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Game 2: Twins vs. Yankees

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Greeting before the game
Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson and Twins outfielder Jason Kubel greet one another before their game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Thursday, October 7, 2010.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

The Yankees bested the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Thursday night at Target Field in game two of their division series, putting them again on the verge of being swept out of the baseball playoffs.

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Michael Cuddyer
Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer watches from the dugout during the eighth inning of Game 2 of baseball's American League Division Series against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Minneapolis.
AP Photo/Jim Mone
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Greeting before the game
Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson and Twins outfielder Jason Kubel greet one another before their game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Thursday, October 7, 2010.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Adjusting the mustache
Lola Thompson of Brooklyn Center makes a final adjustment to the mustache of her brother Jim Walton of Mankato before the Twins and Yankees game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Thursday, October 7, 2010. The siblings were wearing mustaches because the Twins starting pitcher, Carl Pavano, has one.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson