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Nov. 7 11:25 AM PT12:25 PM MT1:25 PM CT2:25 PM ET7:25 PM GMT3:25 AM 北京时间-The Minnesota Twins have picked up Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011. The option is part of a contract Cuddyer signed in 2008. He will make $8.5 million in 2010 and be paid $33.5 million over the life of the four-year deal. If the Twins had declined the option, they would have owed Cuddyer a $1 million buyout.
Analysis: Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home runs to lead the team. He also had 94 RBIs and was sixth in the American League with 73 extra-base hits. When slugger Justin Morneau went out with a back injury in September, Cuddyer moved from right field to first base. He hit .352 with seven homers and 22 RBIs in the next 19 games as the Twins leapfrogged the Tigers and won the AL Central title. |
Oct. 4 1:43 PM PT2:43 PM MT3:43 PM CT4:43 PM ET9:43 PM GMT5:43 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, lifting the Twins to a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
Analysis: Cuddyer has 31 homers and 92 RBIs on the season, and has driven in a run in each of his last three games. |
Sep. 26 12:23 PM PT1:23 PM MT2:23 PM CT3:23 PM ET8:23 PM GMT4:23 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer hit his 30th homer and walked with the bases loaded and the Twins moved within two games of first-place Detroit in the AL Central with a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Analysis: Cuddyer homer in the fourth ended Robinson Tejeda's streak of retiring 43 consecutive right-handed hitters, the longest stretch in the majors this year. |
Sep. 23 3:33 PM PT4:33 PM MT5:33 PM CT6:33 PM ET11:33 PM GMT7:33 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with a double, a homer and one RBI in the Twins' 8-6 win at Chicago on Tuesday.
Analysis: Cuddyer is 14 for 37 (.378) with three doubles, five homers and 15 RBIs over the last nine games with the Twins winning eight. |
Sep. 19 1:47 PM PT2:47 PM MT3:47 PM CT4:47 PM ET9:47 PM GMT5:47 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer hit a two-run homer in the Twins' 3-0 win over Detroit on Friday.
Analysis: Cuddyer has homered in three of his last four games, and is batting .450 with 10 RBIs during Minnesota's five-game winning streak. |
Sep. 17 1:40 PM PT2:40 PM MT3:40 PM CT4:40 PM ET9:40 PM GMT5:40 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep Wednesday.
Analysis: Cuddyer homered leading off the fifth and added an RBI double in the seventh. The home run was the second in three games for Cuddyer, who hit a three-run shot to lead Monday's 6-3 comeback win. |
Sep. 14 10:25 AM PT11:25 AM MT12:25 PM CT1:25 PM ET6:25 PM GMT2:25 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with two RBIs in the Twins' 8-0 win over the A's on Sunday.
Analysis: Cuddyer had batted .143 with eight strikeouts over his previous 10 games. |
Sep. 2 1:52 PM PT2:52 PM MT3:52 PM CT4:52 PM ET9:52 PM GMT5:52 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer hit two homers in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.
Analysis: Cuddyer has three multihomer games this season and five in his career. |
Aug. 24 10:45 AM PT11:45 AM MT12:45 PM CT1:45 PM ET6:45 PM GMT2:45 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer homered twice in Minnesota's eight-run seventh inning helping the Twins turn a close game into a 10-3 rout over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. He became the first Twins player to hit two homers in an inning.
Analysis: Cuddyer now has three homers in the last two games as he fills in for Justin Morneau at first base. He's doing his best Morenau impression, hitting .370 (10 for 27) and slugging .852 since moving to first. |
Aug. 23 8:35 AM PT9:35 AM MT10:35 AM CT11:35 AM ET4:35 PM GMT12:35 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer had two hits, including his 20th home run, as the Twins beat Kansas City 8-7 on Saturday.
Analysis: Cuddyer, who also doubled, reached 20 homers for the first time since 2006. He needs just four more to match his career high. |
Aug. 19 1:00 PM PT2:00 PM MT3:00 PM CT4:00 PM ET9:00 PM GMT5:00 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer had three hits and scored two runs in a 9-6 win over Texas on Tuesday.
Analysis: Two of the hits were doubles. Cuddyer is often overshadowed by teammates Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, and he certainly can't compete with their numbers, but he's having a solid year as evidenced by a .502 slugging percentage that ranks in the AL's top 25. |
Aug. 10 1:27 PM PT2:27 PM MT3:27 PM CT4:27 PM ET9:27 PM GMT5:27 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer hit a pair of solo homers as part of a four-hit afternoon, drove in three runs and scored three, but the Twins fell 8-7 in Detroit on Sunday.
