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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/589/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Twins Bullpen Power Rankings</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bullpen-power-rankings-r9894/</link><description>October is going to look different this season with no off days in scheduled in each of the first three rounds. There is some time off between each round, but bullpens are going to be even more important in this tight schedule. These power rankings aren&#x2019;t about who should be used in a specific spo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9894</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 493:Playoff Possibilities]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-493playoff-possibilities-r9893/</link><description>Listen Here



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Record Last Week: 3-4 (Overall: 33-22)



Run Differential Last Week: +7 (Overall: +58)



Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (2.0 GB)



Bomba Counter: 84 (Pace: 92)


It's been a hell of a year for Jake Odorizzi, and the hits just keep on co...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9892</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 4, CHC 0: Twins Down Darvish, Shutout Cubs</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-chc-0-twins-down-darvish-shutout-cubs-r9891/</link><description>Box Score
Berr&#xED;os: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Home Runs: Kepler (8)
Top 3 WPA: Berr&#xED;os .369, Kepler .122, Donaldson .078
Twins Get to Darvish Early ...
The Twins recorded three hits off Yu Darvish in the first inning, which is more than he&#x2019;s given up in an entire outing in four of his prior 10...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9891</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 02:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Notebook 9/20: Sunday Night Baseball!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-920-sunday-night-baseball33-r9890/</link><description>Saturday Night&#x2019;s Game Recap:
Big Inning Sparks Twins Win
TODAY
Twins @ Cubs: 6:08 CT
Twins Starter: Jose Berrios, RHP 4.15 ERA
Jose Berrios will get a taste of the spotlight before the playoffs even begin. He will be the starter for the Twins first game on Sunday Night Baseball since 2010. There i...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9890</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Beneath the Dugout: Twins Ball Boy 'Tark' Ericksen</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/beneath-the-dugout-twins-ball-boy-39tark39-ericksen-r9862/</link><description>Over the last six decades there hasn&#x2019;t been a boy in the state of Minnesota who didn&#x2019;t spend a portion of his childhood dreaming of donning the stirrups and spikes for his home state Minnesota Twins. From the Met to Target Field and from the cursive &#x2018;M&#x2019; to the interlocked &#x2018;TC&#x2019; the dream has staye...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9862</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 8, CHC 1: Big Inning Sparks Twins Win</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-chc-1-big-inning-sparks-twins-win-r9889/</link><description>Box Score
Pineda: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Home Runs: Rosario (12), San&#xF3; (13), Donaldson (6)
Top 3 WPA: Rosario .196, Pineda .180, San&#xF3; .093
*win probability chart above (via FanGraphs)
Your Minnesota Twins are going back to the postseason after an 8-1 win over the Cubs Saturday.
Michael Pine...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9889</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:29:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os and the Human Element in Baseball</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-and-the-human-element-in-baseball-r9876/</link><description>First and foremost, he&#x2019;s nasty. I know this is baseball in 2020 so everyone is nasty, but just check out some of these pitches:
https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1303433346278662151
Now that&#x2019;s a curveball with demonic intent.
https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1301347377320730625
Pret...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9876</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Max Disappointment</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-disappointment-r9884/</link><description>Kepler&#x2019;s 2019 was fantastic with a .252/.335/.519 slash line, good for a 121 wRC+. He looked likely to continue that performance after slugging two homers on opening day off of Lucas Giolito. Since opening day however, Kepler has a line of .198/.302/.343 with a 78 wRC+, typically coming from the l...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9884</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Ron Gardenhire Retires, Twins Legacy Lives On</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ron-gardenhire-retires-twins-legacy-lives-on-r9888/</link><description>News broke on Sunday that Ron Gardenhire was retiring, effective immediately. The former Twins manager had been Detroit&#x2019;s skipper for the last three seasons. He&#x2019;s had a losing record in every season for the Tigers as they have been in full rebuild mode. Initially, his plan was to retire at the con...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9888</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 01:07:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What does the Twins Playoff Rotation Look Like?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-does-the-twins-playoff-rotation-look-like-r9886/</link><description>Typically in the postseason you see teams operate with a three to four-man rotation, but that won&#x2019;t be the case in 2020 as MLB adds an extra six teams while still starting the World Series in mid-October. In the entire postseason, the only planned off days for teams in the midst of a series are be...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9886</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Notebook 9/19: Time for Twins to Support Their Starters</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-919-time-for-twins-to-support-their-starters-r9887/</link><description>Yesterday's Game Recap
CHC 1, MIN 0 - The Professor Schools Twins 
Today:
Twins (31-22) @ Cubs (31-20), 7:15 pm CDT
No offense, but the Twins&#x2019; has disappeared
Entering the White Sox series, the Twins were rolling.
https://twitter.com/Nashwalker9/status/1305530600619741184?s=20
Since then, they&#x2019;ve...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9887</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
