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Pitcher Kyle Lohse defeated the Twins Friday in baseball's first arbitration hearing of the year.Lohse, eligible for arbitration for the first time in his career, will make $2.4 million this year after earning $395,000 in 2004. The Twins had offered the right-hander $2.15 million, but arbitrators Christine Knowlton, Robert Bailey and Elliott Shriftman decided in favor of Lohse, 26, one day after a hearing in Tampa, Fla.
"It feels good," said Lohse, 9-13 with a 5.34 earned-run average in 34 starts last season. "You feel justified about going in with the number that we did."