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Nathan closes door in Twins' defeat of M's

Sunday, August 17, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- This is why the Minnesota Twins were willing to give Joe Nathan so much money. Their choice not to trade him has proven to be prescient -- and particularly beneficial for this pennant race. Earning his 33rd save with four pressure-filled outs against the free-swinging Seattle Mariners, Nathan helped the Twins hang on for a too-close-for-comfort 11-8 victory and a three-game sweep by leaving the bases loaded in the eighth and the ninth. "You see why they pay him what they do ...

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