September 30, 2020
Twins’ 17th postseason loss was about one thing: faith
Tuesday’s horrific Twins loss was not about Jorge Polanco, or Marwin Gonzalez, or Sergio Romo, or Tyler Duffey, or a lack of hitting, including 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. After all, the Twins scored the first run of the game. But it was about faith, or in this case, the lack of faith shown... Continue Reading »
September 27, 2020
For the Twins, it all comes down to Sunday
The Twins are already in the playoffs, but if they want to win their second consecutive AL Central title, they need to win one more game on Sunday. A Twins loss, combined with a Chicago White Sox win, would mean a title for the South Siders because they hold the tiebreaker, according to MLB.com. The... Continue Reading »
September 18, 2020
Fiery Twins drop series on South Side, now head to North Side
The Twins hit three home runs on Thursday, including a controversial blast from Josh Donaldson, but still fell 4-3 to the Chicago White Sox. The Sox took three of four games in the series and clinched a postseason berth for the first time since 2008. You could tell throughout the series that the Twins were... Continue Reading »
September 7, 2020
Twins rally, then collapse in 10-8 loss to Tigers
The Twins rallied from an early deficit on Sunday, then watched as the Detroit Tigers scored eight runs late to beat the Twins, 10-8. The loss ended the Twins’ five-game winning streak and also dropped them lower in the standings after the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians both won on Sunday. The Twins are... Continue Reading »
September 5, 2020
Twins take 2 from Tigers
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 »
August 30, 2020
Oh, boy: Twins lose twice to Tigers
The not-so-terrible Tigers on Saturday swept a doubleheader from the Twins, a situation that now has the team from Minnesota looking up in the AL Central at new league leaders. The Tribe is in first, the White Sox are in second and the Twins are now in third place, 1.5 games out of the top... Continue Reading »
August 22, 2020
Twins fall to 0-4 against Royals on the road
The Twins turned in a dud Friday night after a breakout performance by Jose Berrios on Thursday. First, the bad news. Starter Jake Odorizzi and reliever Zack Littell exited Friday’s game with apparent injuries, and Twins hitters accomplished little in between, mustering only six hits in a 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The... Continue Reading »
August 18, 2020
Twins score 4 runs again to beat Royals
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 »
August 16, 2020
Jose Berrios the weak link in the Twins’ rotation? Nobody saw that coming
The Twins fell to 1-4 against the Kansas City Royals after the two teams split a doubleheader at Target Field on Saturday, including a Game 2 loss in which pitcher Jose Berrios struggled again. Although he struck out seven batters, he also walked four and tossed 84 pitches in five innings. The walks killed him... Continue Reading »