As predicted by this fan, the Twins earned a series win over the New York Yankees on Sunday, getting plenty of production from the lineup and a dynamite start from Joe Ryan, who fanned nine over seven innings in the 6-1 win. It was the Twins’ first series win in the Bronx since 2014. “This... Continue Reading »

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, who turned 44 on Sept. 25, received an unwelcome gift of sorts after he was sent packing on Monday, ending his seven-year tenure as manager of the club. Baldelli was the third winningest manager of the Twins behind Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire at 527-505. After he was first hired, he... Continue Reading »

The Twins on Monday edged the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4, the sixth straight time the two teams have won or lost by one run. Things got off to a quick start: The Twins scored first, the Rays followed suit in the first inning, then Minnesota countered with a Trevor Larnach three-run homer that appeared to... Continue Reading »

So far this season the Twins have had a 12-game winning streak, a seven-game losing streak and here they are again, a game away from sweeping the Texas Rangers after they won 5-3 on Saturday. I can’t explain it but with just enough hitting and pitching they are getting the job done. They also got... Continue Reading »

The Twins made it back-to-back wins over the Washington Nationals to take the series from the Nats and distance themselves from a seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 win on Wednesday. The Twins took a 3-1 lead into the ninth inning, but once again closer Jhoan Duran had fans chomping on their nails to the... Continue Reading »

From 2011 through 2014, the Twins never won more than 70 games, a streak that finally had dire consequences for longtime manager Ron Gardenhire and longtime general manager Terry Ryan, both of whom were let go. The Twins replaced Ryan with the tandem of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine and then the organization had to... Continue Reading »

After the San Diego Padres pulled off a textbook suicide squeeze play in the top of the 10th inning Wednesday night, it appeared the Twins were dead and buried for sure going into the home half of the inning, now losing 3-2. Not only were they down a run, they also had to contend with... Continue Reading »

The Twins have a grand total of six hits over their past two games and they have two losses to show for it. They dropped the finale to the Houston Astros on Sunday and were outscored by a run on Monday, losing 4-3 to the Chicago White Sox. The Twins scored three runs, although that... Continue Reading »

Twins starter Pablo Lopez made a triumphant return to Miami on Wednesday, allowing just a run over seven innings with eight strikeouts. Trevor Larnach hit an RBI single to tie the contest at 1-1 late in the game, and then Lopez was gone and the ball was in the hands of the bullpen. It did... Continue Reading »