Boy, did Max Kepler need a game like this. The slumping right fielder broke out in a big way Sunday night with a single, double and home run, all of which helped the Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0. The Twins took the series and finished a 10-game stretch against the Indians, White Sox and... Continue Reading »

After smashing 11 home runs in a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians, the Twins appeared poised to keep hitting long balls in Game 1 of their series against the Chicago White Sox. Instead, the clutch hitting completely disappeared and the bullpen folded late to give the Pale Hose a 3-1 win on Monday. There... Continue Reading »

Call it partial payback. After the Detroit Tigers swept three games from the Twins last week, the Twins swept a doubleheader on Friday at Target Field to gain a little payback from Gardy’s Guys. It will be even sweeter if they win all five games of this series, which continues Saturday, Sunday and Monday. In... Continue Reading »

The Twins made it two wins in a row on Wednesday after a convincing 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. Jose Berrios gave the Twins another quality start and Josh Donaldson, who missed all of August with an injury, returned to the lineup and had two hits, including a double. Berrios has been uneven... Continue Reading »

For the Twins rotation, bullpen and offense, it goes something like this: not enough innings pitched, too many innings pitched and hits and runs in bits, but not enough overall to win. That combination played out Monday night and resulted in an 8-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox, the Twins’ sixth straight. The South... Continue Reading »

The Twins lost the game and the series on Wednesday after the bullpen served up three runs late for a 6-3 Cleveland win. Although reliever Sergio Romo was tagged with the loss, Jose Berrios again gave the Twins an uneven start. He was brilliant in his last appearance, but lacked command in this one after... Continue Reading »

Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda was brilliant for eight innings on Tuesday. He didn’t allow a hit, he struck out 12 and he didn’t win. That’s because the Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the ninth to force an extra-innings game that the Twins finally won in the 12th, 4-3. Jorge Polanco’s infield single scored the... Continue Reading »

Four games, 16 runs and three wins is how it all worked out for the Twins in their series with the Kansas City Royals. They won 4-2, lost 4-2, won again 4-2 and almost did it one more time, beating the Royals 4-1 on Monday. Reliever Matt Wisler started the game and was followed by... Continue Reading »

The Twins/Royals series has so far been a uniform affair. The Twins won 4-2, lost 4-2 and won again on Sunday by the same tally, 4-2. Max Kepler delivered the big blow in the form of a two-run home run and Randy Dobnak did just enough to improve to 4-1. He allowed two runs over... Continue Reading »