The Twins went toe-to-toe with the St. Louis Cardinals at Target Field Friday night and finally outslugged the Red Birds for a 9-8 win in Game 1 of their weekend series. Consistently winning by outslugging your opponent isn’t a proven winning strategy unless, of course, you’re the 1927 New York Yankees, but even that team... Continue Reading »

It was a bullpen day on the mound for the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday and, believe it or not, they stood tall and limited the damage to four runs in a 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Most impressively six relievers combined to strike out 14 Tigers. Veteran Taylor Rogers picked up the win and... 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 »

The Twins scored early, the Chicago White Sox scored late to tie the game, and then both teams played two frames of nail-biting baseball in extra innings on Tuesday. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Twins’ veteran lefty reliever Taylor Rogers struck out a batter, served up a single and then induced a short... Continue Reading »

Ladies and gentleman, your 2026 Minnesota Twins: competent starting pitching, an improving young lineup and a spit and baling wire bullpen that apparently relishes the high-wire act. All of that and more was on display Sunday as the Twins battled back and forth (again) with the Boston Red Sox and finally held on for a... Continue Reading »

An inexperienced battery of rookie pitcher Connor Prielipp and new catcher Alex Jackson put the Twins in an early hole, but the offense flexed its muscles and the bullpen stepped up for an eventual 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The Game 1 win was the first of a 10-game road trip... Continue Reading »