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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork. Kevin Johnson Green Jersey .com) - Goran Dragic finished with 21 points and eight assists as the Phoenix Suns cruised past the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 110-99 victory on Friday. Gerald Green scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field, Eric Bledsoe chipped in 16 and Alex Len pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for the Suns, who have won five straight home games. Mo Williams netted 26 points, half of his career-high output from Tuesday, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 and Thaddeus Young finished with 13 points, eight boards and six assists for the Timberwolves, who were unable to build upon their 107-100 win over Cleveland on Tuesday that ended a 15-game skid. Minnesota started out shooting 8-for-8 from the field, but Dragic scored seven straight points to give the Suns a 21-17 lead moments later and the score was 32-27 going into the second quarter. Wiggins and Robbie Hummel hit consecutive treys during a 14-4 flurry, but Bledsoe and Green scored eight straight points for the Suns to go back in front. Zach LaVines layup capped a string of six straight points as Minnesota pulled within, 59-56, heading into halftime. Phoenixs lead swelled to 13 points late in the third quarter as Mason Plumlee and Marcus Morris each score four points during a 10-1 run as the Suns held an 86-75 advantage heading into the final frame. Green drained back-to-back triples for a 100-86 Phoenix lead with 7:08 to play and the Suns led comfortably the rest of the way. Game Notes Phoenix is 15-5 in its last 20 games against Minnesota ... The Suns are 2-0 on an eight-game homestand which continues against the Lakers on Monday ... The Suns shot 48-of-87 from the field (55.2 percent), while the Timberwolves were just 42-of-91 (46.2 percent) ... The two teams will meet again on Feb. 20 in Minnesota. Kevin Johnson Black Jersey . Wallace played in 58 games in his first season with the Celtics before the operations on Tuesday. The 13-year veteran averaged 5.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 24.4 minutes after coming from Brooklyn as part of the deal that sent Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Nets. Kevin Johnson Womens Jersey . Rangers manager Ron Washington decided to give his closer one more day of rest after a long week, and Matt Harrison had already done most of the heavy lifting to put Texas in position for another victory.MINNEAPOLIS - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire kept his eye on the field, and on the 37,000-plus fans at Target Field. He watched them squirm Thursday as Minnesota struggled through key spots against the Seattle Mariners for the third straight day. In the end, Gardenhire, the Twins and their crowd had reason to celebrate. Rene Tosoni hit an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning and the Twins snapped their 11-game losing streak, beating Seattle 3-2. The Twins avoided another sweep and won for just the second time in 17 games. This was the third-longest skid in Minnesotas 51-season history, behind a 14-game slide in 1982 and a 13-game drought in 1961, the first year the franchise moved from Washington. "Today was very entertaining, to say the least," Gardenhire said. "Im honestly watching our fans get up and get down and have their hands on their heads, and Im right there with them. But bottom line is we got a win." Trevor Plouffe drew a two-out walk from Steve Delabar (1-1) in the ninth and Tosoni followed with a drive that hopped off the right-field wall. Plouffe slid home, easily beating the relay. The Twins poured out of the dugout and mobbed Tosoni near second base. "Its been a while since we won a game, so of course we feel a little pressure, especially with the last couple of games having been so close," Tosoni said. "I dont think anyones pressing. We just have to let everything go, start playing some baseball and win some games." Tosoni had three hits and scored twice. The rookie began the day batting .174 in his first big league season. "A pretty good day for him," Gardenhire said. "We need it and it was a big one at the end. Weve been waiting for that one for three days." Joe Nathan (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win after getting out of his own trouble. The Mariners stranded 12 runners, including the potential go-ahead run at third in the ninth when Wily Mo Pena flied out. Both teams had their chances late in this one. Ichiro Suzuki grounded back to reliever Glen Perkins with the bases loaded to end the Seattle eighth. The Twins threatened in the bottom half before Michael Cuddyer hit into a double play aggainst Delabar. Kevin Johnson Youth Jersey. Tosonis hit ended the third straight one-run game between the two teams. The Mariners won the first two games of the series by 5-4 scores. "Usually one of the last things to come for young hitters is hitting with runners in scoring position and particularly with two outs and runners in scoring position," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said of his young team, which featured five rookies in the starting lineup. "We had short spurts of that, but nothing consistent. Thats something well have to do a much better job with next year, and I think we will," he said. Mariners starter Blake Beavan, acquired from Texas along with Justin Smoak in the Cliff Lee trade in 2010, pitched seven innings, giving up two runs and six hits. After what Gardenhire called a "flop" in his last start, Anthony Swarzak came back with a six strong innings for the Twins, allowing two runs on nine hits. NOTES: Minnesota C Drew Buteras RBI single in the fifth inning snapped a personal 0-for-21 stretch. It was the first hit by a Twins catcher since Sept. 9, a string of 27 at-bats. ... Seattle OF Casper Wells (nose) was going to see a doctor Thursday to further diagnose what is giving him sinus trouble. Hes expected to be with the team this weekend for a series at Texas. ... Minnesota OF Denard Span (concussion) sat out after playing Wednesday for the first time since Aug. 13. Span told trainer Rick McWane he would prepare to play in Fridays game at Cleveland. ... The Mariners took their 13th walk-off loss of the season, setting a club record. ... Seattle LHP Anthony Vasquez (1-4, 8.25) will be making his sixth career start on Friday in the opener at Texas. Vasquez lasted just three-plus innings in his last start also against Texas. He gave up five runs and seven hits and allowed home runs to Adrian Beltre, Josh Hamilton and Elvis Andrus. ... Minnesota RHP Carl Pavano (8-13, 4.40) will make Fridays start for the Twins in Cleveland. Pavano has lost his last two starts, including Sept. 18 against the Indians when he gave four runs — one earned — in 6 2-3 innings. 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