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Friday, April 8, 2011
Twins 2, Athletics 1
MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer and Denard Span delivered RBI singles in the eighth inning against Brett Anderson to lift the Twins in their home opener. The Twins trailed 1-0 heading into the eighth, but they put together four hits, and Joe Nathan recorded his first save at Target Field after missing all of 2010 recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery. "I was pretty calm until I got through the door and then the place started shaking," Nathan said. "The fans were definitely electric at that point."
