The Twins scored a 5-4 walk-off win over the Bronx Bombers in Fort Myers, Florida, on Tuesday. And two free agent signings — Ty France and Harrison Bader — are grabbing headlines. France homered, Bader followed suit and Matt Wallner, the real slugger in that group, went deep as well. The game-winning hit went to... Continue Reading »

Dogs love cats, pigs can fly and up is down because that’s the only way I can explain what has happened to the 2024 Minnesota Twins over the past month or so. Not only are they are struggling, they are playing like a 100-loss team to wind down the season. The Twins are on the... Continue Reading »

The Twins sent the Miami Marlins to their 100th loss of the season on Wednesday, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to win 8-3 and keep the team’s hopes alive for a possible playoff berth. Unfortunately, the Tigers, Royals and Mariners all won, so the Twins remain two games back of the final wild card spot... Continue Reading »

If there was ever a game the Minnesota Twins deserved to win, it was played Wednesday in Cleveland, Ohio. Bailey Ober was brilliant for seven innings, Carlos Correa came up with huge clutch hits and yet it wasn’t enough as a Twins reliever faltered in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians... Continue Reading »

As I have said before, no pitching and no hitting is a deadly combination for a baseball team, and yet that was exactly what was on display Saturday as the Twins lost the game and series to the Cincinnati Reds in blowout fashion, 11-1. The Twins had no answer on the mound or at the... Continue Reading »

The rally sausage, a tangy summer sausage that became a talisman of sorts for the Twins during an earlier and more successful part of the season, returned with a vengeance Tuesday night and powered the club to a 10-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels and snapped a four-game losing streak. Twins infielder Kyle Farmer... Continue Reading »

The Twins and Tampa Bay Rays played seven straight games decided by one run, including the Twins’ 5-4 win on Monday and the Rays’ 2-1 victory on Tuesday. But that all came to an end Wednesday after the Rays exploded for an eight-run fourth inning and then held on for a 9-4 win. The Twins... Continue Reading »

The Twins outscored the Kansas City Royals 21-6 over the first two games of their three-game series, but on Wednesday the lumber took the day off as the club scored only one run on seven hits, including just two extra-base hits. That made a tough-luck loser out of Twins starter Louie Varland, who, despite making... Continue Reading »

The short-handed Twins, a team that currently is without Carlos Correa, Brooks Lee, pitcher Joe Ryan and reliever Brock Stewart, still found a way to come up with enough pitching and hitting to sweep a doubleheader from the Cleveland Guardians on Friday and move within 1.5 games of the top spot in the division. “I... Continue Reading »