Jose Berrios struggled at times during the second half of the season, but any doubts about his post-season readiness likely were eliminated Friday after he struck out nine over six innings in a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Berrios went the distance in the rain-shortened affair and improved to 14-8 with a 3.68... Continue Reading »

As expected, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli went with a youthful lineup on Thursday, a day after the team clinched the AL Central and celebrated with a birthday cake and booze, according to team photos and videos. Baldelli turned 38 on Wednesday. Cheech and ChongAka Astudillo and Arraez pic.twitter.com/yYkTQ2yA2W — Kyle Gibson (@kgib44) September 26, 2019... Continue Reading »

I say we call him, “The Dobber.” Randy Dobnak, he of the handlebar mustache who signed as a free agent with the Twins in 2017, got the ball on Friday and gave the Twins five-plus innings of three-hit baseball. The Twins scored first, then held on to win 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. The... Continue Reading »

The Twins rallied from an early deficit on Monday to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 and extend their lead over the Cleveland Indians to five games in the American League Central. It was the Twins’ 12th win over the South Siders this season. Starter Jose Berrios got into trouble early, then settled down to... Continue Reading »

The final two weeks of the 2019 season are upon us. The Twins lead their division by 4.5 games and, by most accounts, it’s easy street from here on out. To wrap up their campaign, they play the 83-loss Chicago White Sox, the 95-loss Kansas City Royals and the 104-loss Detroit Tigers. But seven of... Continue Reading »

What should be a joyous run to the post-season for Twins baseball has suddenly become a sideshow of off-the-field distractions. After the Twins lost starting pitcher Michael Pineda to a 60-game suspension, the team announced Tuesday that superstar outfielder and offensive spark plug, Byron Buxton, will have season-ending shoulder surgery. It’s just another in a... Continue Reading »

The Twins rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians Saturday night, reminding Twins fans everywhere that the club, despite numerous injuries this season, has been resilient and deep enough to keep on winning. Now, they’ve been handed a new challenge: winning without starting pitcher, Michael Pineda, who was suspended 60 games prior to Saturday’s game. That... Continue Reading »

The Twins accomplished the unthinkable Friday night with a 9-6 loss at home to the Detroit Tigers, a team that is nearly 50 games under .500 at 39-87. Even worse: The Twins took an early 3-0 lead. Twins starting pitching has struggled of late, but on Friday both the starting pitching and relief played a... Continue Reading »

The Twins will try to sweep the Texas Rangers on Sunday, while the Cleveland Indians will try to avoid the series loss to the New York Yankees. As it stands now, the Twins picked up another game on the Tribe after they beat the Rangers on Saturday and the Indians lost to the Yanks. Their... Continue Reading »