https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/855/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-down-in-the-dumps-r6687/What. A. Slump. While going 2-10 over the past two weeks, Minnesota has mostly abided by Murphy's law: whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. There have been plenty of ugly short starts. When a starter managed to turn in a quality outing, the bullpen reliably melted down behind him. Bats have been...6687Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cin-8-min-2-berrios-bombs-as-twins-drop-series-to-cincy-r6686/Jose Berrios lasted just three innings and the Twins’ bats were stymied by Reds rookie Tyler Mahle Sunday afternoon. The Cincinnati victory gave them their first series win of the season. Not only did they take two of three from the Twins, but they also outscored them 24-14. Snapshot (chart via F...6686Sun, 29 Apr 2018 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-3-cin-1-losing-streak-snapped-as-odorizzi-delivers-quality-start-r6684/The Twins desperately needed a solid performance from their starting pitcher this afternoon, and Jake Odorizzi proved to be the man for the job. He held the Reds to one run over six innings, Eduardo Escobar came up with a huge hit and Mitch Garver homered to lift the Twins to their first win since...6684Sat, 28 Apr 2018 21:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/cin-15-min-9-it-got-even-worse-r6683/No Puerto Rico hangover. No Yankee Mystique. No excuses at home against the worst team in baseball. Make no bones about it, the Twins are simply playing terribly right now. They were leading 8-4, but the wheels completely fell off in what was a six-run fifth inning for the Reds. The Twins have now...6683Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/on-ryan-pressly39s-release-point-pitch-mix-r6681/In mid-March, I wrote about Ryan Pressly, noting some details about his vertical release point and breaking ball command limiting his 2017 ceiling. Pressly is off to an incredibly hot start. Through 12 IP, Pressly has a 12.0 K/9, 2.25 BB/9, and a FIP of just 1.26. Looking at Pressly’s vertical re...6681Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-reds-427-710pm-ct-r6680/The Twins are coming back home to start a 3-game series with the Reds tonight. It’s been a difficult road trip and, typically, when loved ones come home from a difficult road trip, they are welcomed back. I’m sure there will be throngs of well-wishers lined up to greet them at the airport with flo...6680Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/searching-for-answers-on-trevor-hildenberger-r6678/There has understandably been much hand-wringing over the Twins bullpen here in April. The unit has not performed, with fresh additions like Zach Duke and Fernando Rodney proving problematic in the early going. Another newcomer, Tyler Kinley, has already been shipped out. But in my mind, the most...6678Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/rodney-living-his-own-experience-r6677/For the past number of years, Fernando Rodney has come on to close baseball games for any number of big league teams. He’s been asked to pitch one inning, get three outs, and preserve the lead for his respective ball club. Over the years, he’s added the shooting arrow celebrating and a new number...6677Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nyy-4-min-3-rodney-spoils-great-gibby-start-twins-swept-r6676/The Twins carried a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning thanks to an excellent start by Kyle Gibson, but Gary Sanchez blasted a Fernando Rodney pitch for a three-run homer to walk it off at Yankee Stadium. The victory gave New York a four-game sweep over the Twins, who have now lost their...6676Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what39s-going-on-with-logan-morrison-r6675/Let’s talk about Logan Morrison for a hot minute. After last night’s 1-for-4 performance against the Yankees, the one they call LoMo is now hitting .113/.214/.177 on 70 plate appearances on the year. Yes, in the grand scheme of things 70 plate appearances is nothing. After all, a player’s fortune...6675Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-catchers-quietly-struggling-r6674/The Twins have lost six in a row. The pitching has been generally not very good for the last week. The starters haven’t been able to provide innings, and the bullpen has not been very effective, outside of Addison Reed and Ryan Pressly. The offense has been frustrating to say the least, again with...6674Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nyy-7-min-4-lance-lynn-is-a-dumpster-fire-right-now-r6673/The Twins got up 2-0 in the top of the first inning thanks to a Miguel Sano homer, but Lance Lynn had a rotten start, giving up six runs on seven hits and three walks over just 3 2/3 innings. The Twins have now lost six straight games and seven of their last eight. Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)...6673Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:34:00 +0000