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First baseman Justin Morneau's miscue in the seventh opened the door for four unearned runs.

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Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau's successive home runs in the sixth inning marked the first time the Twins accomplished the feat in a postseason game since Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva against the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS on Oct. 4, 1970.

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No Twin has hit 30 home runs since 1987, and some thought Morneau's power stroke could do it.

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The Dodgers retired 21 straight Twins after Justin Morneau's triple in the third.

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Minnesota had managed just three hits in 53 at-bats with the bases loaded this season before Morneau's double.

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Minnesota took a 2-1 lead in the third on Justin Morneau's upper-deck homer and increased the cushion to 4-1 in the frame on RBI hits by Michael Cuddyer and Shannon Stewart.

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Morneau's hit placed the Devil Rays on the verge of a third consecutive embarrassing loss, but Tampa Bay - which lost the first two games of the series by a combined 15-2 margin - did not roll over in this one.

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It was Morneau's 17th home run and fourth in his last six games.

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