The power show rolled into Saturday for these Minnesota Twins as Byron Buxton, Royce Lewis and Luke Keaschall all went deep with a home run apiece. But even a run-scoring team like the Twins, which came into Saturday’s contest having scored the third-most runs in the American League, needs some decent pitching now and then.... Continue Reading »

The White Sox won a series over the Twins last week and now the Twins have done the same this week, winning the first two of three games against the Munetaka Murakami-less South Siders with a chance to earn the sweep on Wednesday. It also was redemption for Twins starting pitcher Connor Prielipp who previously... Continue Reading »

Bailey Ober and the Twins dug themselves a very early and deep hole on Saturday, but the American League’s third-best offense rallied to tie the game at 7-7, only to give up three more runs. They never fully recovered after that and fell 10-9 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Twins’ fourth straight loss. It’s also... Continue Reading »

The Twins turned the tables on their next door neighbor, the Milwaukee Brewers, on Sunday and emerged with a one-run, 5-4 victory, in the finale of their weekend series. Now, can they make it four wins in a row? The injury-riddled Houston Astros, a team that seems ripe for the picking to me, limp into... Continue Reading »

After the nightmare scenario that unfolded on Saturday, the Twins bullpen got its act together and gave the team eight-plus innings of relief and held on at the end to secure the 4-3 win and a split of the four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Why more than eight innings? Starter Joe Ryan gestured... Continue Reading »

The Twins ended their losing streak on Tuesday after they rallied for a 5-3 win over the New York Mets, sending the Metropolitans, a team with a $370 million payroll, to their 12th straight loss and more misery. Early on it appeared the Mets were on the verge of history, not because of the losing... Continue Reading »

A sweep of the Detroit Tigers, a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays and a second series win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday has the Twins at 11-7 and atop the AL Central, a game ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. What’s next for this Twins team? A season sweep of the New... Continue Reading »

The Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal may have won back-to-back Cy Young awards, but it was the Twins’ Taj Bradley who appeared to deserve the honor in Minnesota’s 4-2 win over Motown on Tuesday. Bradley was brilliant as he struck out 10 across six-plus innings, allowing just a run and no walks in the 104-pitch effort.... Continue Reading »

Despite another frigid night in downtown Minneapolis, the Twins’ offense finally warmed up and banged out 10 hits in a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Although a win, it’s not as convincing as it sounds because the Twins were 5-for-16 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 on base, including multiple... Continue Reading »