Let’s give credit where credit is due: Twins ownership approved a plan to go out and get two relievers and a starting pitcher for the team’s stretch run, and now it’s up to Manager Derek Shelton and the players to deliver on that additional support. And right now that is not happening. The Twins lost... Continue Reading »

All the hope and joy created by Tuesday’s walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals vanished faster than you can say Royce Lewis after Byron Buxton landed on the injured list, Joe Ryan turned in another crummy start and worst of all, former Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak — the Dobber — who toiled for a... Continue Reading »

The Twins had to wait through a 90-minute, ninth-inning rain delay in their Game 1 matchup against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, but they finally emerged in the home half of the inning to load the bases, then Brooks Lee singled home two runs for the 5-4 walk-off win. The bigger news, of course,... Continue Reading »

The Twins last season beat the woeful Chicago White Sox in 12 of 13 meetings. But on Monday they got a taste of their own medicine after the South Siders blasted three home runs and got six innings of shutout baseball from former Twins pitcher Martin Perez in the 9-0 win. After being swept by... Continue Reading »

Twins starter Joe Ryan, who has pitched to a 3.60 ERA across 135 innings this season, fired one home in the third inning on Wednesday and immediately gestured to the dugout for help. Something wasn’t right and he was gone, only to be followed by reliever Trevor Richards who was a mess. Richards secured all... Continue Reading »

The Twins finally got a win over the New York Mets on Wednesday and now have a good chance to make it a four-game winning streak because everyone’s favorite whipping boy — the Chicago White Sox and their 27-84 record — come to Target Field Friday for a three-game set. The White Sox currently are... 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 Twins suddenly can’t score more than three runs. The Twins won 3-2 on Aug. 30, followed by losses of 3-1, 3-0 and 5-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. On the mound for the Twins, Randy Dobnak, who made his first appearance in two months because of a finger strain, according to MLB.com.... Continue Reading »

Houston Astros pitcher, Framber Valdez, the left-handed pitcher who tossed five scoreless innings against the Twins in last year’s postsason, was back on the mound to face them on Sunday. What’s his secret? I’m not exactly sure. He’s certainly not a power pitcher, but whatever he’s throwing, he sure knows how to keep the Twins... Continue Reading »