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	Pineda: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (82.9% strikes)

	Home Runs: Rooker (5)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Pineda -.237, Gant -.138, Larnach -.133

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)

	




	Friday night was an emotional affair for the Twins at Target Field even before the first pitch. For sta...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11196</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2021 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins Power Position</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-brian-dozier-jorge-polanco-luis-arraez/</link><description>From 2013-2018 Brian Dozier played in nearly 900 games and blasted 161 homers for the Twins as their primary second basemen. He took time to settle into the role and changed his approach at the plate, but became an All-Star in 2015 and earned top-15 votes each of the next two seasons. In 2016-17...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11195</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:12:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrelton Simmons Isn&#x2019;t Good Enough to Get Away with This</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/andrelton-simmons-isn%E2%80%99t-good-enough-to-get-away-with-this-r11191/</link><description>Remember Steve Carlton? The not-very-integral member of the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins was, at one time, the best pitcher in baseball. Four Cy Youngs, five years leading the National League in strikeouts (the fifth time at age 38), last pitcher to throw 300 innings a season, led the Phi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11191</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:30:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trio Hinting at Twins Pitching Pipeline</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pitching-pipeline-griffin-jax-bailey-ober-charlie-barnes/</link><description>Royce Lewis didn&#x2019;t get off the ground this year after missing a traditional minor league season in 2020. We haven&#x2019;t seen (and likely won&#x2019;t) Jhoan Duran or Jordan Balazovic to this point. Although Alex Kirilloff and Trevor Larnach have both made their debuts, it&#x2019;s been pitching where Minnesota ha...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11190</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:48:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Twins 1, White Sox 0</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-1-white-sox-0-jorge-polanco-bailey-ober/</link><description>Box Score




	Starting Pitcher: Ober 5.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K




	Homeruns: Polanco (21)




	Top 3 WPA: Ober (0.284), Minaya (0.188), Polanco (0.154)




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	Bailey Ober&#x2019;s Excellent Start




	After a shaky first month or so of his MLB ca...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11186</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Twins 4, White Sox 3</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-4-white-sox-3-griffin-jax/</link><description>Box Score

	Starting Pitcher: Jax 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

	Homeruns: Astudillo (6)

	Top 3 WPA: Astudillo .283, Colome .169, Duffey .124

	

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	There was positive injury news for the Twins on Tuesday. Josh Donaldson returned to the lineu...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11184</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>In Defense of the Twins Front Office</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/defense-twins-front-office-derek-falvey-thad-levine/</link><description>The Twins hired Derek Falvey (who hired Thad Levine) in the wake of a disastrous 103-loss season in 2016. By that point, the Twins had gone six straight years without making the playoffs, and during that span they lost more games than any team in baseball.&#xA0;




	The following year, Minnesota stu...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11182</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:37:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: White Sox 11, Twins 1</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-white-sox-11-twins-1-beau-burrows/</link><description>Box Score 

	Starter: Beau Burrows 2.0 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

	Home Runs: Sano (19)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Burrows (-.402), Kepler (-.027), Sano (-.019)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	The Twins were riding high as they came into Target Field after a good road trip. All we had to...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11181</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 538: Live From Houston]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gatg-538-aaron-gleeman-john-bonnes/</link><description/><guid isPermaLink="false">11178</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: New-Look Rotation</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-twins-rotation-bailey-ober-griffin-jax/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/2 thru Sun, 8/8

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	Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 48-64)

	Run Differential Last Week: +2 (Overall: -73)

	Standing: 5th Place in AL Central (17.5 GB)




	Last Week's Game Recaps:




	Game 107 | MIN 7, CIN 5: Garver, Polanco Power Exciting Win

	Game 108 | CIN 6,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11176</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:50:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Twins 7, Astros 5</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-7-astros-5-jorge-polanco/</link><description>Box Score

	Kenta Maeda: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (63-percent strikes)

	Homeruns: Sano (18), Polanco 2 (19, 20)

	Top 3 WPA: Polanco (.259), Colome (.086), Kepler (.055)

	Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs)

	




	Kenta Maeda Provides Five Solid Innings

	At one point, it looked like Maed...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11174</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Astros 4, Twins 0</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-astros-4-twins-0-michael-pineda/</link><description>Box Score

	Michael Pineda: 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

	Home Runs: None

	Bottom 3 WPA:&#xA0;Max Kepler -.105, Trevor Larnach -.105, Jorge Polanco -.092




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




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	On a scale of &#x201C;Utter Snoozefest&#x201D; to &#x201C;Game 163&#x201D;, the Twins&#x2019; loss to the Astros on Saturd...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11172</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
