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During the Twins’ recent winning streak, the bullpen had been one of the most important parts, holding down leads and keeping the team in the game. However, such was not the case tonight as the bullpen blew a lead and the Twins lost 5-4.
The team built a 4-1 lead by the 7th in part due […]

The Twins got back on the winning track behind starter Kevin Slowey, who pitched a shutout in a 5-0 victory. It was all Slowey as he stymied the Brewer hitters all night long.
What is most impressive about the Twins’ 5 runs was that they all came with two outs. It started in the 4th with […]

The magic of the past 10 wins for the Twins came to an end today, as they fell to the Brewers, 5-1. All the hallmarks of the streak, timely hitting and solid starting pitching, were not to be seen in this game.
The Twins struggled all night long to get any sort of offense. They were […]

The Twins aren’t known as a team that mashes alot of homers, with Justin Morneau being their only true power threat. However, that label was non existent tonight as the team rode 3 homers to a 7-6 victory over the Brewers and their 10th straight win.
The ‘barrage’ started in 1st, when Alexi Casilla hit a […]

Hat tricks in hockey are a great offensive accomplishment, but hat tricks of sweeps in baseball are even better. That’s exactly what the Twins did earlier today, as they beat the Padres 4-3, to sweep them and get their 3rd sweep in a row, extending their winning streak to 9.
Faced with another early deficit, the […]

It is said all good things must come to an end, but the Twins are certainly enjoying their recent trend of good baseball. They extended their winning ways once again, by besting the Padres and Greg Maddux last night, 9-3. The fact that they’ve faced 4 Cy Young winners in the last 5 games hasn’t […]

What looked like a game where the Twins were struggling to score runs turned into a dramatic finish, as a huge 9th inning won it for them 3-1. The heroics came in a most unlikely form for the Twins.
The team had been struggling all game long against Padres ace Jake Peavy. Their only run off […]

The Twins won the first two games of the series with big innings, so why not go for the hat trick? Yet again, a multi-run inning propelled the Twin to a 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks for the sweep.
The run scoring started with an interesting play. With Jason Kubel on first, Delmon Young hit a […]

What certainly seemed like an end to the Twins winning streak in the beginning turned into an offensive outburst for a 6-1 win. The offense got hot at just the right time and a big inning carried the Twins.
The team could absolutely not get anything going against Diamondbacks starter Micah Owings through the first 6 […]

The production just keeps coming and coming for the Twins, as their winning ways continued with a 7-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. They were able to get to the Big Unit often and Scott Baker turned in a yet another solid start for the Twins rotation.
The team scored a majority of their runs in […]

Sustaining the momentum of the first two games of the series, the Twins capped off the sweep with a 9-3 win. It was a game where everything seemed to be working, the hitters and pitchers both doing what was needed to seal the victory.
Michael Cuddyer did everything in the game it seems. He went 2 […]

Unlike last night where the Twins were unable to get any sort of offensive advantage going, tonight they did the complete opposite, battering the Nationals pitchers in an 11-2 win. The team was able to capitalize on a number of mistakes by Washington to fuel the surge.
The hitters worked Nationals starter Jason Bergmann for longer […]

In a tight game mostly about solid pitching, the Twins emerged victorious, 2-1 over the Washington Nationals. Offense of any kind was hard to come by as each team’s pitchers were able to mostly shut down their respective opposing hitters.
There were 10 total hits between the 2 teams, with the decisive one for the Twins […]

The Twins 6 game losing streak ended tonight, with an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. Unlike during the streak, all facets of the Twins game were working together to snap the streak.
The Twins scored early and often to jump out in front. A Mike Lamb sac fly got it started in the 2nd, but […]

For the first time in what seems like a very long while, the Twins got a solid outing from their starting pitcher. Unfortunately, the other guy outpitched them and the Twins lost a tight game 1-0. Scott Baker broke the recent string of pitching woes, but Cleveland ace C.C. Sabathia was even better.
The Twins were […]