Analysis: Cuddyer is 11 for 27 (.404) during a six-game hit streak. He needs one more home run to reach 20 for the second time in his career. Cuddyer had a career-best 24 in 2006 with the Twins. |
Aug. 6 8:20 AM PT9:20 AM MT10:20 AM CT11:20 AM ET4:20 PM GMT12:20 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer missed his third straight game Monday with a sore back, but took batting practice.
Analysis: Twins manager Ron Gardenhire thinks Cuddyer will return Wednesday when left hander Francisco Liriano, who missed his last start with a sore forearm, is scheduled to pitch |
Jul. 22 9:57 AM PT10:57 AM MT11:57 AM CT12:57 PM ET5:57 PM GMT1:57 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer slid into third with a go-ahead triple in the Twins' 3-2, 10-inning win over the A's on Tuesday.
Analysis: Cuddyer's two-out triple in the 10th inning was sweet satisfaction some 24 hours after he was ruled out in a close call trying to score the tying run. |
Jun. 19 12:12 PM PT1:12 PM MT2:12 PM CT3:12 PM ET8:12 PM GMT4:12 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer tripled and homered in the Twins' 5-1 win over the Pirates on Thursday.
Analysis: It was the third straight two-hit performance for Cuddyer, who hadn't delivered more than one hit in a game since back-to-back four-hit games May 21-22. He's batting .277 with 10 homers in 61 games after batting .249 with three homers in 71 games during an injury-plagued 2008 season. |
Jun. 18 3:15 PM PT4:15 PM MT5:15 PM CT6:15 PM ET11:15 PM GMT7:15 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer had two hits for the third straight game Thursday and recorded a triple for the second straight contest.
Analysis: Cuddyer is hitting .277 this season. He's 7 for 14 in the last four games. |
Jun. 17 9:12 AM PT10:12 AM MT11:12 AM CT12:12 PM ET5:12 PM GMT1:12 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer had two hits and scored twice in the Twins' 8-2 win over the Pirates on Tuesday, his first game since Friday.
Analysis: Cuddyer, who sprained a ligament in the finger on May 31 in Tampa Bay, had missed four games but played in the Twins' last seven before aggravating the condition on Friday night. He then missed their next two. |
Jun. 6 4:15 PM PT5:15 PM MT6:15 PM CT7:15 PM ET12:15 AM GMT8:15 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer took his first swings in almost a week and could return to the Twins' lineup as early as Saturday.
Analysis: A sprained index finger on the outfielder's right hand has kept him out since Sunday. It's the same finger he dislocated last season and then missed a month, part of an injury-filled year in which he played in only 71 games for the Twins. Cuddyer took about 35 swings Friday while not gripping the bat with his injured finger. He then joined his teammates for regular batting practice before they began a 10-game road trip against the Seattle Mariners. |
May 23 1:14 PM PT2:14 PM MT3:14 PM CT4:14 PM ET9:14 PM GMT5:14 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer hit for the cycle for Minnesota in his first four at-bats in Friday's 11-3 win over Milwaukee.
Analysis: Cuddyer hit a three-run homer in the first inning Friday night against Brewers starter Manny Parra, then doubled in the third, singled in the fourth and tripled in the sixth. There's simply no hotter hitter in the game, as he has eight hits in his last two games and four homers and 12 RBIs in his last five contests. |
May 22 12:06 PM PT1:06 PM MT2:06 PM CT3:06 PM ET8:06 PM GMT4:06 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer homered for the third time in four games among his season-high four hits in Thursday's 20-1 rout at the Chicago White Sox.
Analysis: Cuddyer drove in three runs Thusday, giving him seven in four games. The Twins infielder has batted .275 with six home runs and 25 RBIs this season. |
May 10 9:48 AM PT10:48 AM MT11:48 AM CT12:48 PM ET5:48 PM GMT1:48 AM 北京时间-Cuddyer ripped a 427-foot, three-run homer in the Twins' 9-6 win over Seattle on Saturday.
Analysis: Cuddyer is off to a hot start in the month of May, hitting .387 (12 for 31) and slugging .742 with 10 RBIs in the first nine games of the month. |
