July 31, 2023
Royals sweep Twins to make July a huge disappointment
July was ripe for the taking. It was filled with winnable games against weak teams to help the Twins pad their thin lead in the AL Central, but after a series loss to the Seattle Mariners and a sweep at the hands of the lowly Kansas City Royals, the Twins find themselves right back where... Continue Reading »
July 17, 2023
Twins sweep A’s, but Oakland gives them all they could handle
The Twins got back on track with a second-half-starting sweep of the cellar dwelling Oakland A’s over the weekend, but the three wins did not come easy. In Game 1, they nearly beat themselves. In Game 2, they coughed up a huge lead and in Game 3, the Twins had to rally from a 3-0... Continue Reading »
July 10, 2023
O’s send Twins reeling with 15-2 rout and sweep at Target Field
The 2023 season came to an end on Sunday for the Minnesota Twins. Not literally, of course, but symbolically after the Twins were swept at home, finally losing in embarrassing fashion, 15-2. This may seem hard to believe, but the Twins actually scored the first run of the game and then watched as the Orioles... Continue Reading »
July 9, 2023
Gray has stinker of a game, Twins drop series to Baltimore
The clarion call to take advantage of a largely weak July schedule has apparently gone unheeded after the Twins lost the game and the series to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Pitcher Sonny Gray had his first really bad start of the season, allowing six runs in the second inning, and the Twins offense once... Continue Reading »
June 19, 2023
Twins drop 3 of 4 games to the not-so-bad Tigers
Joey Gallo struck out with the bases loaded, Byron Buxton did the same and the Twins came up short on Sunday, losing the game 6-4 and the series to the Detroit Tigers. With the loss, the Twins are again a .500 team at 36-36. The Tigers scored first, the Twins tied the game in the... Continue Reading »
June 16, 2023
2-game sweep means very little after Twins lose to lowly Tigers
Twins Territory was riding pretty high after the two-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. And why not? Twins hitting seems to have picked up, Carlos Correa has been hot of late and even a recent MLB.com story took note of the improvement: ‘There’s a different vibe’ as Twins sweep Crew,’ the headline reads. And then... Continue Reading »
June 4, 2023
Twins lose, Luis Arraez has 5 hits, 5 RBI for Marlins
The Twins had a ho-hum day at Target Field on Saturday, finally losing 4-2 to the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins have won the first two games of the series, so they are still in line for the series win over the Guards on Sunday. But let’s face it fans, the Twins took a backseat after... Continue Reading »
June 1, 2023
Twins finally score with the bases loaded, end series losing streak
The Twins leave Houston with a series win, punctuated by an 8-2 victory over the Astros on Wednesday that featured not one bases-loaded scoring moment, but two. And they were brought to you by first basemen “Donnie Barrels” Solano and catcher Ryan Jeffers, both of whom had two hits and drove in six of the... Continue Reading »
May 28, 2023
Youth movement gets Twins win that bullpen nearly blows
The kids were alright on Saturday as Eddie Julien, Matt Wallner and Alex Kirilloff accounted for nine of the Twins’ 14 hits, helping to power the club to a 9-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. One veteran, Willi Castro, did get into the act with a two home run day, but it was the... Continue Reading »