OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of last-place clubs? The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Kansas City sent them flying back home with a refreshing, renewed sense of confidence. "You can tell around the clubhouse," said Brian Duensing, who got the victory in a 6-4 win Wednesday that…

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Newly acquired Scott Podsednik will play left field for the Dodgers until Manny Ramirez is healthy.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers Wednesday night, trying to boost their chances in the NL West. The trade was announced before Los Angeles played at San Diego. The Dodgers began the day five games behind the division-leading Padres.

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The Kansas City Royals recalled right-hander Bryan Bullington from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday and optioned right-hander Victor Marte. Bullington spent a week with the Royals in May, allowing four runs in three innings and going 0-1. In Omaha, he was 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 20 games, including 15 starts.

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Kansas City Royals pitcher Kyle Farnsworth left the game against Minnesota in the seventh inning Tuesday night with a right hamstring cramp. After throwing two pitches to Michael Cuddyer, Farnsworth walked off on his own and was replaced by Robinson Tejeda. The Royals said he would be re-evaluated on Wednesday.

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Milestones and historic firsts just keep piling up for both the happy Minnesota Twins and the battered Kansas City Royals. Danny Valencia became the first Twins rookie ever to have four hits in back-to-back games, equaling Monday's feat in an 11-2 win Tuesday night. The night before in an even worse 19-1 drubbing, he'd become the first Twins rookie to smack a grand slam for his first major…

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Royals right-hander Gil Meche will have surgery on his pitching shoulder that will probably end his season. Meche, 31, has been on the disabled list since May 29 with what the club described as bursitis in the shoulder. Meche, the first upper-tier free agent the Royals signed, has battled injuries the past two seasons.

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Danny Valencia's own grandchildren may have trouble believing this story one day. Not only was his first major league home run a grand slam, it came in a 19-1 victory. And on a night he went 4 for 4. And, topper of toppers, it was off the reigning American League Cy Young winner in a six-run first inning.

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Like a rolling odometer on a cross-country road trip, the Minnesota Twins ' run total never seemed to pause…

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The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.

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