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	Box Score

	Starting Pitcher:&#xA0;Bailey Ober - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 SO (78 pitches, 52 strikes)

	Home Runs:&#xA0;Byron Buxton 2 (34)

	Top 3 WPA: Ober (.387), Buxton (.182), Kody Funderburk (.106)

	Win Probability Chart (per FanGraphs)

	




	We always list the top three win probability players...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19210</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:03:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Who Will Be The Minnesota Twins' Closer in 2026?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-will-be-the-minnesota-twins-closer-in-2026-r19202/</link><description>Through all of the ups and downs the Twins have experienced in the past 25 years or so &#x2014; the many changes in managers, front office makeup and team quality &#x2014; one thing has remained relatively constant: the presence of at least one All-Star caliber fixture at the back end of the bullpen.




	Fro...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19202</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:07:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Matt Wallner&#x2019;s Unfulfilling 2025 Season and Uncertain Future</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-wallners-unfulfilling-2025-season-and-uncertain-future-r19204/</link><description>Last Friday, the Minnesota Twins announced that Matt Wallner&#x2019;s season is officially over, with an oblique strain sending him to the injured list. For the 27-year-old Forest Lake native, it closes the book on a year where he fell short of expectations.&#xA0;Hopes were sky-high for Wallner entering the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19204</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:04:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Rangers 4, Twins 2: Taj Bradley Sparkles, But Twins Can't Put Winning Effort Around Him</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rangers-4-twins-2-taj-bradley-sparkles-but-twins-cant-put-winning-effort-around-him-r19205/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Taj Bradley 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (90 pitches, 60 strikes (66%))

	Home Runs: Byron Buxton (32)

	Bottom 3 WPA:&#xA0;Travis Adams (-.301), Ryan Jeffers (-.208), Ryan Fitzgerald (-.117)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	Leading off Wednesday night's tussle with th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19205</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:38:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The ABS Challenge System is Here. How Do Twins Players Feel, and What Are the Implications?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-abs-challenge-system-is-here-how-do-twins-players-feel-and-what-are-the-implications-r19199/</link><description>On Tuesday, MLB&#x2019;s Joint Competition Committee voted to implement the ABS Challenge System that teams and fans saw in spring training this season. Something of a compromise between true robo-umps and the system baseball uses today, the arrangement will allow hitters, catchers, or pitchers to chal...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19199</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:06:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Which of Twins&#x2019; 10 Arbitration-Eligible Players Will They Non-Tender This Offseason?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-of-twins-10-arbitration-eligible-players-will-they-non-tender-this-offseason-r19196/</link><description>At some point in late November each year, teams need to decide whether to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players, or whether they will allow them to become free agents immediately. Heading into 2026, the Minnesota Twins will have decisions to make on no fewer than 10 players....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19196</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:10:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>One Inning in 2025 That Changed Minnesota Twins Forever</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-inning-in-2025-that-changed-minnesota-twins-forever-r19197/</link><description>The first pitch hit the zone, and the stakes were invisible but heavy. Baseball is a game of microseconds, but some seconds feel like they can tilt a franchise. In July 2025, at Coors Field, the Minnesota Twins discovered exactly how fragile momentum can be.




	2024&#x2019;s Warning

	Twins fans saw...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19197</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:31:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 4, Rangers 1: The Piranhas Strike Again</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-rangers-1-the-piranhas-strike-again-r19198/</link><description>A baseball game broke out as the Twins headed to Arlington for the penultimate series of the year. With just six games remaining, the Twins sought to gain any remaining perspective they can on the late-season callups, potential future bullpen stalwarts, and the Byron Buxton 30-25 watch continued...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19198</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 03:14:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Joe Ryan Is Failing to Answer His Biggest Question</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-ryan-is-failing-to-answer-his-biggest-question-r19183/</link><description>For a long stretch this year, Joe Ryan looked like everything the Twins always hoped he could be: swing-and-miss stuff, elite control, a bona fide frontline starter. His surface numbers backed that up, with elite peripherals and counting stats that put him among the American League&#x2019;s better arms...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19183</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:11:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Way-Too-Early Minnesota Twins 2026 Opening Roster Projection</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-way-too-early-minnesota-twins-2026-opening-roster-projection-r19193/</link><description>After plummeting from AL Central division title contenders in mid-May to sporting the league's second-worst record with one week left in the season, your Minnesota Twins' 2025 campaign can be summarized in one word: Disheartening. Witnessing franchise cornerstones like Carlos Correa and Jhoan Du...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19193</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Austin Martin Has Taken Advantage of His Opportunity. What Does It Mean for 2026 Minnesota Twins?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/austin-martin-has-taken-advantage-of-his-opportunity-what-does-it-mean-for-2026-minnesota-twins-r19194/</link><description>After the 2025 trade deadline, the Twins had spots to fill. Pitching got the most attention, but the Twins also needed to fill the holes left by Carlos Correa, Harrison Bader, Willi Castro, and Ty France. One of the beneficiaries of those vacancies was Austin Martin, and he&#x2019;s really the only hit...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">19194</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:31:01 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
