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Twins 8, Red Sox 6: It’s an actual comeback win the bullpen held?
In the battle of Two Struggling Teams with Two Rookie Starters, it seemed like the Sox had the edge with Fenway mystique intimidating Connor Prielipp… until the Twins got to a Red Sox bullpen that had been pretty good so far this year. Inning-by-inning notes: 1: I mentioned that rookie Payton Tolle was a pretty […]
Game 51: Twins at Red Sox
Time: 6:10 Central Weather: Partly sunny, 59° Opponent’s SB site: Over The Monster TV: Twins TV. Radio: To be a BoSox broadcaster, do you have to have that stereotypical accent? I’m asking, I do not know The Red Sox have not had the start they hoped for, at 22-27. Why? Is God finally sick of […]
The Twins were sinking in May 2006
After an up-and-down start to the 2006 campaign, the Minnesota Twins hoped to settle in and recapture the AL Central crown. Alas, through May and into one fateful June night in the Pacific Northwest, the endeavor looked more bottoming-out than regrouped-contender. Heading into a Twinkie Town After Dark ™ contest with the Seattle Mariners on […]
Twins 4, Astros 1: Double dinger daytime dominance
Wish that we’d be cruisin’? (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!)Hurry, and hit, yo! (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!)We play: The season’s bruising and our chances may be minor:(We hit, though; we hit, though!)The afternoon is sunny; could a day be finer?(We hit, though; we hit, though!)A swing and drive […]
Game 50: Astros at Twins
First Pitch: 12:40 PMEyeballs: Twins.TVEardrums: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: The Crawfish Boxes Twins have got to host Houston in town,Any last hope has come crumbling down.Had a single moment where they may be on track,Longest of chances to get in the black.Yesterday a microcosm showing the year,Waiting out […]
Astros 2, Twins 1: Zebby solid, bats stone cold
Zebby Matthews got off to a shaky start tonight, with a Jeremy Pena single and Isaac Paredes 2-run homer. However, after that, he settled into things and was able to go 6 innings, scattering 5 hits and striking out 6 along the way. All he needed was the Twins lineup to give him a modicum […]
Game 49: Astros at Twins
First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Presented by Progressive, FOX9 KMSP, Gray Media Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: The Crawfish Boxes ICYMI: Royce Lewis was optioned to AAA and Ryan Jeffers was placed on the IL, with Orlando Arcia and Alex Jackson coming up to […]
Royce Lewis demoted, Ryan Jeffers to miss weeks, Justin Topa DFA’d
According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, the Twins have optioned 3B Royce Lewis to the minors, placed C Ryan Jeffers on the IL with a broken hamate bone, and selected the contract of veterans IF Orlando Arcia and C Alex Jackson. To make space on the 40-man roster, reliever Justin Topa was designated for […]
Twins 6, Astros 3: Two hours later…
It was a stormy night in Minneapolis and no one from Cory Provus to the players on the field thought this game was going to go a full nine innings. The field was a mess, Astros shorstop Jeremy Peña turned the field into his personal slip-n-slide, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, was […]
Game 48: Astros at Twins
After fracturing his ankle in batting practice, Carlos Correa does not make his big return, but he’ll be felt in spirit. We’ll have to settle for Christian Vazquez instead. Today was originally Simeon Woods Richardson’s turn through the rotation, but after a disastrous start to the season, manager Derek Shelton will go with rookie Kendry […]
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Austin Martin Leadoff Experiement” Edition
The Twins had a 3-3 week (stop me if you’ve heard this before), taking a 2-1 series against the Marlins, which included an incredible Bailey Ober “Maddux”, and then dropping two games to the Brewers during “Rivalry Weekend” in the MLB. We might have seen the last of Matt Wallner in a Twins uniform after […]
Twins 5, Brewers 4: Just another bullpen Sunday
Two weeks ago, Minnesota Twins RP Andrew Morris gave an inspired performance out of the bullpen in relief of an injured Joe Ryan. One week ago, a bullpen game brought home a victory. For a third consecutive Sunday, the Twins ‘pen turned in an inspired performance to salvage the final game with the Milwaukee Brewers. […]
Game 47: Brewers at Twins
