Right-handers Tyler Mahle and Jose Berrios take the mound Friday night in Minneapolis as the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins open their three-game series that will finish off the regular season. Ironically, both pitchers have just one career start against their opponent and that came against each other on April 29, 2018, at Target Field. […]
Twins back in first place in AL Central after beating Tigers
TWINS 7, TIGERS 6 Jake Cave hit a pair of home runs, Kenta Maeda finished off his regular season with another strong start and Minnesota beat Detroit to take over sole possession of the AL Central lead for the first time since late August. Eddie Rosario added a two-run homer for the Twins (35-22), who […]
Twins hosting Tigers tonight
Right-hander Kenta Maeda takes the mound for his final playoff tune-up as the Minnesota Twins try to complete a sweep of their two-game series with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Maeda (5-1, 2.52 ERA) is 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in three career starts against the Tigers but has pitched well at […]
Twins rally to tame Tigers
TWINS 5, TIGERS 4, 10th inn. Max Kepler hit the tying home run in the eighth inning and the game-winning single with two outs in the 10th, giving Minnesota a victory over Detroit that tightened the AL Central race. Byron Buxton and Mitch Garver also homered for the Twins (34-22), who have all four of […]
Twins back to action tonight at Target Field
With a second consecutive postseason berth already locked up, the Minnesota Twins begin their final homestand of the season on Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers focused on trying to secure home-field advantage for next week’s best-of-three wild-card series. Minnesota (33-22) currently holds the No. 4 seed in the American League, 1 1/2 games ahead […]
Twins clinch postseason berth with impressive win against Cubs
TWINS 4, CUBS 0 Max Kepler homered and Jose Berrios threw six sharp innings to outduel Yu Darvish as Minnesota blanked Chicago. Kepler had three hits for the Twins, who took two of three from the NL Central leaders. Minnesota, which clinched its second straight playoff berth Saturday, trails the first-place White Sox by two […]
Twins take on Cubs in Chicago
The Chicago Cubs will aim for their fifth win in a row when they host the Minnesota Twins to open a three-game series Friday night. Chicago (30-20) enters the series with a 5 1/2-game lead atop the National League Central. The Cubs are coming off back-to-back, walk-off wins against the Cleveland Indians, which followed consecutive […]
Twins fall to White Sox
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago White Sox clinched their first postseason berth since 2008, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Thursday as Eloy Jimenez hit a tiebreaking double that capped a two-run, seventh-inning rally. Chicago (33-17) opened a three-game lead over the second-place Twins (31-21) in the AL Central. The White Sox assured themselves of no […]
Twins wrapping up series this afternoon in Chicago
The Minnesota Twins looked in trouble when they lost the first two contests of a four-game road set against the torrid Chicago White Sox. But suddenly, the Twins (31-20) are in position to salvage a split when the top two teams in the American League Central finish their series on Thursday. After scoring just three […]
Twins snap two-game slide, beat White Sox
TWINS 5, WHITE SOX 1 Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano each hit a two-run homer, and Minnesota denied the White Sox a chance to clinch their first playoff berth in 12 years. Eddie Rosario also went deep and Minnesota pitchers retired their final 18 batters against the AL Central leaders. Chicago, which had won six […]