https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/212/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/make-it-official-twins-4-red-sox-2-extra-innings-struggle-ends-in-minnesotas-favor-r17087/Fortune is more favorable when the opponent isn't based in Ohio.    Box Score David Festa: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Louie Varland (.465), Scott Blewett (.320), David Festa (.147) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins crawled out...17087Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-signature-offensive-skill-disappeared-three-weeks-ago-its-why-theyre-fading-r17080/What do you get when you defuse a bomba squad? As it turns out, they bomb in a different way, and hardly feel like a squad. Last week, I wrote about the troubling signs around plate discipline for the weary, young, injury-depleted Twins. Too many players, especially some of the youngsters wh...17080Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-postmortem-on-the-twins-trade-deadline-r17078/The Minnesota Twins had some obvious needs heading into the 2024 MLB trade deadline, but they neglected them. As the season circles the drain, it’s time to look back and analyze what the organization may have been thinking. The Twins' inaction at the trade deadline was inexcusable. It’s impo...17078Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/carlos-correa-position-switch-plantar-fasciitis-brooks-lee/Minnesota's superstar shortstop has missed time in each of the last two seasons due to plantar fasciitis. Does his recurring injury point to the Twins needing to make a long-term defensive switch? Everything was going great for Carlos Correa during the first half of the 2024 season. He had r...17073Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/guardians-3-twins-2-10-innings-twins-walked-off-again-cleveland-clinches-playoff-berth-twins-and-tigers-tied-r17076/With just nine games remaining, the Twins are now tied with the red-hot Detroit Tigers. For the second straight game, the Guardians walked off the Twins in extra innings. That gave them three of four games in the series. Cleveland clinched a playoff berth, and the Twins head to Boston to try to...17076Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/could-one-bizarre-april-win-yet-save-the-twins-season-r17055/Minnesota is in the middle of one of its most challenging weeks of the season. However, one win back in April might have saved its playoff hopes. Baseball, with its 162-game marathon of a regular season, often tempts fans and players to believe that early-season games aren’t as critical as t...17055Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/pablo-l%C3%B3pez-alone-gives-the-twins-a-chance-in-any-playoff-series-r17059/The Twins may be limping toward October, but ace Pablo López offers hope. Like a hot goalie in the NHL, a dominant pitcher can carry a team deep into the postseason. López's recent dominance proves he's capable of leading the Twins in any playoff series—and he might just be their ticket to succe...17059Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:01:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/deer-in-headlights-twins-keep-getting-hit-by-comeback-losses-can-they-dodge-the-fatal-one-r17070/As recently as an August 17th, the Twins had a 92.4% chance to make the playoffs. Since then, they have lost no fewer than five games in which they had better than an 85% chance of winning the game. So in a way, we're just getting daily practice in disappointment, gearing up for the big one....17070Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/guardians-5-twins-4-twins-waste-chances-create-too-few-cleveland-finds-chances-everywhere-r17069/This game had all the makings of a momentum-builder, for a Minnesota team desperate to maintain their playoff hopes. Instead, Cleveland reminded Twins Territory why they will be hoisting a banner next season. Here's how the latest Twins heartbreak played out. Box Score SP: Bailey Ober - 7...17069Thu, 19 Sep 2024 01:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-familiar-fight-the-twins-and-tigers-face-off-again-in-a-playoff-race-r17061/The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers are battling for the final Wild Card spot, separated by just 1.5 games with less than a fortnight to go. As Detroit surges and Minnesota falters, this race feels eerily similar to their 2009 AL Central showdown—though this time, the roles are reversed. Coul...17061Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kyle-farmer-sausage-king-of-the-twins-has-leveled-up-his-offense-can-he-sustain-it-r17063/Kyle Farmer is a lot of things: clubhouse glue; actor; sausage purveyor; realist; and suddenly, a good hitter. What’s been behind his offensive surge, and can he keep it up? In 2023, Kyle Farmer was decent. He hit for a very average .725 OPS across 369 plate appearances. He played all over t...17063Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/joey-ryan-carlos-correa-byron-buxton-brock-stewart-all-hurt/Injuries are on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Twins are one unhappy face of the problem. What is happening, and what can be done?  The Minnesota Twins front office has taken a lot of heat for the lack of moves made at the trade deadline. It's fair to levy that criticism, because...17060Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:18:01 +0000