https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/753/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-should-the-twins-postseason-batting-order-be-r8423/The Twins lineup for Monday’s 5-3 win over the White Sox looked like a potential starting nine for the postseason, with the exception of Lamonte Wade Jr playing center field for a recuperating Max Kepler. But that substitution changes everything as far as batting order. Here was the lineup: Facin...8423Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-game-3-starting-pitching-options-in-the-playoffs-r8419/The Twins all but locked up a playoff spot over the weekend after sweeping a doubleheader from Cleveland on Saturday. Now fans can start looking ahead to the playoffs and wondering how the club will fare against some of the other top squads in the American League. With Michael Pineda’s recent susp...8419Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-916-berrios-tosses-a-strong-71-innings-r8420/After a big series win in Cleveland, the Twins welcomed the White Sox to town Monday night. The lineup continued to get healthy as Marwin Gonzalez returned to the lineup and Jose Berrios looked good again as the Twins won 5-3. Box Score Starter Jose Berrios: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 69% stri...8420Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-444-in-the-driver39s-seat-r8424/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' big series win in Cleveland, losing Michael Pineda and Byron Buxton for the season, Brusdar Graterol getting loose, Miguel Sano's knockout blow, and the latest on the Twins' many injured hitters. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher,...8424Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/leading-off-podcast-with-matt-amp-cooper-movin39-me-down-the-central-r8418/Matt and Cooper of Twins Daily discuss the dwindling AL Central race, the injury report for a number of players, and talk about the state of a potential playoff bullpen and regular season bullpen. Give it a listen for those topics and much more. Link to Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7...8418Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/series-preview-southside-special-r8417/After what was arguably the most impactful series of the year thus far, the Minnesota Twins have now put the AL Central Division on ice. With a magic number at nine, and 13 games left against the divisional doldrums, all eyes are on October. The first opponent of the final homestand in 2019 is non...8417Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-weathering-the-storm-r8416/The Minnesota Twins battled through a severely shorthanded series against Washington, then dealt with a decidedly inconvenient rainout on Friday night in Cleveland that left them leaning hard on their bullpen for a critical Saturday doubleheader. Rather than back down in these tough circumstances,...8416Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-915-bad-defense-costs-twins-in-series-finale-r8415/The Twins lost the series finale to the Indians 7-5 after taking both games of the doubleheader the day before. Leaving Cleveland with a 4.5-game lead in the division was the goal and that is exactly what was done. In a game with Randy Dobnak starting, Kyle Gibson coming from the bullpen and a bet...8415Sun, 15 Sep 2019 20:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/who-is-the-twins-team-mvp-r8414/2019 has been a bit of a Hollywood season for the Minnesota Twins. After finishing 2018 with a record below .500, and losing a player who has been the franchise’s cornerstone for the last 15 years, Joe Mauer, expectations were tempered heading into the season. Then, from almost the moment the seas...8414Sun, 15 Sep 2019 14:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-914-sano-grand-slam-overcomes-rocky-start-for-win-r8413/The second contest of Saturday's doubleheader provided another bullpen game, but that is about where the similarities ended. Things didn’t look to be going the Twins way early, but a five-run eighth inning ensured, and the Twins secured, the double-header sweep, beating Cleveland 9-5. Box Score S...8413Sun, 15 Sep 2019 02:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/suspension-shouldn%E2%80%99t-factor-into-potential-pineda-reunion-r8412/Michael Pineda's current contract with the Twins will end with him under suspension. So his comeback season was tainted and this is the end of the story for him in Minnesota, right? Wrong. He's among the best free agent starting pitchers and this will be a Twins team thirsty for rotation help. We...8412Sun, 15 Sep 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-game-recap-914-bullpen-polanco-move-the-needle-in-win-r8411/The Twins defeated the Indians 2-0 in the first game of their doubleheader Saturday. Devin Smeltzer set the tone with three scoreless innings and the rest of the bullpen continued to shut out Cleveland. Jorge Polanco provided the big blow, hitting a two-run homer in the third inning. Box Score Sm...8411Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:07:00 +0000