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twincities.com — They dispensed medical advice along with pills in unmarked bags, but they weren't medical professionals -- they were vendors at a St. Paul market. One person reported in 2009 that medical injections he received at the Hmongtown Marketplace made him sick, according to a recently filed search warrant.

twincities.com — Double-A New Britain right-hander Alex Meyer, the Twins' top-ranked pitching prospect, has resumed playing catch but there is no target date for his return to the mound, Twins general manager Terry Ryan said Tuesday . Meyer last pitched in a game June 1, striking out 10, but felt shoulder discomfort in his subsequent bullpen session and was shut down.

twincities.com — Josh Willingham was back in the Twins lineup Tuesday night, batting cleanup and playing left field, two days after taking a cortisone shot in his balky left knee. Willingham, who last played Friday and hadn't played in the field since June 9 at Washington, said the shot seemed to help.

twincities.com — One of the reasons Twins starters are having more success of late and going deeper into games is their improved ability to keep the ball in play. When P.J. Walters gave up a pair of two-run homers in Sunday's loss to the Detroit Tigers, it ended the Twins rotation's streak of seven consecutive starts without a home run.