The Twins’ losing streak continued today as the White Sox busted out the brooms, as well as the bats to complete the 4 game sweep with a 7-5 win. The Twins actually had a sizeable lead at one point, but the bullpen couldn’t hold it and the bats couldn’t complete a comeback.
The Twins were able […]

The White Sox outplayed the Twins in every way yet again and got a 12-2 win earlier today. The Twins offense could not get anything going, the same problem they’ve had all series long and the inexperience of the young pitching staff was exposed once more.
Despite the Twins getting the first run again on an […]

The bounceback the Twins were hoping for after yesterday’s loss didn’t happen, as the South Siders got several big innings en route to a 11-2 win. Twins starter Livan Hernandez struggled yet again and the offense couldn’t keep pace with their opponents.
The 2 runs that Twins were able to score came late in the game, […]

The first game for the Twins in their series against the White Sox started off well with them jumping out in front, but the South Siders blew past the visitors to pick up a 10-6 victory. It was a game some Twins would want to forget, especially starter Nick Blackburn, who picked up the loss.
The […]

Day 1 of the 2008 MLB Draft is done and 6 rounds and 2 compensation rounds worth of players have been chosen. Although the big talk was prep shortstop Tim Beckham (cue the Bend It Like Beckham references) being taken 1st overall, the Twins had a good first day. They made 8 total picks […]

There were no large leads to overcome earlier today as the Twins and Orioles played a close game, with the Os ending up with the 3-2 win. The team trailing was never far behind, but the Twins ultimately could not do a repeat performance of last night.
The Twins got on the board first via a […]

Last night, the Twins were unable to stage a comeback for a win. There was no such repeat tonight, as they stormed back for a 7-5 victory over the Orioles. Joe Mauer was the offensive focal point, as the Twins scored 5 times over the span of 3 innings to complete the comeback.
The team fell […]

Another attempted comeback fell short and the Twins dropped their opener to Baltimore 5-3. The team fell behind early, and did pull back into contention, but as has been the case several times this season, they could not finish off the rally.
Behind by 4 heading into the the bottom of the 6th, the bats came […]

Joe Mauer and Delmon Young led the way for the Twins as they finished the series strong with a 6-5 win over the Yankees. The team fell behind a few times, but was able to stage several comebacks and then finally triumph late.
Michael Cuddyer and Delmon Young tag teamed the Yankees pitchers, with Young hitting […]

The Twins’ bullpen, which hasn’t performed very well recently, put in strong innings after starter Nick Blackburn was knocked down by a line drive, and held on to a 5-1 Twins victory.
Michael Cuddyer was the main offensive catalyst, knocking in 2 in the 1st with a single and one in the 7th with a triple. […]

There must be something to the Twins, as they’ve been playing in more extra inning games then one would expect lately. However, last night’s didn’t go as hoped and they fell to the Yankees 7-6 in 12. It was a game of passed chances and a near certain demotion as the Twins just couldn’t seem […]

Bursting out to an early lead against the Yankees was not enough for the Twins as they couldn’t hold on and lost 6-5. It appeared that the momentum of the Royals series was still carrying them, but the Yankees kept scoring and the Twins didn’t.
The Twins were able to put 4 runs on the board […]

There was much drama during the first 2 games of the series, however there was none of that sort tonight. Behind Kevin Slowey’s 1st career complete game, the Twins got the sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Royals.
The Twins were definitely drawing on their late game heroics for their offense tonight as they […]

Next Thursday and Friday June 5th-6th will be the annual First Year Player Draft. The baseball draft is not as popular or followed as much as ones in football or basketball for a number of reasons. Last year’s draft was the 1st ever shown live on TV, so there’s not alot of exposure for the […]

The Twins won in dramatic fashion, as they came from 5 runs down to tie it in the 9th, then won 9-8 in the 10th. The team had been struggling for much of the game and seemed headed for the loss, but never gave up and their effort paid off.
Before the 9th, the team had […]