Despite a quality start from the long-absent Pablo Lopez, the offense fell flat and the Twins extended their losing streak to five games after a 2-1 loss to the Royals on Friday. In his return to the mound, Lopez made a very Lopez-like outing. He got into a little trouble early, then settled down to... Continue Reading »

The new-look Twins took the field on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians, but there was nothing new about the way they lost. For the third time this season — and the 11th time in the past five seasons — the Twins lost yet again in walk-off fashion 3-2 in 10 innings to the Guards. Joe... Continue Reading »

The Twins were rumored to be sellers prior to the trade deadline, and I think many expected the club to deal a handful of players. But no one saw this coming. The Twins have said goodbye to 10 players, with most of the deals happening on Thursday, including the once untradeable Carlos Correa, who the... Continue Reading »

The Twins had to wait through a 90-minute, ninth-inning rain delay in their Game 1 matchup against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, but they finally emerged in the home half of the inning to load the bases, then Brooks Lee singled home two runs for the 5-4 walk-off win. The bigger news, of course,... Continue Reading »

All-Star Joe Ryan stepped up on Sunday and did what ace pitchers are supposed to do: halt the losing streak by keeping the other team in check. Ryan accomplished both and the Twins avoided being swept by the worst team in baseball, the Colorado Rockies, with a 7-1 victory. Although the offense banged out 12... Continue Reading »

It’s a good thing the Twins got Monday off because they are going to need all the beauty sleep they can muster to sustain themselves through at least mid-August, according to a check of the baseball season calendar. It begins Tuesday with a three-game set versus the Lovable Losers, although this Cubs team should in... Continue Reading »

Harrison Bader hit two home runs on Independence Day, including the all-important, game-winning shot in the bottom of the ninth inning to propel the Twins to a 4-3 walk-off win over the pesky Tampa Bay Rays. I wish I could get more excited about the win because the facts are these: this is not a... Continue Reading »

If ever there was a time to skip the finale of a three-game series, I think Sunday’s tilt between the Twins and Brewers would be that game. Why? Well, after you have been outscored 26-6 in the first two games by the Brewers, including a shutout at the hands of a 36-year-old journeyman pitcher on... Continue Reading »

The Twins have done it again, making it back-to-back 12-game winning streaks in 2024 and 2025. The current streak: Two wins over Boston, three-game sweeps against the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants and O’s, followed by a Game 1 win versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Again, the Twins did just enough with the... Continue Reading »