...thanks to Tepesch, who flew ahead to Minnesota the night before. He retired the first 12 batters he faced before Justin Morneau singled up the middle to lead off the fifth.The Twins finally got to Tepesch in the seventh when Willingham drove...

...season's 66-96 finish should the Twins extend their hot spring training starts into the regular season.First baseman Justin Morneau, who rarely played on back-to-back days last spring while recovering from post-concussion symptoms, played...

...caught 74 games, was the designated hitter for 42 games and spent the rest of the time at first base, in part because Justin Morneau was still working his way back from concussion problems and several other nagging injuries that had plagued him the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit two-run homers, Trevor Plouffe also went deep and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City...

...innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to win the series, 2-1.Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run single with two out in the fifth as Minnesota won for the fourth time in five games...

...through it at some point. We've all been run through in the past. It's a non-issue," said first baseman Justin Morneau. "There are probably two guys in the league that don't go through it."Mauer woke up to the news - and a flurry...

...only 82 games because of a series of ailments that caused his once-adoring fan base to question his commitment, Justin Morneau's concussion problems returned and nearly every key player on the team missed large stretches of the season due...

...infielders. Trevor Plouffe is in right field, Denard Span is the center fielder and Josh Willingham is in left. Justin Morneau is the designated hitter for now, Ryan Doumit will relieve Mauer behind the plate and Ben Revere will be the fourth...

...homer for Minnesota in the second, and Trevor Plouffe's two-run shot in the ninth made it 11-7.Minnesota's Justin Morneau went 1 for 5 with a double in his first game back after being on the disabled list with a sore left wrist.Alex Burnett...

...over Kansas City in the second-to-last game of the season. Tosoni has also been working out with first baseman Justin Morneau, and gave the crowd a positive report on Morneau's offseason workouts."He's looking great," he said...