https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/895/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-3-tor-2-buxton-blasts-walk-off-hr-r6090/Good teams find a way to prevail. Good players do, too. Byron Buxton hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning, giving the Twins walk-off wins on consecutive nights. Matt Belisle blew the save in the ninth inning, giving up a solo homer, and Paul Molitor made some curious decisions in the eighth but...6090Fri, 15 Sep 2017 04:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-core-seven-r6088/In mid-July, I wrote an article looking at the first half of what I’ve been calling The Core Four. The Core Four, in my opinion, is comprised of Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Jose Berrios and Max Kepler. While it is clear that those four have the highest ceilings of any of the Twins young players, bu...6088Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-vs-blue-jays-914-710pm-ct-r6087/The Twins open up a 4-game series with the Blue Jays tonight and you gotta stay focused this time of year. No doubt the players need to be focused but so do the fans, even more so. It isn’t as simple as just watching the Twins right now, we gotta watch the Twins while also paying attention to what...6087Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-3-sdp-1-rosario-hits-walk-off-hr-in-10th-inning-r6086/Eddie Rosario blasted a walk-off homer in the 10th inning to deliver a victory and put a happy end to what could have been a frustrating loss. Ervin Santana pitched 6.0 shutout innings and Matt Belisle threw the final 1.2 frames to pick up the win. Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) https://twitter....6086Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-2017-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-year-r6085/For years now, the biggest area of necessity the Minnesota Twins have faced has been on the mound. Specifically, the pitcher starting games for the hometown nine. The minor league system has produced a good amount of offensive weapons, but the tide is beginning to turn and the system is beginning...6085Thu, 14 Sep 2017 02:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-16-sdp-0-twins-hit-7-hrs-set-new-record-r6084/There have been more than 200,000 games in the history of Major League Baseball, but a team had never hit home runs in each of the first seven innings … until tonight. The Twins made history Tuesday at Target Field, accomplishing that feat in a blowout of San Diego. Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs)...6084Wed, 13 Sep 2017 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/getting-to-85-r6082/The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Except for now. Now it is a SPRINT. RUN Forrest, RUN! The Twins entered last night with 19 games left in the season. In 19 games, anything can happen. In 19 games, the best team in baseball can go 3-16. That’s not hyperbole; it is currently happenin...6082Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-final-three-weeks-r6081/The Minnesota Twins had a day off on Monday. Some of the players went to the Minnesota Vikings season opener. Hopefully all of them got some quality rest. The Twins now have 19 games in the next 20 days. And that's assuming there isn't a Game 163, which the Twins have a bit of experience with. Let...6081Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-padres-912-710pm-ct-r6080/It’s just a little two-game series starting tonight at Target Field against the San Diego Padres. Padre is a nice universal word that means “Father” in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. In major league baseball… Padres means 100 to 1 odds. Here are some things to think about: 1. Hills, Minnesota –...6080Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-bagger-heroic-hildy-golden-buck-amp-molitor39s-last-stand-r6076/An unlikely bullpen savior. A front-runner to become the first Minnesota Gold Glove winner since 2010. And a manager who just might stick around after all. Let's dig in on these three trending September story lines... * Michael Tonkin. Pat Light. J.T. Chargois. Neil Ramirez. Alex Wimmers. These a...6076Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kc-11-min-3-big-dud-from-big-sexy-amp-co-r6074/Bartolo Colon had been remarkably consistent since joining the Twins, but he had a stinker of a Sunday afternoon in Kansas City. He gave up six runs in the second inning, giving the Twins very little hope to escape KC with a series win. Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Big Sexy lasted just 1.2 inn...6074Sun, 10 Sep 2017 22:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-333-frontrunners-r6073/Aaron and John talk about the Twins re-taking the Wild Card lead, Trevor Hildenberger and Matt Belisle stepping up, ending an era of Royals baseball, Byron Buxton's ongoing hand problems, Ehire Adrianza's surprising pop, vintage Joe Mauer, late-night scoreboard watching, and Robbie Grossman at the...6073Sun, 10 Sep 2017 11:53:00 +0000