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MINNEAPOLIS - The search has begun for a new manager of the Minnesota Twins for the first time in 13 years. After four straight seasons of at least 92 losses, the mandate to find a fresh perspective in the dugout has been made clear.Were going to change the voice and change the presence, general manager Terry Ryan said.This is an organization that has historically promoted from within. In discussing Ron Gardenhires dismissal this week, both Ryan and team President Dave St. Peter acknowledged their belief in the benefits of hiring an internal candidate. Can the Twins do that and steer the team new direction at the same time?Well certainly open it up to anybody and everybody that is capable of managing a major league baseball team. I dont think we ought to just stay within, although that would be a nice preference if you could, Ryan said. That will be addressed and certainly explored, but also there are people outside the organization you should consider. Well get it done as soon as we can.Ryan added: Itd be nice to get a guy thats inside because he knows the workings of this organization and the market and the ballpark and the personnel. That would be great, but sometimes its not meant to be.Paul Molitor has been widely assumed as a favourite to succeed Gardenhire since he was added to the coaching staff for the 2014 season. Born and raised across the river in St. Paul, a product of the same high school as Twins first baseman Joe Mauer, Molitor has Hall of Fame member on his resume plus a long list of tributes from players in the organization whove worked with him during his 10 years as a roving minor league instructor.Though Molitor is an internal candidate with strong roots to the Twin Cities area, that doesnt mean hes in the same mould or from a similar style as Gardenhire. Molitor was the teams bench coach in 2000-01 under manager Tom Kelly, but he withdrew from consideration when Kelly retired due to the unsettledness around a franchise on the verge of being eliminated by MLB owners. Gardenhire got the job and kept it for 13 years.Molitor took a step back before rejoining the organization in 2003 to teach minor leaguers about base running and infield play. He was Seattles hitting coach in 2004 but came back to the Twins the following year.Second baseman Brian Dozier is a proud protege, having worked with Molitor two years ago during his transition from shortstop on footwork and positioning.He takes so much time and effort to do that one thing, to get it down 100 per cent correct, to get all the information we need ... whether thats offence or defence or whatever it is, Dozier said. Hes probably the most knowledgeable guy about the game of baseball Ive ever been around.That would clearly fit with Ryans stated preference of qualities for the position.We want him to be a strategy guy. Id like to have him be an attention-to-detail guy. Hes got to be a leader, a tactician, handle the media, involved in the community, take an interest in our minor leagues and scouting and so forth, have a grasp of the organizational policies, Ryan said.Molitors influence on the up-and-coming players would certainly figure to work in his favour.Maybe a manager brings less to a more veteran team, but a manager can bring a ton to a younger team, owner Jim Pohlad said.This will be Ryans most important decision since he returned to his post in 2012, and the entire organization has taken the failures of the last four years seriously enough to realize the importance of assessing outside-of-the-box options.Among the other potential internal candidates are bench coach Terry Steinbach, former first baseman and current Class A Fort Myers manager Doug Mientkiewicz, and Triple-A Rochester manager Gene Glynn.With so many young players from Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, a Spanish-speaking manager could be a wise move, so New York Yankees bench coach Tony Pena might be considered. Pena interviewed with Ryan in 2001 and was hired the following year as Kansas Citys manager. Other well-regarded bench coaches around the majors include Dave Martinez of Tampa Bay, Chip Hale of Oakland and Torey Luvollo of Boston.Lots of options outside. Still, that lure toward the inside will be strong.Just because folks have been inside, St. Peter said, doesnt mean that we dont believe they could be successful if given the platform to have their voice heard and that they couldnt be a part of establishing that winning culture. Chris Ivory Jersey .Y. -- Mark Steenhuis scored four goals and added two assists to lead the Buffalo Bandits over the Toronto Rock 12-10 in National Lacrosse League action on Saturday. Dion Dawkins Jersey . 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Star Lotulelei Jersey . -- Justin Verlander took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, leading Detroit over the Kansas City Royals 9-4 Sunday and extending the Tigers winning streak to a season-high five games.ARLINGTON, Texas - The first person David Price looked for after pitching the Tampa Bay Rays into the playoffs was third baseman Evan Longoria. Price yelled after the two locked eyes, and they embraced to start the celebration. "He just told me that he had a dream about it," Longoria said. "It was awesome to feel that emotion from him. Thats what an ace does, thats what a leader of a staff does. It was awesome to watch." Price, Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays are going to playoffs again, getting there with a victory in their final regular-season game for the second time in three years. They needed an extra game this time. Price pitched his fourth complete game this year, Longoria hit a two-run