First Chuck: 1:10 PM CDT (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Brew Crew Ball This coming week, film fans will be treated to the first Star Wars movie—The Mandalorian & Grogu—on the big screen since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. After three seasons on Disney+, […]
Brewers 2, Twins 1: Prielipp Service
The Twins got a career-best start from Connor Prielipp, who struck out eight Brewers and held them to three hits in a six-inning start, but could only prop up a single run despite outhitting the visiting Milwaukee victors. After squandering a second-inning opportunity with two men in scoring position and nobody out — then a […]
Game 46: Brewers at Twins
First Pitch: 6:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy The Twins aren’t actually THAT far below .500, but when a Friday night home game feels like a road trip, “core” players are being optioned to Triple-A, and the Chicago White Sox are above you in the standings, it’s hard not […]
Brewers 3, Twins 2: Guess what happened, guess which team blew a late lead
A rookie pitcher making his second MLB start mostly stymied the Twins’ offense, and when this team gets into a bullpen battle, they’d lose to the Bad News Bears. Inning-by-inning notes: 1: We begin a sparsely-attended game with a Jackson Chourio double; he scores on a William Contreras single. Three hits for Milwaukee in the […]
Game 45: Brewers at Twins
Time: 6:10 Central Weather: Sunny and mellow, 83° Opponent’s SB site: Brew Crew Ball TV: Twins TV. Radio: Bob Uecker’s still one of the best, RIP The Brewers starting pitcher will be Coleman Crow, no relation to Aloha director Cameron Crowe. I know bubkis about Crow, who will be making his second MLB start (his […]
Is Ryan Jeffers the second-best catcher in Twins history?
One of the bright spots of the Minnesota Twins’ shaky start to the 2026 season has been the play of Ryan Jeffers. Whether offensively (.542 SLG, .948 OPS) or in his wizardry of the new ABS challenge system, Jeffers is perhaps the most reliable offensive contributor not hailing from Baxley, GA. If one were building […]
Twins 9, Marlins 1: Zoned-in Zebby zeros zombie (z)Miami
Another Thursday of Blog Lord game coverage, another coveted reverse jinx. I fixed Kody Clemens a couple weeks ago, and now hopefully the same can be said for Zebby Matthews after he delivered the best start of his career. This Miami lineup is sneakily talented, but you wouldn’t know it if you only watched this […]
Game 44: Marlins at Twins
First Pitch (CT): 12:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Fish on First The Twins go for the series victory and first series win vs an NL team in 2026. Zebby Matthews was recalled today to make the start, his first of the season, while the Twins’ lineup will see lefty […]
Marlins 9, Twins 5: Buck trucks twice, Sim gets pummeled
We’ve been going down, going down, going down,So many faces are to blame,And we knew that we’d, knew that we’d, knew that we’d probably suck.Starting Simeon, Simeon, Simeon,Hasn’t yet won a single game,And we knew that we’re, knew that we’re, knew that we’re out of luck. I know the pen is lousy, unpaid regret,The guys […]
Game 43: Marlins at Twins
First Pitch: 6:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Fish On First Oh boy: You said they were as good as any team in hockey,Should be seeded higher, but their path is rocky:They beat up on the Stars, the team that placed in second,But now they’ve got the […]
Twins 3, Marlins 0: Ober tosses a 2-hit Maddux
I don’t even know what to say about this game. We just witnessed Bailey Ober, 88 MPH fastball and all, toss an 89 pitch complete game shutout. He did it using mostly changeups and fastballs, picking up 4 strikeouts and a 43% whiff percentage with the changeup. The only blemishes on his day were singles […]
Game 42: Marlins at Twins
First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App Know thine enemy: Fish On First The Twins, after a big, if surprising, series win in Cleveland, look to carry that momentum home as they face the Marlins. Eury Pérez gets the start for Miami, and they’re hoping […]
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Average Baseball” Edition
The Twins had a 3-3 week, dropping two to the Nats, taking two from the Guardians, and currently sit last in the AL Central with an 18-23 record. First, the good news: after a slow start to the season, Byron Buxton is back to being a menace at the plate. Since April 13, Buxton has […]
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