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Approximately 10 minutes before game time, serio...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10633</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Bang for Your Buck</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-bang-for-your-buck-r10629/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/5 through Sun, 4/11



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Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 5-4)



Run Differential Last Week: +14 (Overall: +21)



Standing: T-2nd Place in AL Central


Last Week's Game Recaps:

Game 4 | MIN 15, DET 6: Cruz Leads Trouncing of Tigers
 Game 5 | DET 4, MIN 3: Twins Fail...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10629</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:47:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SEA 8, MIN 6: Mariners Score Eight Unanswered Runs</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-8-min-6-mariners-score-eight-unanswered-runs-r10628/</link><description>Box Score
Shoemaker: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Home Runs: Buxton (5)
Bottom 3 WPA: Colom&#xE9; -.748, Cave -.078, Kepler -.052
Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):

Arraez and Buxton Continue Torrid Starts
The Twins were aggressive early with Mariners&#x2019; starter Chris Flexen as he threw only 11 pit...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10628</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Andrelton Simmons Earn More MVP Votes?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-andrelton-simmons-earn-more-mvp-votes-r10626/</link><description>Andrelton Simmons has been a defensive wizard since he broke through to the MLB and has been considered by some to be the best defensive shortstop of the generation. His defense alone has him walking the tightrope to a Hall of Fame finish thus far in his career according to bWAR and fWAR measureme...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10626</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 01:03:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SEA 4, MIN 3: Another Loss in Extra Innings</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-4-min-3-another-loss-in-extra-innings-r10627/</link><description>Box Score
Pineda: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Home Runs: Cruz (4)
Bottom 3 WPA: Polanco -.331, Colom&#xE9; -.181, Garver -.177
Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):

Twins, Mariners in Lockstep All Afternoon
Today&#x2019;s game seemed predestined for an extra innings crapshoot all day, as the Twins and Mar...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10627</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trust the Process, Not Early Results for Miguel San&#xF3;</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trust-the-process-not-early-results-for-miguel-san%C3%B3-r10621/</link><description>The date was June 28, 2019. Miguel San&#xF3; was in the middle of one of his vintage slumps. He&#x2019;d hit just .147 with a .544 OPS and 35 strikeouts over his last 74 plate appearances. The stretch was illuminated by a horrendous extra-innings loss to Tampa Bay, a game in which San&#xF3; went 0-for-7.
I&#x2019;m sure...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10621</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Did Colom&#xE9; Throwing 2 Innings Hint at Baldelli's 2021 Bullpen Strategy?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-colom%C3%A9-throwing-2-innings-hint-at-baldelli39s-2021-bullpen-strategy-r10625/</link><description>Before getting into that, the decision by Baldelli to send his closer out for a second inning of work was not actually the result of a new philosophical change. Taylor Rogers made nine different appearances in which he threw at least two innings during the 2019 season.
The reason for this was beca...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10625</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What&#x2019;s the Best Baseball Card in Twins' History?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what%E2%80%99s-the-best-baseball-card-in-twins39-history-r10620/</link><description>As a quick preface, each of these cards won&#x2019;t make fans rich and they can all be attained fairly easily on the secondary market. This makes it even more fun for those getting into the hobby for the first time.
1985 Topps Kirby Puckett Rookie Card
MLB.com named the Puckett rookie as the most iconic...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10620</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why You Should Believe in Buck</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-you-should-believe-in-buck-r10619/</link><description>Sure, we&#x2019;re dealing with an incredibly small sample size at this point. As of this writing, the Twins centerfielder has a whopping 14 at bats. In that run however, he&#x2019;s posted a ridiculous 1.580 OPS and each of his five hits have gone for extra bases.
While dealing with incredibly small sample siz...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10619</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 01:03:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 10, SEA 2: Twins Treat Returning Fans With Dominant Victory</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-10-sea-2-twins-treat-returning-fans-with-dominant-victory-r10622/</link><description>Box Score
Berr&#xED;os: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Home Runs: Garver (2), Buxton (4), Arraez (1)
Top 3 WPA: Garver .148, Berr&#xED;os .141, Garlick .122
Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):

After a 2020 season in which the Twins struggled to get anything together against left-handed pitching, the Minn...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10622</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Did the Twins Give Up Too Early On Akil Baddoo?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-the-twins-give-up-too-early-on-akil-baddoo-r10616/</link><description>Baddoo was a second-round pick back in the 2016 MLB Draft out of high school in Georgia. He was actually Minnesota&#x2019;s fourth pick in that draft behind Alex Kirilloff, Ben Rortvedt, and Jose Miranda. All of those players are still in the Twins organization, but Baddoo was left unprotected in this ye...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10616</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Made: Adam Bray</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-made-adam-bray-r10614/</link><description>Each year thousands of elementary school teachers ask their students the million-dollar question that lives rent-free inside the mind of the common individual for an eternity.
&#x201C;What do you want to be when you grow up?&#x201D;
For most, dreams of becoming superheroes, Hollywood elite, and pro athletes ev...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10614</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
