https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/828/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-10-tex-7-tex-plosion33-r7184/With the Twins falling behind 6-0 Friday night against the Rangers, it seemed like an incredibly tall task for their slumping offense to mount a comeback. It took them one inning. An offensive explosion in the fifth inning resulted in eight runs for the Twins. The Bullpen backed that up with a mas...7184Sat, 01 Sep 2018 04:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-830-big-names-go-yard-relievers-lock-it-up-r7182/The big league club had a getaway game today so the focus this evening was on the minor league action. A duo of top prospects left the yard, while plenty of relief pitchers turned in very strong outings for their respective clubs. As the regular season comes to a close, these farm teams are lookin...7182Fri, 31 Aug 2018 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/hardball-the-twins-and-byron-buxton-r7179/Byron Buxton was activated off the Triple A disabled list in mid-August and returned to game action for the Rochester Red Wings on August 14. He’s played in 10 games since that point, but the Twins don’t seem willing to commit to the idea that he’ll be a big leaguer come September. Make no mistake...7179Thu, 30 Aug 2018 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-trade-bobby-wilson-to-cubs-for-old-friend-r7181/The Minnesota Twins have traded catcher Bobby Wilson to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for catcher (and relief pitcher?), and Old Friend Chris Gimenez and a potential Player To Be Named Later. The Twins want to give the veterans that they have traded an opportunity to play in the playoffs and win a...7181Thu, 30 Aug 2018 21:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cle-5-min-3-odorizzi-fades-busenitz-blows-it-r7180/Jake Odorizzi was cruising right along and then BAM, he couldn't find the strike zone. With one out in the sixth, Odorizzi issued consecutive four-pitch walks and was removed. Cleveland jumped all over Alan Busenitz to turn that into a decisive four-run inning. Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Odor...7180Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-4-cle-3-astudillo-gets-first-homer-mauer-scores-1000th-run-r7177/Willians Astudillo hit his first career home run, Joe Mauer notched the 1,000th run scored of his career, Robbie Grossman delivered a huge go-ahead hit with two outs and Eddie Rosario tallied three hits of his own. It was a mini breakout of the slump the Twins’ lineup had been enduring of late. Ko...7177Thu, 30 Aug 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/awkward-decisions-r7176/Joe Mauer is the best player in modern (post-2000) Twins history. Byron Buxton could be in line to succeed him as face of the franchise. These are very important players, not to mention very likable players. So it creates an awkward situation when their own best interests conflict with those of th...7176Thu, 30 Aug 2018 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-roundtable-grading-the-front-office-r7173/Twins Daily Roundtable is a weekly series. As part of this series, a question will be posed to the site’s writers and they will respond in 200 words or less (Some writers don’t like to stick to this limit). This will give readers an opportunity to see multiple points of view and then add their own...7173Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cle-8-min-1-where-did-the-runs-go-r7174/After an 8-1 loss at Cleveland, the Twins have failed to score more than two runs for the fourth-consecutive game. They’ve now tallied a total of six runs over their past four games. Cleveland had its stars shining in full light in what ended up being a convincing victory. Snapshot (chart via Fan...7174Wed, 29 Aug 2018 02:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/are-st-paul-saints-about-to-break-championship-drought-r7172/It’s been fourteen long years since the Saints have won a league championship, but there are signs this could be the Saints year. The year was 2004. George Tsamis was in his second season as manager of the St. Paul Saints when the team went 61-34, winning their division while earning a spot in the...7172Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/matt-magill-making-his-improbable-case-r7171/Coming into the Twins afternoon game on Sunday, relief pitcher Matt Magill had been pitching well out of the Twins bullpen. He had an ERA of 3.55 and had earned more opportunities in higher-leverage situations. In 45 2/3 innings, he had allowed just seven homers. On Sunday, he worked an inning aga...7171Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-386-summer-breeze-r7169/Aaron and John talk about their night at Target Field with Twins GM Thad Levine and 150 friends, Joe Mauer's latest milestone and 2019 outlook, a too-early glance at the upcoming free agent market, Eddie Rosario's ups and downs, Stephen Gonsalves' rough first taste of the majors, Jake Cave's growi...7169Mon, 27 Aug 2018 03:22:00 +0000