Jason Kubel News

"That's the job that he was brought up here to do," A's manager Bob Geren said. "I can't say enough about what he did." Duchscherer will fly back to Oakland to have his right hip examined.

Jason Kubel had four hits and scored four runs, Joe Nathan got four outs for his 33rd save and the Minnesota Twins held on Sunday for a too-close-for-comfort 11-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

Talk about Brian Buscher getting the game-winning sac fly to win the game, but this may not have happened if Jason Kubel did not get the hit that tied the game at 6. After the Twins took a 5-0 against the ...

Cliff Lee became the AL's first 17-game winner by pitching his third complete game of the season, leading Cleveland to a victory over Los Angeles.

Jason Kubel homered and had three RBIs in the seven-run fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat up on former teammate Carlos Silva in a 9-3 win on Friday night.

The Twins are starting to open up this game with back-to-back hits and they now have their largest lead of the game.

Jason Kubel hit a pair of home runs, but Raul Ibanez topped him with five RBIs. The Twins rallied against Seattle's closer, but the Mariners topped it by victimizing Joe Nathan.

Alexi Casilla is to do no baseball work for a week, while he has a splint on his right hand.

Mike Lamb was sitting in a hospital room in Southern California, watching the National League Championship Series on TV while awaiting the birth of his son, when he heard his name.

Posted on August 5th, 2008 4:19 AM By La Velle Sorry this is so late. I was ready to post a hour after the game but the system shut down, my post was erased and I couldn't access the system for awhile.

Posted on August 4th, 2008 7:53 PM By La Velle 8:59 update: Jason Kubel has been scratched from the lineup.

Jose Contreras News: Contreras will throw a bullpen session on Monday before heading out on a rehab assignment over the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Jason Kubel's three-run homer highlighted an unruly seventh inning in the Minnesota Twins' 10-6 victory over Chicago on Thursday night.

' It was "Beach Weekend" at Progressive Field, and not surprisingly, the Indians wound up all wet.

Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set.

Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set.

Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set.

Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set.

Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set.

Brian Buscher's three-run homer capped a six-run first inning, as the Minnesota Twins trounced the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, in the middle installment of a three-game set.