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	Ober: 4 IP, 1&#xA0;H, 0&#xA0;R, 0&#xA0;ER, 0&#xA0;BB, 6&#xA0;K




	Home Runs: Cruz (14); Jeffers (4)




	Top 3 WPA: Ober .195; Polanco .145; Donaldson .096




	Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs)




	




	Bailey Ober Faced the Minimum in Four Innings of Work




	Bailey Ober brought his A game to t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10904</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do the 2021 Twins Have the Worst Pitching Staff in Team History?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-2021-twins-have-the-worst-pitching-staff-in-team-history-r10902/</link><description>On Tuesday night, Twins fans that stayed up late to watch a West Coast game were treated with a real clunker. Minnesota faced off against a bad Seattle team and it escalated into an embarrassing loss. J.A. Happ allowed six earned runs in four innings to an anemic Mariners offense. Happ is only o...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10902</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 02:34:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Mariners 10, Twins 0</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-mariners-10-twins-0-r10901/</link><description>Box Score




	Happ: 4 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K




	Home Runs: None




	Bottom 3 WPA: Happ -.322, Kirilloff -.046, Polanco -.044




	Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs)




	




	As the summer heatwave continued to blast Minneapolis, the Twins continued their frigid play in Seattle Tu...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10901</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:18:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>4 Possible Teams Interested in a Byron Buxton Trade</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-possible-teams-interested-in-a-byron-buxton-trade-r10899/</link><description>According to the Star Tribune&#x2019;s Patrick Reusse, Buxton might be unhappy with the Twins. There are a variety of reasons Buxton might be displeased including the handling of his service time back at the end of 2018. If he had been called up in September that year, he would reach free agency this w...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10899</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 02:37:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Mariners 4, Twins 3</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-mariners-4-twins-3-r10897/</link><description>Box Score

	Starter: Kenta Maeda 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

	Home Runs: Alex Kirilloff (5), Gilberto Celestiono (1)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Robles (-.241), Farrell (-.226), Donaldson (-.163)




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	It had been 20 games since we last saw Kenta Maeda take...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10897</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:33:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Are the Twins Not Using Spin to Win?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-twins-not-using-spin-to-win-r10896/</link><description>Offense has been down across baseball this year as pitchers have dominated for much of the 2021 campaign. This can be directly related to an increase in pitch velocity, movement, and spin rates. Some of these increases are tied to sticky substances used by pitchers to increase their control and...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10896</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>One Reliever the Twins Gave Up On Too Soon</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-reliever-the-twins-gave-up-on-too-soon-r10895/</link><description>Relievers can be one of the trickiest groups for teams to evaluate. One relief pitcher can look great, and another can look terrible with such small sample sizes attached to their performances. Minnesota saw multiple relievers leave last winter and not all of them have found success with their n...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10895</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:36:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 530: It's Over]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-530-its-over-r10894/</link><description/><guid isPermaLink="false">10894</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Out of Their Depth</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-depth-nelson-cruz-josh-donaldson/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/7 through Sun, 6/13

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	Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 26-39)

	Run Differential Last Week: -15 (Overall: -50)

	Standing: T-4th&#xA0;Place in AL Central (15.0 GB)




	Last Week's Game Recaps:




	Game 60 | NYY 8, MIN 4: New York Pulls Away Late, Wins Series Opener

	Ga...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10893</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Astros 14, Twins 3</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-astros-14-twins-3-r10891/</link><description>Box Score




	Michael Pineda: 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (60.9% strikes)




	Homeruns: Jeffers (3), Cruz (13)




	Bottom 3 WPA: Dobnak (-.161), Pineda (-.117), Larnach (-.074)




	Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs)




	




	Twins too Aggressive Early, Never Put Together a Threat




	Fr...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10891</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 21:30:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Recap: Twins 5, Astros 2</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-5-astros-2-r10889/</link><description>Box Score




	Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K




	Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (9)




	Top 3 WPA: Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os .266, Jorge Polanco .126, Miguel San&#xF3; .104




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	The Minnesota Twins were in full control from the moment that Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10889</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 02:40:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Down on Dobnak</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/down-on-dobnak-r10884/</link><description>No player in baseball is immune to the league adjusting and Dobnak has proven to be no different. After posting a 1.59 ERA through 28.1 innings in his debut season, Dobnak took a bit of a tumble in 2020. He started out just as hot but eventually was optioned and finished the season with a 4.05 E...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">10884</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:22:01 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
