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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/513/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Game Score: White Sox 5, Twins 3</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-white-sox-5-twins-3-r11062/</link><description>Box Score

	Starter: Jose Berrios 6.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

	Home Runs: Mitch Garver (9,10)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Berrios (-.547), Simmons (-.060), Kirilloff/Larnach (-.057)&#xA0;

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	After having to battle Lance Lynn in Game 1 Monday evening, a matchup wi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11062</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:41:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Twins 3, White Sox 2</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-3-white-sox-2-nelson-cruz/</link><description>Box Score




	Griffin Jax: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (63.2% strikes)




	Homeruns: Cruz (19)




	Top 3 WPA: Cruz (.310), Duffey (.310), Robles (.201)




	Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs)




	




	Griffin Jax Lights Out




	If things had gone as planned in 2021, Jax would likely be...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11061</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Multiple Twins Defenders On Pace to Be Gold Glove Finalists</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gold-glove-finalists-sdi-defense-andrelton/</link><description>Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With Statcast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One newer defensive metric was developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and it is called the SABR Defe...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11058</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:06:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Episode 535: Will the Twins Extend Buxton?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/podcast-gleeman-geek-byron-buxton-josh-donaldson-jose-berrios/</link><description/><guid isPermaLink="false">11059</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:44:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The New York Yankees</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-new-york-yankees-jose-berrios/</link><description>What's Their Situation?




	In baseball's toughest division, the Yankees find themselves eight games out of first place, which puts them behind three other teams. New York would need to pass Tampa, Boston and Toronto&#xA0;to claim the AL East crown. They may need to turn their sights to one of the t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11052</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Happened Between Josh Donaldson and Luis Arraez?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-between-josh-donaldson-and-luis-arraez-r11057/</link><description>In case you missed it, here's a video of what went down.




	
		
	



	With Donaldson at the plate, Arraez was slow to get his lead off of second base. This led to Donaldson calling time and shouting something to Arraez, who reacted by lifting his arms up as if to say &#x201C;what?&#x201D;




	The two appea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11057</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:35:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Short and Sour</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-charlie-barnes-ja-happ/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: 7/12 through Sun, 7/18




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	Record Last Week: 0-3 (Overall: 39-53)

	Run Differential Last Week: -9 (Overall: -66)

	Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (17.0 GB)




	Last Week's Game Recaps:




	Game 90 | DET 1, MIN 0: Bats Come Up Empty in Barnes Debut

	Game 91 | DET...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11056</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:16:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Tigers 7, Twins 0</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-tigers-7-twins-0-ja-happ/</link><description>Box Score




	J.A. Happ: 7.0 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (65% strikes)




	Homeruns: none




	Bottom 3 WPA: Happ (-.195), Cruz (-.134), Larnach (-.111)




	Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs)




	




	Happ Eats Innings...And That&#x2019;s About It.




	I don&#x2019;t mean to sound ungrateful about Happ...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11054</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Jorge Polanco is Back on Top</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco-is-back-on-top-r11048/</link><description>In 2019, the Twins signed Jorge Polanco to a five-year $25.75 million deal with options for 2024 and 2025. Up to this point, Polanco was already well worth his team-friendly deal with his slash line of .275/.333/.434. Even coming back from an 80-game suspension for a banned substance, Polanco ap...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11048</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:33:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Atlanta Braves</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-atlanta-braves-max-kepler/</link><description>What&#x2019;s Their Situation?




	Atlanta is the three-time defending division champs and came one game short of the World Series last year. They currently find themselves behind the Mets and neck-and-neck with the Phillies. Their odds to win the division, though, trail only New York, according to Ve...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11045</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:33:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score (Game 2): Tigers 5, Twins 4</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-tigers-5-twins-4-akil-baddoo/</link><description>Box Score

	Maeda: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (68.8% strikes)

	Home Runs: Donaldson (14)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Rogers -.542, Jeffers -.366, Kirilloff -.192




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	Bats show up early, Baddoo overpowers them




	In game one of the doubleheader, Minnesot...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11050</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 01:27:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Not Good? Be Interesting (Twins Hitting)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aaron-whitefield-jermaine-palacios/</link><description>Yesterday we looked at how the Minnesota Twins can shuffle their pitching in order to figure out what's left for 2022 and beyond. Today we turn to Rocco Baldelli's lineups and question where at bats can be doled out amongst the organization, and what players should be in line for a look.




	On...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11040</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