homer and the Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 in the AL wild-card tiebreaker game Monday night, the 163rd game for both teams. When Price woke up Monday, all he could think about was throwing a complete game, then getting that last out and turning straight to Longoria. "Youre probably supposed to go to your catcher first, but for what hes done for us and what hes done for me personally," Price said. "I think about that type of stuff before I pitch all the time, but for it to happen today. I didnt want to text him when I thought about it. I didnt want to jinx it." Luckily for manager Joe Maddon and the Rays, they werent done in by another blown call in Texas — though this one did cost them at least one run. The Rays face another must-win situation Wednesday night at Cleveland in the AL wild-card game, Tampas third game in three cities in a four-day stretch. The winner faces Boston in the division series. Price (10-8), the reigning AL Cy Young winner, had a 10.26 ERA in four previous starts at Rangers Ballpark. He was superb in this one, striking out four and walking one. He picked off two runners while allowing seven hits and throwing 81 of 118 pitches for strikes. "If I dont get those two outs on the pickoff moves, I have to get the next guys out," Price said. "It forces me to throw at least 10 more pitches." Longoria had three hits, continuing his stellar play in the last game of regular seasons. He is hitting .579 (11 for 19) in those finales with seven homers and 10 RBIs, according to STATS. "I wish I could explain it," he said. "I wish I could bottle it up and take it through 161 games and not have it be on the last day." Texas had won seven in a row, needing every one just to force the majors first wild-card tiebreaker since 2007. Even with the return of All-Star slugger Nelson Cruz from his 50-game drug suspension, the Rangers missed a chance to get to the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. "Im disappointed. We didnt get it done," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Ive got no excuse for that." Cruz, who had 27 homers and 76 RBIs in 108 games before his suspension, was 0 for 4 with a strikeout while hitting sixth as the designated hitter. His groundout to shortstop ended the game. The Rays had runners at first and second with two outs in the seventh when Delmon Young, who put the Rays ahead to stay with a sacrifice fly in the first, hit a soft flyball. Centre fielder Leonys Martin made a running, diving attempt for a catch. Replays showed cllearly that the ball bounced into Martins glove; left field umpire Bruce Dreckman, looking at the play from the side, ruled it an inning-ending catch.dddddddddddd Young rounded first base with his arms spread out signalling safe. Maddon went out to talk to Dreckman, though the conversation didnt appear heated. "Thankfully, it didnt come back to bite us," Longoria said. When the Rays played at Texas on April 8, their 5-4 loss ended when plate umpire Marty Foster called a third strike against Ben Zobrist on a pitch low and outside. The ump later admitted the 2-2 curveball wasnt a strike and he wouldnt call that pitch a strike if he could do it again. The Texas win and closer Joe Nathans 300th career save stood. Maddon said after that game that such calls "cant be made in a Major League Baseball game." The Rays still had a runner on base and Longoria on deck when Zobrist was called out. MLB intends to use expanded video review next year. The Rangers had beaten Tampa Bay in the AL division series in 2010 and 2011 on way to their only two World Series. It was the second year in a row their season ended in a do-or-die game at home — they lost to Baltimore in the first AL wild-card game last October. "Im happy that we dont have to play them anymore," Longoria said. " Its fitting we had to go down this road. It feels really good to be able to leave here celebrating instead of with our heads down." In 2011, the Rays had to overcome a nine-game deficit the final month of the season and were down seven runs in their 162nd game. They got to the playoffs after Longorias game-ending homer in the 12th inning to beat the New York Yankees. The first four hitters in the game against rookie left-hander Martin Perez (10-6) combined for three singles and a walk, and yet the Rays still didnt have a run. Desmond Jennings, in his first start in more than a week after left hamstring tightness, hit the games first pitch down the left-field line. He was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a double when Craig Gentry made a strong throw. Wil Myers walked on four pitches. Consecutive singles by Ben Zobrist and Longoria loaded the bases and Young hit a sacrifice fly. Jennings had a leadoff walk in the third, and there were two outs before Longoria hit a drive to right-centre that landed in the Rangers bullpen. After Perez struck out Zobrist to start the sixth, the eighth consecutive batter he retired, Alexi Ogando gave up a double to Longoria, who scored on a double by pinch-hitter David DeJesus. Elvis Andrus walked on four pitches in the first, but was picked off by Price. Ian Kinsler had an RBI single in the third, but was caught stealing after straying off the base and drawing a throw. "Thats the way we play. Sometimes thats the result of it," Washington said. "If everything would have worked the way we wanted it to work when they decided to steal it would have been nice. ... They made the plays to stop it." NOTES: Tampa added a run in the ninth when Sam Fuld was at second base, when he took off for third base. Reliever Tanner Scheppers threw wildly to third base, allowing Fuld to score. ... 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