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September 7, 2015 at 10:42PM
FILE - This is a 2015, file photo showing Tyler Duffey of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey wasn't entirely prepared when he got called up to the major leagues for the first time. The right-hander, who opened the season at Double-A, didn't have his passport with him when the Twins promoted him from Triple-A Rochester and picked him to start against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Early Sunday morning, Duffey's father flew from Houston to Rochester
Duffey (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TIPSHEET

KNOW THIS

Strikeouts aren't everything but they sure are nice for a pitcher. Tyler Duffey is averaging 8.4 Ks per nine innings, far better than any other member of the Twins' rotation.

WATCH THIS

The AL Central race is pretty much a foregone conclusion. Still, this Twins series at Kansas City is of critical importance to Minnesota's wild card pursuit. Twins at Royals, 7:10 pm, FSN.

RANDOM FANDOM

''The NFL is bigger than ever. The incessant controversy has made it even more dominant. As long as the NFL is the topic of conversation, Goodell is happy." — enviose, commenting on startribune.com.

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TWEETED

"Bill O'Brien on no Hard Knocks cameras: 'Probably n my 45 years 1 of the best days of my life,next to the birth of my children & my wedding.'" — Mark Berman, sports director of Fox 26 in Houston on the relief of the Texans coach.

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Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien is interviewed in his office in the Lasch Football Building on the Penn State University campus Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. O'Brien said it was an honor to follow legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
O’Brien (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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