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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/120/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Twins 4, Orioles 0: Twins Push Win Streak to 11, But Lose Buxton and Correa to Injury in Shutout of Orioles</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-orioles-0-twins-push-win-streak-to-11-but-lose-buxton-and-correa-to-injury-in-shutout-of-orioles-r18311/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Chris Paddack 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (89 pitches, 61 strikes (69%)

	Home Runs: DaShawn Keirsey Jr. (1), Byron Buxton (10)

	Top 3 WPA: Paddack (.320), Keirsey Jr. (.178), Buxton (.067)




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):




	




	The Minnesota Twins came into Thurs...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18311</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 19:29:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Uh-Oh: Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa Both Leave Twins Game After Outfield Collision</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/uh-oh-byron-buxton-carlos-correa-both-leave-twins-game-after-outfield-collision-r18310/</link><description>They might yet extend their winning streak to 11 games and sweep the season series against should-be contenders, but the Twins are living in limbo right now. After a third-inning fly ball on which Byron Buxton charged hard as Carlos Correa backpedaled into the outfield, both players are out of t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18310</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Option Simeon Woods Richardson to Triple-A St. Paul, Signaling Rotation Shakeup Ahead</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-option-simeon-woods-richardson-to-triple-a-st-paul-signaling-rotation-shakeup-ahead-r18308/</link><description>It's been a tough follow-up to what was a career-making year for Simeon Woods Richardson in 2024. He never exactly looked like a frontline starter, but he did yeoman's work at the back end of an injury-diminished Twins rotation, keeping them afloat until the final month. Alas, he then burned out...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18308</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 16:53:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Rewrite Your Scouting Reports: Kody Clemens Has New Bat Speed, and the Power to Match</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rewrite-your-scouting-reports-kody-clemens-has-new-bat-speed-and-the-power-to-match-r18305/</link><description>Kody Clemens came up big for the Twins Wednesday. with a three-run eighth-inning homer that gave the team a lead and launched them to their 10th straight win. That was fitting, because it was also a home run by Clemens (in the sixth inning of the Twins' May 3 game at Fenway Park) that effectivel...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18305</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 11:43:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 8, Orioles 6: Kody Clemens Plays Hero, Twins Win 10th in a Row!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-orioles-6-kody-clemens-plays-hero-twins-win-10th-in-a-row-r18303/</link><description>Box Score

	SP:&#xA0;Simeon Woods Richardson 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (87 pitches, 58 strikes (67%)

	Home Runs:&#xA0;Trevor Larnach (7), Willi Castro (2), Kody Clemens (2)

	Top 3 WPA:&#xA0;Castro (.403), Clemens (.279), Justin Topa (.093)




	Win Probability Chart (via&#xA0;FanGraphs)&#xA0;

	




	The second game...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18303</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 6, Orioles 3: Nine. Times.</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-orioles-3-nine-times-r18301/</link><description>Box Score:

	Starting Pitcher:&#xA0;Bailey Ober - 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (102 pitches; 57 strikes)

	Home Runs:&#xA0;Brooks Lee (4), Christian V&#xE1;zquez (1)

	Top 3 WPA: V&#xE1;zquez .322, Trevor Larnach .164, Griffin Jax .135

	Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs):

	




	It doesn't exactly feel...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18301</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Bailey Ober&#x2019;s &#x201C;Cat-and-Mouse Game&#x201D; with the Baltimore Orioles</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bailey-obers-%E2%80%9Ccat-and-mouse-game%E2%80%9D-with-the-baltimore-orioles-r18289/</link><description>Bailey Ober will once again toe the rubber against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, marking the second straight start against the same opponent in a single week&#x2014;a relatively rare occurrence, given the balanced schedules teams play and the way they prefer to structure their starting rotations in...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18289</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 13:15:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridging the Gap: How the Twins Offense Can Survive Until Returning to Full Strength</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bridging-the-gap-how-the-twins-offense-can-survive-until-returning-to-full-strength-r18296/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins have won eight games in a row, and most impressively they've been able to do it without&#xA0;Matt Wallner and Luke Keaschall, who looked like their two best hitters before going down with injuries. Wallner had an .847 OPS before suffering a significant hamstring strain on April 15...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18296</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 11:37:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Minnesota Twins Are Fun Again: Where Things Stand at the One-Quarter Mark</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-are-fun-again-where-things-stand-at-the-one-quarter-mark-r18295/</link><description>Coming into the 2025 season, the Twins were the odds-on favorite to win the division. Since then... Look, it&#x2019;s been a weird start to the season. Remember just a couple of weeks ago, when it appeared the season was all but over for the good guys? On April 27, yours truly wrote a piece detailing h...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18295</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 22:08:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Enjoying Unusual, Sustained Run of Good Health, Byron Buxton Tests Baseball's Limits</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/enjoying-unusual-sustained-run-of-good-health-byron-buxton-tests-baseballs-limits-r18294/</link><description>As Twins fans know far too well, injuries have been the bane of Byron Buxton throughout his professional career. They've kept him off the field for long stretches&#x2014;usually at least half of any given season&#x2014;and sometimes diminished him even when he's been able to gut his way through and keep playi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18294</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 11:56:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x201C;He&#x2019;s Been Phenomenal&#x201D;: Danny Coulombe is the Dominant Soft-Tossing Veteran in a Young, Flamethrowing Bullpen</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/%E2%80%9Ches-been-phenomenal%E2%80%9D-danny-coulombe-is-the-dominant-soft-tossing-veteran-in-a-young-flamethrowing-bullpen-r18292/</link><description>When the Minnesota Twins signed Danny Coulombe this offseason for just $3 million, it barely made a ripple. A 35-year-old left-handed reliever returning to his old team after a solid year in Baltimore? Most fans saw it as a minor move&#x2014;maybe a steady veteran to round out the bullpen after Caleb T...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18292</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Team-Centric Offensive Approach Has Suited Trevor Larnach Nicely</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-team-centric-offensive-approach-has-suited-trevor-larnach-nicely-r18291/</link><description>At a glance, it doesn't look like Trevor Larnach is doing any of the things you'd hope to see from him this season. He's hitting it on the ground more; he's pulling it in the air less. His swing speed is down; his chase rate is up. He's generating lower batting and slugging averages on contact,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18291</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 14:09:50 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
