https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/592/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-powering-up-r9857/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/7 through Sun, 9/13 *** Record Last Week: 5-1 (Overall: 30-18) Run Differential Last Week: +14 (Overall: +48) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (1.0 GB) Bomba Counter: 74 (Pace: 93) After watching him limp around and battle through a bad knee for two month...9857Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-cleveland-5-twins-complete-sweep-shift-focus-to-white-sox-r9856/Box Score Pineda: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Home Runs: Gonzalez (5), Cruz (16), Jeffers (3), Donaldson (4) Top 3 WPA: Jeffers .192, Gonzalez .118, Wade Jr. .116 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Mas Bombas After slugging five home runs yesterday, the Bomba Squad was back at it again toda...9856Sun, 13 Sep 2020 21:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brent-rooker-suffers-season-ending-forearm-fracture-r9855/Rooker was hit in his right forearm by an 86 mph changeup from Zach Plesac, the first batter he’s hit all season. Here’s a look: The combination of that changeup, which breaks in to a right-handed batter, getting away from Plesac and Rooker starting and checking his swing made for the perfect re...9855Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-cleveland-4-return-of-the-bomba-squad-r9854/Box Score Hill: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Gonzalez (4), Astudillo (1), Buxton (8), Rosario (10), Sano (11) Top 3 WPA: Gonzalez .157, Buxton .109, Rosario .087 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Minnesota scored three runs in the second. First, a slumping Marwin González broke a...9854Sun, 13 Sep 2020 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-that-may-be-worth-worrying-about-r9849/Dobnak’s Control Regression was always expected for Randy Dobnak, just not in the way we’ve seen so far. The sinkerballer may have benefitted from batted ball luck and an improved defense, but we always figured the floor was set. Dobnak is successful because of a pitch to contact profile complemen...9849Sun, 13 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-912-take-the-series33-r9853/Friday's Game One Recap: Buxton, Jeffers Sting Bieber, Maeda sails through 7 TODAY Indians @ Twins, 7:07 pm CDT Twins Starter: Rich Hill, LHP 3.86 ERA The 40 year old lefty will hope to build off last week's performance against Detroit where he went five innings, giving up just two runs. That is e...9853Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/replacing-luis-arraez-at-second-base-r9850/https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1304501449016082438 Although Arráez isn’t performing to the standard he set in his rookie season, he’s been having a very solid sophomore year for the Twins slashing .288/.336/.337 and showing improvement on the defensive side of the ball. That said, after a...9850Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sergio-romo-lets-francisco-lindor-get-the-best-of-him-r9852/LAST NIGHT'S GAME RECAP: Twins 3, Cleveland 1: Buxton, Jeffers Sting Bieber; Maeda Sails Through 7 Shortly after the game ended, I recorded my thoughts on the situation. Check out the video below and let me know what you think. Sergio Romo has had an incredible career, and that intensity he brin...9852Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-cleveland-1-buxton-jeffers-sting-bieber-maeda-sails-through-7-r9851/Box Score Maeda: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Buxton (7), Jeffers (2) Top 3 WPA: Maeda .430, Buxton .131, Romo .049 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Shane Bieber entered tonight having only given up three earned runs in one of his nine starts in 2020. In fact, he gave up zero runs...9851Sat, 12 Sep 2020 03:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-911-the-division-race-heats-up-r9848/Tuesday’s Doubleheader Recap: Doubleheader Recap: Twins Split With Cardinals TODAY Indians @ Twins, 7:10 pm CDT Twins Starter: Kenta Maeda, RHP 2.77 ERA The Twins ace takes the mound for game one of the most important series so far for both teams. Both teams are just a game out of first behind the...9848Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday39s-twins-game-could-determine-the-al-mvp-r9842/Starting pitchers have had a hard time winning MVP; only 25 have won the award since 1931. It sure feels like No. 26 will be crowned in 2020. Cleveland starter Shane Bieber is on his way to the triple crown, leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. He’s been untouchable, posting an insane 1...9842Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/7-games-to-decide-the-division-r9845/Cleveland Indians (Twins up 4-3 in season series) What We Know The Indians haven’t had an off-day since last Thursday, so they won’t be exactly rested heading into a three-game series this weekend. Unfortunately for the Twins, Shane Bieber is lined up to pitch Game 1 at Target Field. He’s faced th...9845Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000