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NEW YORK -- Brian Dozier had just struck out on three pitches against Jerry Blevins, ending the 95th defeat in a Twins season that could become the franchises worst since it arrived in Minnesota more than six decades ago.Losses approaching a hundred, Dozier said. Thats not good.Gabriel Ynoa struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings in his first major league start, Blevins got a four-out save and the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep with a 3-2 victory Sunday.A big league-worst 55-95, Minnesota was swept in a series for the 14th time this season and has lost seven straight games against the Mets. The franchises poorest record since moving to Minnesota for the 1961 season was 60-102 in 1982. This years losses could be the most for the team since the 1949 Washington Senators went 50-104.Were just trying to play the best we can as hard as we can until the last out is made in a couple of weeks, manager Paul Molitor said. Were a little bit beat up. Were having to run some people out there. We dont have the great depth that we maybe like to have in September, but thats just kind of where we are.Michael Conforto drove in two runs with a first-inning, opposite-field single to left off Kyle Gibson (6-10), and rookie T.J. Rivera added a solo home run in the third. Gibson gave up three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings.It was frustrating to put our team in that kind of hole there in the first inning against a contending team, Gibson said.All the losses have left the Twins battling to keep a positive approach.I think theres been times when weve gotten pretty down on ourselves and allowed it to affect us, Gibson said. I think thats when you see the 10- and 12-game losing stretches, and there were 15 games where we were not playing too well.Ynoa breezed through the Twins, except in the second. Minnesota loaded the bases with one out, John Ryan Murphy hit a sacrifice fly and Gibson grounded out.Mets manager Terry Collins replaced Ynoa with Josh Edgin after Dozier singled with two outs in the fifth, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 22 games. The Twins loaded the bases with two outs before Erik Goeddel (2-1) struck out Kennys Vargas.Vargas homered in the eighth against Fernando Salas, a drive off the Wise billboard above the bullpens, and Blevins retired pinch-hitter Eduardo Escobar on a popup to strand Robbie Grossman at third in the eighth.Blevins struck out Murphy starting the ninth, then got pinch-hitter Joe Mauer to pop out. After a mound visit by pitching coach Dan Warthen, Blevins threw a pair of called strikes to Dozier and got him to swing over a curveball in the dirt.Grossman tied his career high for hits with four singles, but it wasnt enough.I think at the end of the day, you look up and were the worst team in baseball, Dozier said. Thats no good.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: LF Eddie Rosario didnt play after hurting his left thumb while diving into first base Saturday. Molitor said an X-ray was not conclusive due to swelling, and an additional scan will take place Monday, after the team returns home. ... C Kurt Suzuki was rested defensively for the second straight day after taking a foul off the mask Friday, two days after a foul caused a cut that needed five stitches. He pinch hit and struck out.UP NEXTTwins: LHP Hector Santiago (12-8) is to start Tuesdays series opener against visiting Detroit after Minnesota decided to skip RHP Tyler Duffey. Santiago is 2-0 in his last four starts with a 1.80 ERA. Shoes UK Online Cheap . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Floridas first game as a ranked team in more than two years was a success.Dallas Moore tried to wreck it.Chris Chiozza had 16 points and nine assists off the bench, and the 24th-ranked Gators handled North Florida 91-60 on the road Thursday despite Moores big night.I like this gym a lot, Chiozza said. We shoot really well in here. Its like playing in a high school gym. I think we were all good shooters in high school.Florida (7-1) scored 38 points in the paint, 38 off turnovers, made 9 of 19 shots from 3-point range and finished with 51 bench points. The Gators used their best shooting performance of the season (58.5 percent) to score their most points since their last game against the Ospreys (3-6).Coach Mike Whites team hit 16 3s and won at UNF 97-68 in the first round of the NIT in March.You should have played all your road games here the way you shot the ball, North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll told White as they crossed paths in the postgame interview room.Justin Leon added 13 points for the Gators, who improved to 6-0 against UNF. Canyon Barry chipped in 12 points, and Devin Robinson finished with 10 points and six rebounds.North Florida had just two assists and 20 turnovers, and really would have been in trouble without Moore. The schools all-time leading scorer finished with 31 points on 12-of-21 shooting. He kept the Ospreys in the game early but couldnt keep pace with Floridas balanced attack.If you have or havent seen him play, welcome to tonight, Driscoll said. Hes a special talent.Moore hit 6 of 12 from behind the arc. His teammates were 0 for 10 from 3-point range.Hes very deceptive, Chiozza said. He doesnt look too fast, too quick, but hes got a good change of speed and hes real crafty, especially when he gets in the paint.Still, Floridas depth proved too much for North Floridas one-man show.Whites second team is more talented and sshowed it could handle a little extra attention.dddddddddddd The Gators entered The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday for the first time since November 2014.It wasnt one of our better performances so I cant say we did a great job playing with a ton of maturity, White said. But its not all negative. There were some positives.BIG PICTUREFlorida: The Gators look much improved from the last two seasons, but bigger tests come next week against No. 5 Duke at Madison Square Garden and then at in-state rival Florida State. Winning either of those surely would boost Floridas NCAA Tournament resume.North Florida: Romelo Banks, a 6-foot-11 center who missed all of last season following two foot surgeries, gives the Ospreys a much-needed presence in the paint. But its clear Driscoll hasnt filled the scoring void left with the graduation of Beau Beech, Trent Mackey and Demarcus Daniels.KEY SUSPENSIONDriscoll announced after the game that senior Chris Davenport has been suspended indefinitely due to team policy. The coach declined to reveal any further information about Davenports absence. Its a big loss since the 6-8 forward is averaging 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Gators could move up in the next Top 25 poll and have a chance to make a significant leap after the next two games.UP NEXTFlorida plays the fifth-ranked Blue Devils on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City, their first meeting since the 2000 NCAA Tournament. It was one of the biggest wins in Floridas program history.North Florida continues a brutal, three-game stretch by traveling to No. 22 Syracuse on Saturday. The Ospreys play at Arkansas the following weekend.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '