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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis: Minnesota Twins News]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/589/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis: Minnesota Twins News]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>This Reliever Might Be the Key to Turning the Twins Bullpen Around</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/this-reliever-might-be-the-key-to-turning-the-twins-bullpen-around-r10682/</link><description>Plenty of things have gone wrong for the Twins so far including some important members of the bullpen struggling mightily out of the gate. While others will be relied on for late innings, one reliever might be the key to turning the bullpen around.

Following a strong rookie campaign, Jorge Alcal&#xE1;...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10682</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Cleveland 7, Twins 4</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-cleveland-7-twins-4-r10687/</link><description>The Twins showed signs of early offensive life Tuesday before slumping to another lifeless defeat, characterized by the poor play which has encapsulated their 2021 season.

Box Score
Maeda: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 K
Home Runs: Buxton (7)
Bottom 3 WPA: Maeda -.180, Garver -.154, Arraez -.117
Win Proba...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10687</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can These Twins Avoid Another Total System Failure?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-these-twins-avoid-another-total-system-failure-r10685/</link><description>They say history repeats itself. For the 2021 Twins, that could be a good or bad thing. Two precedents from the franchise's past 15 years illustrate diverging paths forward.

Five years ago today, on April 27th, 2016, the Minnesota Twins had the exact same record as they do currently: 7-14. About...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10685</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:07:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How Long Will the Twins Be Able to Keep Thad Levine?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-long-will-the-twins-be-able-to-keep-thad-levine-r10683/</link><description>Another baseball front office position is open, and Thad Levine is rumored to be the leading candidate. This isn&#x2019;t the first time his name has been connected to another job. So, how long will the Twins be able to keep Thad Levine?

When a team is successful, it&#x2019;s only natural for other organizatio...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10683</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Cleveland 5, Twins 3</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-cleveland-5-twins-3-r10681/</link><description>The Twins extra-inning record moves to 0-5 as Jordan Luplow hits a walk off homer off of Colome to open the series. Read more about the game in tonight's recap.

Box Score
Berr&#xED;os: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Home Runs: Brent Rooker (1)
Bottom 3 WPA: Jeffers -.394, Simmons -.251, Colome -.185
Win...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10681</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:51:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Cody Stashak Stick in the Bullpen This Time?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/can-cody-stashak-stick-in-the-bullpen-this-time-r10679/</link><description>The Twins recalled Cody Stashak from the alternate site in St. Paul on Sunday. For Stashak, the time at CHS Field was spent honing his slider and changeup, but the key to his success might be throwing consistent, quality strikes with his fastball.

Stashak&#x2019;s greatest strength, as a pitcher, is the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10679</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 523: What Happened to this Team?]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-523-what-happened-to-this-team-r10680/</link><description>Aaron and John talk about the Twins digging an even bigger hole, Alex Kirilloff's arrival, why the team needs Andrelton Simmons back, the math behind Byron Buxton's signature moments, why Nick Gordon came up to sit on the bench, Alexander Colome vs. Ron Davis, and Mitch Garver vs. Ryan Jeffers. Yo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10680</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>REVIEW: &#x2018;The Pride of Minnesota&#x2019; by Thom Henninger</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/review-%E2%80%98the-pride-of-minnesota%E2%80%99-by-thom-henninger-r10675/</link><description>Tensions filled the 1960s due to the Vietnam War, the space race, and the civil rights movement. During the same time, the Minnesota Twins were making their first run to the top of the AL. All this and more are covered in a newly released book.

Author Thom Henninger, editor of Baseball Digest mag...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10675</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Languishing Lineup</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-languishing-lineup-r10677/</link><description>The Twins returned home after a nightmarish road trip but saw little improvement in their play, falling to 3-7 at Target Field with a thoroughly lackluster performance against Pittsburgh.
This team is in an astonishingly deep funk. Can they find their way out?


Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/19 through...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10677</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:06:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Pirates 6, Twins 2</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-pirates-6-twins-2-r10676/</link><description>Despite a solid outing from Matt Shoemaker, the Twins were unable to wake up the bats in a Sunday afternoon rubber match against Pittsburgh. Read more about the game in today's recap.

Box Score: Pirates 6, Twins 2
Matt Shoemaker: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Twins Home Runs: Nelson Cruz (7)
Pirat...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10676</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Pirates 6, Twins 2</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-pirates-6-twins-2-r10674/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins mustered just three hits in a 6-2 loss to the Pirates Saturday afternoon at Target Field. Read more about the game in today's recap.

Box Score
Michael Pineda: 4.1 IP, 6, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Home Runs: None
Bottom 3 WPA: Pineda -.275, Arraez -.083, Donaldson -.080
Win Probabil...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10674</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Twins 2, Pirates 0</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-recap-twins-2-pirates-0-r10673/</link><description>J.A. Happ carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning Friday night and both Willians Astudillo and Jake Cave hit home runs. Who saw that coming!? Continue reading for more on tonight&#x2019;s 2-0 Twins victory over Pittsburgh.

Box Score
Happ: 7.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Home Runs: Astudillo (1), Cave (1...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10673</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
