After the nightmare scenario that unfolded on Saturday, the Twins bullpen got its act together and gave the team eight-plus innings of relief and held on at the end to secure the 4-3 win and a split of the four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Why more than eight innings? Starter Joe Ryan gestured... Continue Reading »

Once again the Twins find themselves with a three-game losing streak after they lost Game 1 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, following two losses to the wealthy but underachieving New York Mets. Throughout it all the Twins have shown they have the talent to win more games and that the future remains bright,... Continue Reading »

A sweep of the Detroit Tigers, a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays and a second series win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday has the Twins at 11-7 and atop the AL Central, a game ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. What’s next for this Twins team? A season sweep of the New... Continue Reading »

I must admit I was among those Twins fans who predicted doom and gloom for this team after the cost-cutting, the modest free-agent spending and an underwhelming exhibition season. And yet look at them now. The Twins at 9-7 are tied for first place in the AL Central and have scored the second most runs... Continue Reading »

It was fun while it lasted. Ryan Jeffers hit a three-run home run, Brooks Lee added a solo shot and the Twins grabbed an early 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning on Friday. And then the Blue Jays’ offense kicked into gear. They scored five runs in the fourth, a run... Continue Reading »

After dropping two of three games to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Twins reasserted themselves with a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers, including Thursday’s 3-1 victory. Josh Bell smacked a solo home run — one of three hits on the day for him — and Brooks Lee finally rose to the occasion with a... Continue Reading »

The Twins lost the game, they lost the series and now they are 20 games under .500 after a 10-5 defeat to the Yankees on Wednesday. The Twins have four games versus the Cleveland Guardians this weekend, including a doubleheader on Saturday, and then it’s three games at Texas and three more at Philadelphia to... Continue Reading »

Maybe the Twins can play spoiler after all against these New York Yankees. Simeon Woods Richardson made the best start of his young pitching career, three doubles in the seventh inning triggered a five-run outburst and the Twins went on to beat the Yankees, the team’s all-time nemesis, 7-0, limiting the Bronx Bombers to just... Continue Reading »

This time the Twins were ready. After succumbing to early deficits in losses to the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, the Twins finally rallied from an early hole to even their series at a game apiece with the Blue Jays after a 7-5 win on Tuesday. Again, Tuesday’s tilt did not get off... Continue Reading »