The Twins tied the game in the sixth inning on a wild pitch, then finally came through with the bats late to get a 3-2 walk-off win over the Houston Astros during Friday’s home opener at Target Field. Despite rapping 11 hits, the runs were hard to come by, largely because the team went 2-for-11... Continue Reading »

The Twins blanked the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on opening day, then did it all over again on Saturday by the same margin, making it the first time in franchise history that the Twins have started a season with consecutive shutouts. Oddly enough, the two games were even more identical than that because Pablo Lopez... Continue Reading »

The Twins beat the Red Sox again on Sunday, getting a 7-2 win and an ace-like performance out of starter Sonny Gray, who pitched three no-hit innings with no walks and four strikeouts. Gray and the Twins were backed by home runs from Ryan Jeffers, Willi Castro and Hernan Perez. It was the Twins’ second... Continue Reading »

The Twins snapped a five-game losing streak this week with 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, and then turned it into a two-game winning streak with a convincing, this-is-what-I-expect-from-the-Twins kinda win against the Boston Red Sox. It wasn’t just a win, but an 11-0 beat down of the Sox at Jet Blue Park in... Continue Reading »

The calendar might say March, but who cares when it’s Twins vs. Yankees? Any win over their arch-rival is something to celebrate. Max Kepler hit a home run and that’s all the Twins needed on Monday in their 1-0 win as seven pitchers took the mound to three-hit the Bronx Bombers. The win went to... Continue Reading »

A Twins lineup consisting of Joey Gallo, Carlos Correa, Max Kepler, Jose Miranda, Donovan Solano, Kyle Farmer, Michael Taylor, Trevor Larnach and Ryan Jeffers — in other words, a lineup we might actually see during the regular season — took the field this week and won, edging the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 in Grapefruit League action.... Continue Reading »

The Minnesota Twins, who suffered through an inordinate amount of injuries last season and were quick to replace the athletic trainer as soon as the offseason arrived, find themselves already dealing with more injuries eight games into exhibition play. It’s enough to ask: What exactly is going on? This could hardly be the fault of... Continue Reading »

Gio Urshela, the ex-Yankee who spent the 2022 season with the Twins, is gone after he was traded to the Angels for a 19-year-old pitching prospect. Urshela was part of a core group of Twins, the others being Jose Miranda, Luis Arraez and Carlos Correa, who helped the Twins stay relevant for most of the... Continue Reading »

The Twins assured themselves of back-to-back losing seasons on Sunday after they lost 5-2 to the 93-loss Detroit Tigers. They also lost Saturday to hand Motown the series win. The Twins fell to 77-82 on the season, and with three games to go to wrap up the 2022 campaign, the Twins can do no better... Continue Reading »