Thursday, March 15, 2012

Radke keeps Twins on pace

Brad Radke earned his first shutout of the season with a five-hitter, and the Minnesota Twins got home runs from Jacques Jones andLuis Rivas to beat host Anaheim 3-0 Tuesday night.

The Twins remained 11/2 games behind the White Sox and a half-game behind the Kansas City Royals in the AL Central.

The victory ended Minnesota's seven-game losing streak againstAnaheim, a skid that began with Game 2 of last season's ALCS.

Radke (10-10) won for the fifth time in six decisions, retiring 16of the last 17 batters. He struck out four and walked one whileimproving to 7-2 with a 1.47 ERA in nine career starts at Anaheim.

The shutout was the eighth in 278 career starts …

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