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	Zebby Matthews: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

	Home Runs: None by the Twins. Too many by the Rockies.

	Bottom 3 WPA: Brock Stewart (-0.157), Matthews (-0.154), Brooks Lee (-0.094)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):




	The match was set; a pitching duel for the ages. In one c...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18786</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Join the Jersey Patch Era with Securian Financial Sponsorship</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-join-the-jersey-patch-era-with-securian-financial-sponsorship-r18763/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins have officially entered Major League Baseball&#x2019;s jersey advertisement era. On Thursday, the team announced a new multi-year partnership with Securian Financial, which includes the addition of a jersey patch featuring the St. Paul-based financial services firm.




	Beginning w...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18763</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:04:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Unending Struggles of Royce Lewis Are Tough to Decipher</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-unending-struggles-of-royce-lewis-are-tough-to-decipher-r18782/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins are a team of extremes: from hot to cold, from impressive to embarrassing, from confident to bamboozled. There never seems to be much middle ground, or at least, there hasn't been for the past couple of seasons.




	No one singularly embodies this trait quite like Royce Lewi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18782</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Kyle Gibson, Former Twins Rotation Stalwart, Retires From Professional Baseball</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kyle-gibson-former-twins-rotation-stalwart-retires-from-professional-baseball-r18772/</link><description>A Bill Smith draftee in 2009&#x2019;s first round, Kyle Gibson  was a 6&#x2019;6&#x201D; righty out of the University of Missouri was in the final class of players selected with the Metrodome in mind. He rocketed through three levels of the minors in 2010, and surely would have graced the dismal, pitching-starved 20...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18772</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Searching For C4: Will The Real Carlos Correa Please Stand Up</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/searching-for-c4-will-the-real-carlos-correa-please-stand-up-r18774/</link><description>Carlos Correa has had a fantastic career, grabbing many team and individual awards that all ballplayers would want on their resume. The former number overall pick has been a model of consistency at the plate and has played sterling defense at shortstop throughout his 11 seasons in The Show....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18774</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Rockies 6, Twins 4: Minnesota Falls Flat in Second Half Debut</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rockies-6-twins-4-minnesota-falls-flat-in-second-half-debut-r18779/</link><description>Box Score

	Chris Paddack: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

	Home Runs: Byron Buxton (22), Willi Castro (10)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Chris Paddack (-.236), Brooks Lee (-.151), Harrison Bader (-.097)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	The last time the Twins were in Colorado felt different. Th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18779</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Analyzing Second Half Strength of Schedule and Playoff Chances for the Minnesota Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-second-half-strength-of-schedule-and-playoff-chances-for-the-minnesota-twins-r18769/</link><description>The first &#x201C;half&#x201D; of the 2025 Twins season was an emotional rollercoaster ride for fans. There have been some high highs (the second-longest winning streak in Twins history, the longest scoreless inning streak in team history, and Byron Buxton&#x2019;s first half); and some low lows (the tough start, th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18769</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:36:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Four Twins Players Who Can Shape the Second-Half Push</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/four-twins-players-who-can-shape-the-second-half-push-r18767/</link><description>As the second half of the season gets underway, the Minnesota Twins find themselves at a familiar crossroads. Hovering near playoff contention but far from guaranteed, they&#x2019;ll need more than just reinforcements from the outside to make a run. Internal improvements could provide the biggest boost...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18767</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
