https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/796/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-9-cle-3-twins-take-series-behind-pineda-tortuga-r7644/The Twins got off to a cold start against the vaunted Cleveland rotation the first two games, but Willians Astudillo helped break the ice in his first game of the season. La Tortuga drove in the first run with an RBI double in the second inning, followed with another double in the fourth and deliv...7644Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cle-2-min-1-odorizzi-strikes-out-11-wild-parker-surrenders-go-ahead-run-r7643/Twins pitching. Strikeouts. This appears to be a thing now. Temperature at first pitch was 34 degrees but there was no cooling off Jake Odorizzi. He struck out a career-high 11 batters over six innings. This is the second time since 1893 a team has opened the season with back-to-back double-digit...7643Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/local-man-allows-himself-to-dream-of-above-ground-pool-one-of-the-nice-ones-for-a-solid-minute-r7641/Brent Amberg's $50 bet on the World Series, made on a whim at a Las Vegas casino, grew microscopically closer to reality on Thursday. He'll take it. As he sat under a fluorescent light in his windowless Apple Valley insurance office Thursday, Amberg tracked the Twins home opener on his phone whil...7641Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-418-the-2019-home-opener-r7642/7642Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-2-cle-0-berrios-dominates-sets-twins-opening-day-record-for-ks-r7640/Jose Berrios made his first Opening Day start for the Twins this afternoon. It most certainly won’t be his last. The Twins’ ace set a new team record for Opening Day by striking out 10 Cleveland batters. He got 18 swinging strikes on 96 pitches and allowed just three batters to reach base in 7 2/3...7640Thu, 28 Mar 2019 22:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-to-expect-from-the-twins-newcomers-to-start-the-season-r7638/As the snow begins to melt and the shorts slowly come out of retirement, the sounds and smells of baseball lurch closer, beckoning fans across the world to watch and support their team as they grind through yet another season. But while the beginning of the season sparks hope for most teams (Oriol...7638Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/beginner39s-luck-how-rookie-managers-typically-perform-r7639/How much sleep do you think Rocco Baldelli got Wednesday night? Sure, this is far from his first Opening Day, but there will be plenty of firsts involved in it: His first regular-season lineup card, his first win or loss in charge of a club, and who knows, maybe even his first managerial ejection....7639Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/opening-day-stream-of-consciousness-r7637/Happy Opening Day! Finally, the offseason is over. Finally, we have games that matter. It has been a really busy offseason for the Twins, starting with the day after the 2018 season when it was announced that Manager Paul Molitor had been fired. Weeks later, Rocco Baldelli emerged as the team’s ch...7637Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/questions-remain-on-opening-day-r7635/Opening Day can be filled with hope for almost every fan. Baseball’s long off-season is finally complete and meaningful baseball games will be played. Even with green grass at Target Field, there are still plenty of questions remaining to be answered about the current club. How will the bullpen b...7635Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/new-territory-from-the-twins-dugout-r7633/Opening day 2019 is nearly upon us, and while the Minnesota Twins look to take the next step toward a return to the postseason, they’ll do so with as green of a manager as possible at the helm. The Woonsocket Rocket is just 37 years old, and Rocco Baldelli has coaching experience in only one other...7633Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2019-season-preview-the-minefield-r7636/Minefields represent perilous uncertainty. One wrong step, and BOOM. I can think of no better allegory for these 2019 Minnesota Twins. The dynamic applies in both a positive way, with regard to the offense, and a negative one, with reg to the pitching staff. Whether the Twins or their opponents (a...7636Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/central-intelligence-indians-vulnerable-r7632/Cleveland has won the AL Central for three consecutive years, but that streak could come to an end this year. The Indians are coming off a year where they had a club-record $135 million payroll. Ownership decided it was time for a mass exodus of players, so there will be a lot of new faces in the...7632Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:00:00 +0000