February 18, 2019
The day the Twins took a 7-run lead into the 8th inning and lost
Baseball-Reference.com never ceases to amaze. I visit this site nearly every day and always find something of interest, including a new list of the biggest regular season and postseason comebacks in baseball history. I quickly scanned the list of regular season comebacks for the Twins and came across an ugly team and an ugly loss in... Continue Reading »
September 28, 2018
Twins’ Astudillo strikes out for first time in a month
Internet sensation and stat geek favorite, Willians Astudillo, who has established that he hits and only hits, struck out Thursday in the Twins’ 9-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers. What’s so remarkable about that? It was his first strikeout in a month and only his third in 26 games, according to MLB.com. Meanwhile, Astudillo and... Continue Reading »
September 22, 2018
Twins lose in walk-off fashion for 14th time this season
What will we remember about the 2018 Minnesota Twins? The walk-off loss. The four-game winning streak came to an end Friday night in Oakland after the Twins dropped another close game in an all too familiar fashion. The A’s took the early lead, the Twins rallied for six runs in the sixth inning, and then... Continue Reading »
September 17, 2018
Twins avoid sweep, beat Royals 9-6
The Twins on Sunday avoided the four-game sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals by scoring nine runs on 18 hits, including four home runs. Jorge Polanco had four hits, newcomer Johnny Field had four hits, and Field, Tyler Austin, Polanco and Max Kepler each hit a home run. Kepler hit his 19th... Continue Reading »
July 26, 2018
The sweep is complete! Now, about those Boston Red Sox…
I’ll confess: I wasn’t optimistic about the Twins’ chances against the Toronto Blue Jays, a team they have historically struggled to beat. But the Twins proved me wrong (Have a little faith, right?) after they blasted the Blue Jays on Wednesday and swept the three-game series. It was the Twins’ first sweep of the Blue... Continue Reading »
July 13, 2018
Kyle Gibson pitches one of his best games of the season to beat Rays
Other than the no-decision 1-hitter against the New York Yankees in April, Kyle Gibson’s start Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays has to be one of his best outings of the season. Gibson struck out nine over eight innings and held the Rays to just one run. He also scattered five hits and didn’t walk... Continue Reading »
July 2, 2018
Amid Sunday’s disaster, some hope
The Twins were swept by the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, punctuated by an 11-10 loss that wouldn’t have been close at all if not for a late-in-the-game rally by the Twins. The Cubs scored 35 runs on 46 hits in the three games, which says all you need to know about the quality of Twins... Continue Reading »
March 19, 2018
Welcome to the Minnesota Twins, Erick Aybar
Veteran infielder Erick Aybar and relative newcomer Ehire Adrianza likely will have expanded roles with the Twins after shortstop Jorge Polanco was suspended 80 games on Sunday for using performance enhancing drugs. Sunday’s announcement was an unfortunate blemish on an otherwise promising offseason in which Falvey & Co. have worked hard to add depth to... Continue Reading »
March 14, 2018
So far, so good: Twins’ Lynn nearly perfect in spring debut
Pitcher Lance Lynn, the Twins’ $12 million man, took the mound Tuesday and didn’t disappoint. Facing the Baltimore Orioles, Lynn struck out five in three innings, with no hits and one walk. The Twins led 5-4 through five innings before the bullpen gave up the lead and the team lost, 7-5. “I walked a guy,... Continue Reading »