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Duensing bests fellow rookie Hunter to lift Twins over Rangers

Associated Press

Friday, August 28, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS -- As the powerful Texas Rangers continued to whiff at the soft-throwing Brian Duensing, Minnesota Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson asked the rookie left-hander if he was turning into a strikeout pitcher. "There's no chance that's happening," Duensing said. "It was one of those nights. Maybe there were some shadows in the Dome." Whatever works. Duensing pitched like a veteran in his third career start, striking out eight in seven innings to lead the Twins to a 3-2 victory over t ...

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