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Maeda pitches Twins past Rangers 6-5 in series opener
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Kenta Maeda sets Twins consecutive strikeout record
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Twins' Kenta Maeda helps hold down Tigers for first win of 2021 - The Japan Times
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Twins will open playoffs with Kenta Maeda on mound as first-round rotation is set – SKOR North
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Kenta Maeda of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Texas Rangers News Photo - Getty Images
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Maeda pitches Twins past Rangers 6-5 in series opener
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Minnesota Twins Maeda Throws 2 Scoreless Innings Despite Rays Hea
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Jeffers homers twice, Maeda throws solid 6 innings in Twins' 12-1 win over Diamondbacks
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Texas Rangers' Mitch Garver, right, high-fives Travis Jankowski after Garver hit a home run against the Minnesota Twins during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Minneapolis. (
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Twins head west to face cold-hitting Athletics
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