https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/911/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-orioles-76-710pm-ct-r5814/The Birds are coming to town for a 4-game series before 23 players get an all-star break, starting Monday. Bird nicknames are really quite popular: the Orioles, Cardinals and Jays in baseball, the Penguins and Ducks in hockey, Hawks in basketball, and the Cardinals, Eagles, Ravens, Falcons and Sea...5814Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/two-of-us-r5813/The bullpen has been an issue for the Twins during the first half of the 2017 season. While expectations were not high going into the season coming off of a 103-loss season, the Twins are above .500 as the All-Star Game approaches. Following the All-Star break, Twins Daily will be a great place fo...5813Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-321-midseason-prospect-update-r5812/Aaron and John return to Lynlake Brewery for a special midweek podcast to check in on the Twins top prospects' first halves, and then rate them as possible second half contributors and also trade deadline assets. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndTheGee...5812Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/angels-2-twins-1-angels-steal-a-victory-spoil-santana%E2%80%99s-cg-r5811/Ervin Santana gave up a homer to Kole Calhoun on the third pitch of the game. The rest of the night he was lights out. Ervin pitched his fourth complete game, which is more than any other entire team in baseball. Poor decision making by Jason Castro and the lack of timely hits all around cost the...5811Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/should-twins-usher-youth-movement-in-rotation-r5809/Since taking over Minnesota Twins baseball operations, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have shown a propensity for following the blueprint laid out by the forward-thinking Astros front office – most recently with their draft strategy last month. It's not a bad idea, given the fruits we are now seeing...5809Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-5-angels-4-buxton-busts-out-as-gibson-glides-r5806/Byron Buxton, the great patriot that he is, was just saving all his hits for the Fourth of July. He had three hits, including a homer, in support of Kyle Gibson, who had a quality start. Things got a little rocky in the ninth inning, but Brandon Kintzler managed to pick up his 22nd save. Win Expe...5806Tue, 04 Jul 2017 22:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-9-angels-5-mejia-mauer-max-lead-twins-to-victory-r5805/I think everybody’s fear heading into this one was that Alex Meyer would make the Twins look silly. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. Adalberto Mejia had one of his best starts, Joe Mauer hit a two-run homer and Max Kepler went 4-for-4 with a homer of his own to lift the Twins to victory. Win Expec...5805Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-angels-73-710pm-ct-r5803/We get to celebrate the 4th of July at home with a 3-game series against the Angels. The 4th of July is an American holiday because it celebrates our independence. We are not the only country that has a 4th of July because every country has a 4th of July right after the 3rd of July but we are the...5803Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/halfway-home-9-crazy-on-pace-numbers-r5800/On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins played their 81st game of the season, meaning we are exactly halfway through this 2017 campaign. At this midpoint, it is always fun to double up statistics for certain players and see how they project for the whole year. Some of these ones might surprise you. Of cou...5800Mon, 03 Jul 2017 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-320-pitching-problems-part-infinity-r5799/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' never-ending pitching problems, falling into a second-place tie with the Royals, how much longer the leash is for Hector Santiago, Thad Levine's quotes about the Twins' trade deadline approach, investing $3 million in 16-year-old Jelfry Marte, Kyle Gibson vs. J...5799Mon, 03 Jul 2017 01:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/miguel-sano-ervin-santana-named-all-stars-r5798/On Sunday night, 2017 MLB All-Stars were named. The Minnesota Twins will be represented by two players. Ervin Santana and Miguel Sano will head to Miami next week as All Stars. Miguel Sano had been leading fan voting until the final week when Cleveland's Jose Ramirez (and Toronto's Josh Donaldson...5798Sun, 02 Jul 2017 23:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royals-6-twins-2-behind-santiago-road-trip-ends-in-disappointment-r5797/The Twins got their 11-game road trip off to such a great start, sweeping Cleveland to take back first place in the AL Central. After that, it appears the road magic may have been all used up. They dropped three of four at Boston, and after a loss Sunday, three of four at Kansas City to put them i...5797Sun, 02 Jul 2017 21:28:00 +0000