunday’s finale. Nevertheless, Minnesota’s pitching held the high-powered Rangers offense to just three runs during the three-game set. Despite Sunday’s loss, the Twins are just one-half game behind the first-place White Sox in the AL Central. Minnesota will send Nick Blackburn to the mound Monday against the... [read full story]