https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/893/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-8-cle-6-twins-use-team-record-10-pitchers-in-victory-r6116/The Twins got a ridiculously short start from Bartolo Colon in what was a ridiculously long game against Cleveland, but Brian Dozier delivered a three-run homer in the eighth inning that lifted the Twins to victory. The Twins ended up using 10 pitchers, which was a team record for a nine-inning ga...6116Wed, 27 Sep 2017 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-cleveland-926610pm-ct-r6114/The Twins are in Cleveland for a 3-game series with the Indians. We all know the situation but there will be no talk about the Twins being in until they are actually in. There are many common phrases that are in existence to warn against such things: You don’t count your chickens until... Someone...6114Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-magic-number-reaches-two-r6115/Following their three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees, there was some concern among Twins fans that the team might find a way to miss the playoffs. The team had ten games to play and a 1 1/2 game lead on the second playoff spot. The Twins followed with a four-game sweep in Detroit....6115Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-10-det-4-deja-vu-all-over-again-r6112/For the second straight game the Twins beat the Tigers by the score of 10-4. Jorge Polanco continued his second-half surge, hitting a double and his 12th home run of the year, Eduardo Escobar hit his 20th homer and Jose Berrios held the Tigers to two runs over 5.0 innings. The victory polished off...6112Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/episode-335-magic-number-ride-r6111/Aaron and John talk about the Twins being on the verge of a playoff spot, lining up the rotation for New York, buying playoff tickets, the long journey from 59-103 to the postseason, Paul Molitor's job status, the biggest improvements in Twins history, choosing a Wild Card game roster, ugly WPA nu...6111Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/charting-a-twins-playoff-rotation-r6110/What once seemed unthinkable is now a crystallizing reality: The Twins are in all likelihood headed toward a one-game Wild Card showdown against the Yankees in New York on October 3rd. And while they will be heavy underdogs in such a contest – especially after what we saw in the Bronx last week –...6110Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-10-det-4-twins-blow-out-tigers-bullpen-r6109/One moment it looked like the Twins were going to blow a quality start from Ervin Santana, the next moment they were blowing out the Tigers. An eight-run eighth inning turned the tables in this one as the Twins destroyed the Detroit bullpen. Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Brian Dozier led this o...6109Sun, 24 Sep 2017 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/escobar-steps-up-r6108/The Twins won on Friday night in Detroit. Later in the night, Angels and the Rangers lost, so the Twins have a 3 1/2 game lead on the 2nd AL Wild Card with eight games to play. Another way to look at that? The Twins magic number for a playoff spot is down to six. Not convinced yet? Here are the pl...6108Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-7-det-3-gibson-offense-keep-rolling-r6107/How about that Kyle Gibson? He delivered another quality start as the Twins beat the Tigers, and has people starting to wonder if he’s turned the corner. Of course, having some premium run support hasn’t hurt his cause, either. The bats delivered another nice cushion for Gibby tonight, scoring six...6107Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-12-det-1-once-again-the-twins-bounce-back-r6106/That’s more like it! After a demoralizing sweep, the Twins opened up a stretch in which they’ll face the Tigers in seven of their final 10 games by delivering a strong message. I'm sure Detroit would love to play the role of spoilers, but it appears the Twins aren’t gonna have any of that. Snapsh...6106Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-exhibit-as-a-flawed-but-fearsome-foe-r6105/Leaving New York, the Minnesota Twins likely couldn’t get on the plane out of town soon enough. Being outscored by 12 runs over three games, it was relatively apparent that the hometown nine was overmatched. What was also clear to see however, is that this current group is capable of putting the p...6105Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/where-are-we-now-152-down-10-to-go-r6104/On Wednesday, the Twins lost in New York to the Yankees (Rinse. Repeat.) Fortunately, the Twins got help from the American League Central Division champions from Cleveland. Late on Wednesday night, the Angels lost a second-straight one-run game at the hands of Cleveland. That combination of events...6104Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:57:00 +0000