After a terrible sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies, the Twins have shaken off their National League struggles with a series win over the Atlanta Braves, including Tuesday’s 4-1 win. The American League is so bunched up that with those two wins, the Twins now find themselves in second place in the AL... Continue Reading »

Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews rebounded nicely on Tuesday and Taj Bradley followed suit, allowing just a run over six innings with nine strikeouts on Wednesday. But the bullpen got into trouble again and this time the Texas Rangers emerged with a 4-2 win. Reliever Travis Adams followed Bradley and promptly served up single, single,... Continue Reading »

Twins pitching had no answer for the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, the team losing badly, 16-4, at home. Making matters worse is that ex-Twin, Tyler Mahle, who, I feel, never had any interest in playing in Minnesota, picked up the win to improve to 6-3 on the season with a 2.34 ERA. But here’s the... Continue Reading »

The Twins salvaged the finale of their three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays, getting key contributions from their No. 6 through No. 9 hitters in the lineup for a 6-3 win on Sunday. The Twins had 12 hits and Willi Castro, Ty France, Brooks Lee and Christian Vazquez had eight of them, including back-to-back... Continue Reading »

This time the Texas Rangers edged the Twins by one run in 10 innings on Sunday, denying Minnesota a four-game sweep of the series. Still, the Twins won three of four games and they remain two games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central because the Guards were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers.... Continue Reading »

Want to know what a pyrrhic victory is? A Twins win over anybody that results in the loss of a key player. That’s what the Twins are facing after their 4-1 takedown of the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Royce Lewis, who seems built for big moments, homered on opening day and also singled, but... Continue Reading »

Don’t expect me to wax nostalgic about pitcher Tyler Mahle’s time in Minnesota because he made a total of nine starts over two seasons before going under the knife for Tommy John surgery, and then exited stage left after agreeing to a free-agent deal with the Texas Rangers. He is set to make $22 million... Continue Reading »

The Twins lost to the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Monday. It won’t derail the Twins’ chances of winning the AL Central because the Cleveland Guardians lost Monday as well, but the game did act as one big reminder about what might have been. That’s because rookie Spencer Steer, who once was a member of the... Continue Reading »

The Twins couldn’t capitalize on a pitcher’s wildness on Saturday, but they certainly did against Brady Singer, scoring a run in the second inning and then jumped all over him for seven more in the third to cruise to an 8-4 win and a series victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Powering the... Continue Reading »