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Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler waited and watched for more than two weeks before returning from the injured list this week. Actually, strike that.
The Chicago White Sox suffered their eighth straight series-opening loss in their latest debacle. In Monday's series opener, the Minnesota Twins held the White Sox scoreless, marking Chicago's eighth shutout loss of the season.
High-fives for destroying the White Sox! | Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Woof, White Sox, woof
The Minnesota Twins had lost six of their last seven games. They hadn’t scored five or more runs in a game until their extra-inning explosion against Detroit nine days ago — aided by a key Tigers error and capped by a home run against a position player. The Twins were largely non-competitive against the Orioles last week and had fits and starts against the Tigers over the weekend,...
The Minnesota Twins are off to a slower start than hoped for this year with a 7-13 record on the year. They are set to kick off a four game series against division rival Chicago White Sox.
The Minnesota Twins found themselves atop the AL Central in the standings at the end of the 2023 season. This was, in large part, due to a pitching staff that was fifth in baseball and a starting rotation that was ranked second.
We’d all like to hide behind our glove right, now Chris. | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
They really should win this one...right?
First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDTThe Minnesota Twins have lost six out of their last seven games. They’re already eight games back of the first-place Cleveland Guardians — and four games behind the third-place Detroit Tigers.
Thank goodness for...
The Minnesota Twins have not had an ideal start to their 2024 season, which 20 games in, is still without a series victory. They’ll get their best shot at ending that series losing streak this week, when they play a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox, at home.
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The first shuffle of the week, with more likely to follow shortly.
After his latest disastrous start, the Twins optioned Louie Varland to AAA to try to figure things out. It’s been the worst-case scenario to begin the season for Varland, who has alternated between being too in-the-zone and losing his feel for it completely. In 16.2 innings, Varland has a 9.18 ERA and otherworldly poor 2.160 WHIP. His -0.5 fWAR is the worst in...
The Minnesota Twins reinstated outfielder Max Kepler from the 10-day injured list on Monday. The Twins also called up right-hander Ronny Henriquez and sent catcher Jair Camargo and right-hander Louis Varland to Triple-A St.
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Maintaining karmic balance in the Minnesota Sports Universe
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
The Twins are now 7-13 and currently sit 8.0 games back of the first-place Guardians, who lead the division. As always, check out our Game Threads and Game Recaps! Looking ahead to this week’s games? Stay caught up with our series previews! If you’re frustrated with Louie Varland’s recent performances, John Foley does the deep dive into Varland’s...Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
The White Sox are the worst team in baseball, no questions about it.
If you’ve ever wanted to feel nostalgic about the mid-2010s Twins, the 2024 Chicago White Sox are the team for you. After miserably failing the last few years when they were expecting to contend for the playoffs, the White Sox finally bit the bullet and are in full-on tank mode. Unfortunately for their fans, that has been exacerbated by early-season injuries to their best...
Heading into the season, much of the concerns surrounding the Minnesota Twins focused on the pitching staff after seeing Sonny Gray ditch town. The Twins largely stood pat, opting against a splashy replacement, but could former Gophers pitcher (and Woodbury, MN native) Max Meyer be a solution?
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Getting ahead hasn’t been an issue. Finishing off at-bats has.
“Not leaving the zone with two strikes is an issue right now. I need to be better at it. I’m letting the team down, and it’s a bad feeling. … I’ve got to learn.”
Louie Varland, after his last start in Baltimore
One of the most powerful factors in the game of baseball is the ball-strike count. In general, the player who controls the count controls the game, as you can...
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Melancholy reigns
This past Friday, Taylor Swift dropped her new album The Tortured Poets Department, prompting many Swifties to spend the weekend listening in a dark room filled with emotional angst.
Minnesota Twins fans could be forgiven for taking a similar approach after dropping this afternoon’s tilt—and thus the series—to the Detroit Tigers.
Coming into the game, a key narrative was Twins starter Louie Varland’s inability to put away...
Back from Detroit—to cover Detroit!
First Pitch: 1:10 PM CT TV: Bally Sports North Radio: TIBN Know Thine Enemy: Bless You BoysLast weekend, I was able to cross the last AL Central stadium—Comerica Park—off my MLB ballpark bucket-list. Some musings on the weekend jaunt...
The city of Detroit gets a bad reputation, but I don’t think it’s quite as dire as what you might believe—as long as common sense prevails. The city center seems thriving—great downtown theater/sports/bar...Photo by David Berding/Getty Images
Getting ahead hasn’t been an issue. Finishing off at-bats has been.
“Not leaving the zone with two strikes is an issue right now. I need to be better at it. I’m letting the team down, and it’s a bad feeling. … I’ve got to learn.”
Louie Varland, after his last start in Baltimore
One of the most powerful factors in the game of baseball is the ball-strike count. In general, the player who controls the count controls the game, as you can...
Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis is in the clear for baseball activities as he continues his rehab from a quad injury suffered on Opening Day.
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An impressive start snaps the skid.
The Twins moved to 7-12 and locked down just their second home win of 2024 on the back of an excellent start from Bailey Ober.
In dire need of a reset after an abysmal season debut, Ober has now strung together three straight starts with increasingly solid stuff, today taking a perfect game into the fifth inning and posting a final line that included six innings thrown, two hits and a walk allowed, and six...
Bailey Ober logged six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins held off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 victory in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon. Ober (1-1) was perfect until Matt Vierling singled with one out in the fifth.
This marks the second and most serious elbow-related injury of his young career.