Cody Allen, a former lights out reliever for the Cleveland Indians, has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, according to various reports. Allen struggled last season with the Angels, and this season wasn’t any better, which finally led the Halos to effectively cut ties with the closer. Despite two down... Continue Reading »

Nearly every Twins player has made a significant contribution to the great season the club has had so far. But on Friday, they needed only two: Kyle Gibson and Mitch Garver. Gibson pitched eight scoreless innings and catcher Garver hit a two-run home run and that was enough for the Twins to beat the lowly... Continue Reading »

Max Kepler broke out of a mini-slump in a big way, Jose Berrios pitched a quality start and the Twins bullpen did just enough to preserve the 5-4 win over Cleveland Thursday night and snap a two-game losing streak. Up next, the Twins stay on the road to play the Detroit Tigers on Friday. Who... Continue Reading »

Sunday’s Twins win over the Tampa Bay Rays marked their 40th win of the season. They also are the first team in the American League to get to 40 wins and then there’s this accomplishment: no team in Twins history has reached 40 wins faster than the 2019 club, the team announced. Does the baseball... Continue Reading »

The Twins split their two-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers, beating the Crew Tuesday night, 5-3. The offense finally woke up late in the game and some familiar names sealed the win: Eddie Rosario hit his 17th home run and both Max Kepler and C.J. Cron hit RBI doubles. The Twins took a 5-0 lead... Continue Reading »

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wanted this one. Baldelli went deep on the Twins bullpen, Mitch Garver hit his ninth home run and Byron Buxton threw out Shohei Ohtani at home plate to preserve the 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Tuesday. The Twins took a 4-0 lead, getting run-scoring hits from... Continue Reading »

The Twins denied the Milwaukee Brewers a sweep on Sunday after starter Jake Odorizzi and four relievers struck out 17 Milwaukee hitters. Max Kepler and Logan Morrison delivered key hits and the Twins won 3-1 to snap a three-game losing streak. This time Twins’ pitching did not falter. Odorizzi struck out 10 over five-plus innings,... Continue Reading »

Lance Lynn on Monday pitched well in his second start for the Twins, striking out nine in five innings with no runs allowed. He also slashed his ERA to 5.00 from 11.25 after a disastrous start against the Pittsburgh Pirates last week. But Justin Verlander was just as good for the World Series-winning Houston Astros... Continue Reading »

A strong second half in 2017, a strong spring training this year, and falling short of his salary demands during arbitration just might make Kyle Gibson hungry enough to put his largely .500 career behind him and win more consistently. The Twins, who drafted him in the first round of the 2009 amateur daft, have... Continue Reading »