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DET 10, MIN 8: Bullpen Finally Breaks
Today
Twins vs Tigers 1:10 pm CDT
Betting Line: MIN -220, DET +190, O/U: 9
Twins Starter: Michael Pineda, RHP 3.00 ERA
It was a promising return back to the hill for Michael Pineda in his first start back from the nearly yearlong suspen...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9831</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 491: Donaldson, Buxton, Pineda, and Rooker]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-491-donaldson-buxton-pineda-and-rooker-r9830/</link><description>Listen Here</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9830</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Twins Players Heading to Free Agency at the Wrong Time</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-players-heading-to-free-agency-at-the-wrong-time-r9828/</link><description>Trevor May
May will turn 31-years old later this month and this winter will mark his first chance to be a free agent. Over the last two seasons, he has developed into one of the team&#x2019;s best and most trusted relief arms. In just over 78 innings, he&#x2019;s posted a 3.22 ERA with a 1.09 WHIP and 101 strik...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9828</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Bucking a Bad Trend</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-bucking-a-bad-trend-r9829/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/31 through Sun, 9/6



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Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 25-17)



Run Differential Last Week: +7 (Overall: +34)



Standing: 3rd Place in AL Central (1.5 GB)



Bomba Counter: 56 (Pace: 80)


It wouldn't be a week in the 2020 season if there weren't some significant...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9829</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DET 10, MIN 8: Bullpen Finally Breaks</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-10-min-8-bullpen-finally-breaks-r9827/</link><description>Box Score
Hill: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Home Runs: Rosario (9)
Bottom 3 WPA: May -.214, Smeltzer -.193, Romo -.186
Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):

Can&#x2019;t Expect Perfection
During the team&#x2019;s five-game winning streak they carried into today, Twins relievers gave up just two earned runs...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9827</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>You are Hereby Circled: The Legacy of Bert Blyleven</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/you-are-hereby-circled-the-legacy-of-bert-blyleven-r9825/</link><description>The sun will rise and set, seasons will change, and the Minnesota Twins will continue to run out to the kelly green grass at Target Field as they live out America&#x2019;s Pastime for summers to come.
But for the first time in 25 years they&#x2019;ll do it without a cornerstone of the franchise in the press box...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9825</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Skubal's Double Play Decision Debated</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/skubal39s-double-play-decision-debated-r9826/</link><description>Holding a 1-0 lead, Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal was in a jam in the bottom of the fifth inning. He had runners on the corners, and no outs, with Eddie Rosario at the plate. Rosario hit a one-hopper back to Skubal, and Skubal had a fraction of a second to decide whether to throw to second...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9826</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Notebook 9/6: Keep Climbing!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-96-keep-climbing33-r9824/</link><description>Saturday&#x2019;s game recap:
MIN 4, DET 3: Fashionably Late
TODAY
Tigers @ Twins, 1:10 pm CDT
Twins Starter: Rich Hill, LHP 3.94 ERA

Rich Hill will take the mound for the Twins in what will be a very big game for him. Hill will obviously want to be a starter in the playoffs and for that to happen he c...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9824</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The September Jolt We Forgot We Needed</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-september-jolt-we-forgot-we-needed-r9820/</link><description>Michael Pineda returned this last week to fill in on what would have been a bullpen day against the Chicago White Sox. The bullpen days have come to be a source of frustration for many, as the Twins had been turning to this tactic twice per week for some time before Pineda&#x2019;s return.
Jake Odorizzi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9820</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 4, DET 3: Fashionably Late</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-det-3-fashionably-late-r9823/</link><description>Box Score
Maeda: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Home Runs: San&#xF3; (9)
Top 3 WPA: San&#xF3; .597, Buxton .248, Donaldson .115
Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):

Facing rookie lefty Tarik Skubal for the second time in the last seven days, the Twins offense experienced much of the same difficulties they...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9823</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Third Time's a Harm???</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/third-time39s-a-harm-r9819/</link><description>[Name redacted] went on to say &#x201C;... let him start the 6th and if he gives up a hit, then pull him ... that&#x2019;s my strategy on MLB the show.&#x201D; So if you ever find yourself playing MNSportsguy21 online in MLB The Show, you better believe he&#x2019;s sending his guy out there for a third time through. So who&#x2019;...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9819</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Notebook 9/5: Return to the Top?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-95-return-to-the-top-r9822/</link><description>YESTERDAY&#x2019;S RECAP
Doubleheader Recap: Twins Sweep Tigers Behind Big Day From Jorge Polanco
TODAY
Twins vs. Tigers, 6:10 pm CT
Kenta Maeda, RHP, 2.53 ERA, 0.75 WHIP

Maeda&#x2019;s last start was against the Tigers in Detroit. He gave up three runs on six hits over six innings pitched while striking out...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9822</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
