Ben Revere News

The SeaWolves split four games with Portland despite being shut out twice and took two of three in New Hampshire.

Episode 41 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact , is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here .

Ben Revere went 4-for-6 with two runs scored as the Philadelphia Phillies used a two-run eighth inning to beat the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, in the finale of a three-game series.

Cliff Lee's reputation as a big-game pitcher started against the Colorado Rockies 4 years ago.

When Torii Hunter stepped up to the plate on Friday, he became the third former center fielder the Twins faced in consecutive series.

INF Michael Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He hit .285 with two homers and 16 RBI in 41 games for the IronPigs .

Cliff Lee allowed two runs in seven strong innings, Ben Revere had four hits and scored the go-ahead run, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday night and snap a five-game losing... A veteran Philadelphia building inspector who apparently committed suicide had inspected the site of a deadly building ... (more)

This past off-season when the Minnesota Twins traded Denard Span and Ben Revere in a matter of a week, a message was sent throughout the Twins organization: acquiring pitching comes at a price.

Ben Revere froze, his hands and knees touching the Target Field grass. This was the nadir in a Phillies season not even half complete.

When the Phillies are playing like this, it seems like they'll never win another game.

By trading Denard Span and Ben Revere over the winter, the Minnesota Twins left their cupboard fairly bare in terms of prospective center fielders.

Minnesota's comeback was fueled by a couple of recent minor league call-ups, and Philadelphia's bullpen faltered again.

La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 . Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs.

Heading into Wednesday night's game against the Twins , the Phillies are one loss away from slumping into their worst losing streak of the year at five games.

Ben Revere was greeted with handshakes and hugs yesterday afternoon at Target Field.

Josh Willingham fouled out before Morneau lined a single up the middle off Antonio Bastardo to give Minnesota the lead.

Instead, the Twins' Opening starter was getting rocked at Triple-A Rochester, where the last-place Toledo Mud Hens scorched him for seven earned runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.

This season has been a different story for Hamels, who draws the start Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

For 17 straight games, Ben Revere started and manned center field. He hit .257, scored seven runs, stole seven bases, and showed fleeting signs of being a productive cog in the Phillies' lineup.

May 31, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer looks down to the ground after a home run in the sixth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field.