May 23, 2019
Different day, different players produce for the Twins
The other night, the heart of the Twins’ batting order powered the club to a win. On Tuesday, the top of the order delivered the goods, collecting eight of the team’s 10 hits. Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, Marwin Gonzalez and Eddie Rosario each had two hits apiece. The night belonged to Gonzalez, however, who doubled... Continue Reading »
May 18, 2019
Miguel Sano is back. Now, what does that mean for the Twins?
Miguel Sano, the hard-hitting but oft-injured third baseman/DH for the Twins, finally rejoined the team Thursday in Seattle after an extended offseason to recover from, what else? An injury. And he wasted no time in getting into the swing of things by going 2-for-5, with two doubles. He contributed to a 16-hit attack and the... Continue Reading »
May 5, 2019
Twins win at Yankee Stadium for first time since Tyler Duffey pitched the game of his life
The Twins beat the New York Yankees on Saturday 7-3, which is all fine and well except that the baseball world couldn’t help but notice it was the Twins’ first win in the Bronx in almost three years. Their last win there came on June 26, 2016, a year that will live in infamy for... Continue Reading »
April 28, 2019
Twins hit 10 home runs in 2 games
The 2019 Minnesota Twins are making the business of hitting home runs seem routine. After the Twins hit five home runs on Friday in a 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, they returned to the field Saturday and did it all over again. The power show helped the Twins rally from a 2-1 deficit to... Continue Reading »
April 7, 2019
Power display helps Twins even series with Phillies
The Twins hit three home runs, Byron Buxton threw out Bryce Harper at the plate and team pitching was much improved to help the club even its series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-2 victory on Saturday. Speedy outfielder Buxton scored the first run of the game on a Jake Arrieta wild pitch, then... Continue Reading »
March 25, 2019
About those Boston Red Sox…
The Twins lost to the New York Yankees on Sunday. No surprise, I guess, but to be fair the Twins fielded a team of youngsters, including top pick Royce Lewis, who doubled off pitcher James Paxton in his first at bat. So there was that. Friday’s loss to the Boston Red Sox was more discouraging... Continue Reading »
February 26, 2019
Is it too early to declare that Byron Buxton is back and better than ever?
What will it take to convince you that Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has turned a new leaf? If he hits .300? If he chases down fly balls with record speed? Or if he goes 5-for-5 with two home runs and drives in 10 runs in early exhibition play? If that last sentence meets your... Continue Reading »
February 18, 2019
The day the Twins took a 7-run lead into the 8th inning and lost
Baseball-Reference.com never ceases to amaze. I visit this site nearly every day and always find something of interest, including a new list of the biggest regular season and postseason comebacks in baseball history. I quickly scanned the list of regular season comebacks for the Twins and came across an ugly team and an ugly loss in... Continue Reading »
October 1, 2018
That’s all, folks (and maybe that’s it for Joe Mauer, too)
So, where was this all season? That’s the question Twins fans might be pondering after the Twins took two of three games from the Detroit Tigers and then swept the four-game series against the Chicago White Sox, including Sunday’s 5-4 win on the last day of the 2018 season. The result is that the Twins... Continue Reading »