Twins pay a visit to Brewers

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06/22/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins go after a third straight win this evening when they open a three-game interleague series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

After losing the first game of their three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, the Twins rallied from five runs down in the ninth to pull out a 13-10, 11-inning victory on Saturday, then claimed the series win by beating Roy Halladay on Sunday, 4-1.

Carl Pavano notched his second complete game of the season to outduel the great Halladay and Justin Morneau finished 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored to help the Twins win their sixth straight interleague series on the road.

Denard Span also went deep, while Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel each knocked in a run each for the Twins, who have won four of six overall.

Pavano (8-6) scattered four hits and a run with two strikeouts to record his third straight win.

"A complete game, in that heat, shutting a good team down like that? That's impressive," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire of Pavano's day on the mound. "It's an unbelievable lineup there and Carl kept them off-balance."

Hoping for a similar outing tonight will be righty Scott Baker, who is 6-5 with a 4.41 ERA. Baker was brilliant in beating the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, as he scattered two hits and struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings.

"It was pretty close to as good as it gets," Baker said after the win. "They were super-aggressive, so I was going to use that to my advantage. They were swinging, and as long as I made good pitches I didn't have much trouble. They're a good offense, no doubt about it, but if you execute pitches, I don't care who you're facing -- you're going to get outs."

Baker is 4-2 in six starts against the Brewers with a 4.93 ERA.

Milwaukee will counter with lefty Chris Narveson, who has lost three of his last four decisions. Narveson was charged with the loss on Wednesday in Anaheim, as the Angels ripped him for five runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, dropping him to 5-4 on the year, while raising his ERA to 5.79.

This will be Narveson's first start against the Twins, but he has faced them twice out of the bullpen and allowed two runs in 1 1/3 innings of those outings.

Milwaukee enters tonight's tilt on a winning note after it salvaged the finale of its three-game set over the weekend with the Rockies, scoring five runs in the ninth to take Sunday's finale 6-1 to snap a four-game losing streak.

Minnesota took two of three from the Brewers earlier in the year and has won 11 of the 15 matchups since the start of the 2008 season.

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"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."

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Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.

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